Pectoral girdle Flashcards
What part of the skeleton make up the pectoral girdle?
Coracoid process and glenoid cavity of scapula and the clavicle
What part of the skeleton makes up the brachium?
Humerus
What part of the skeleton makes up the ante brachium?
Radius and ulna
What part of the skeleton makes up the carpus?
carpal bones
What part of the skeleton makes up the metacarpus?
metacarpal bones
What part of the skeleton makes up the digits?
Proximal, middle, and distal phalanges
What goes through the supracondylar foramen?
Brachial artery and medial nerve
What bony parts are in the glena-humeral joint?
head of the humerus, glenoid cavity of scapula
What cartilage structure helps support the gleno-hemeral joint?
glenoid labrum
Why does the shoulder joint have to be supported by muscles and tendons?
lacks collaeral ligaments
What can the synovial fuss be confused with?
lesions on the cartilage
What is the brachial plexus formed by?
ventral rami of C6-T2 (variations of C5-T1)
What are the nerves of the BP that go to the extrinsic limb muscles?
Cranial pectoral, long thoracic, thoracodorsal, lateral thoracic, and caudal pectoral
What nerve contributes to the long thoracic?
C7
What nerve contributes to the thoracodorsal n.?
C8
