Shoulder Flashcards
Shoulder and Upper Limb
Deltopectoral Triangle Boundaries
Superior: Clavicle
Lateral: Deltoid
Medial: Clavicular Head of Pectoralis Major
Deltopectoral Triangle Contents:
Clavipectoral Fascia
Cephalic Vein
Branches of thoracoacromial trunk (artery)
Biceps Brachii Muscle
Origin:
Long Head: Supraglenoid tubercle of scapula
Short Head: Tip of coracoid Process
Insertion: Radial tuberosity plus bicipital aponeurosis
Innervation: musculocutaneous nerve (C5/C6)
Action: Forearm flexion and supination, assists with arm flexion (arm abduction when externally rotated)
Coracobrachialis Muscle
Origin: Tip of the coracoid process
Insertion: Medial surface of humerus, Midshaft
Innervation: Musculocutaneous Nerve (C5, C6, C7)
Action: Scapular protration, upward rotation by lower fibers, fixes scapula for other muscles, keeps scapula against chest wall
Subscapularis Muscle
Origin: Medial 2/3 of subscapular fossa
Insertion: Lesser tubercle of the humerus
Innervation: Upper and Lower subscapular nerves (C5/ C6)
Action: arm internal rotation (medial rotation) holds the head of the humerus in the glenoid cavity (with all rotator cuff muscles)
Pectoralis Major Muscle
Origin:
- Clavicular Head: Medial 1/2 of clavicle (anterior and superior surfaces)
- Sternocostal Head: Lateral 1/2 anterior surface of manubrium and body of sternum, costal cartilages of all true ribs, aponeurosis of external oblique muscle
Insertion: Lateral lip of intertubercular groove (crest of greater tubercle of humerus)
Innervation: Lateral (C5-7) and medial (C8-T1) pectoral nerves
Action:
- Both heads: arm flexion, adduction, internal rotation, horizontal adduction
- Clavicular head - Flexion of extended arm
- Sternalcostal head - extension of flexed arm; pulls trunk up with arms stabilized; accessory muscle of respiration (Inspiration) by helping to expand the thoracic cage
Subclavius
Origin: first rib at junction with costocartilage
Insertion: Inferior surface of clavicle (subclavian groove)
Innervation: Nerve to subclavius (C5, C6)
Action: depressed the clavicle (lateral end); also stabilizes the clavicle during shoulder joint movements
Pectoralis Minor Muscle
Origin: anterior surface and superior margin of ribs 3-5 near costal cartilages, and fascia of intercostal spaces
Insertion: Medial border of coracoid process of scapula
Innervation: Medial pectoral nerve (C8, T1)
Action: Scapular protraction, depresses the tip of the shoulder joint, (depression of the scapula), cups the shoulder forward
Serratus Anterior Muscle
Origin: outer surface and superior borders of ribs 1-9 midway between angles and costal cartilages; deep fascia of related intercostal spaces; Low 3 digitations interdigitate with origin of external oblique muscles
Insertion: Anterior surface of entire medial border of scapula (costal surface)
Innervation: Long Thoracic Never (C5, C6, C7)
Action: scapular protration, upward rotation by lower fibers; fixes scapula for other muscles, Keeps scapula against chest wall
(Winged scapula)
Blood Supply of posterior shoulder
Suprascapular artery
Posterior circumflex humeral artery
circumflex scapular artery
Suprascapular artery
(5 Points)
- Branch of thyrocervical trunk (artery) in the neck or the third part of the subclavian artery
- Passes superior to the suprascapular foramen
- Travels with the suprascapular nerve
- Supplies supraspinatus and infrapsinatus muscles
- Helps form an anastomoses around the scapula
Posterior circumflex humeral artery
(3 points)
- branch off of the third part of the axillary artery
- leaves acilla through the quadrangular space with the axillary nerve
- supplies related muscles and glenohumeral joint
Circumflex scapular artery
(4 points)
- Branch of the subscapular artery (which branches off of the 3rd part of the axillary artery)
- Leaves the axilla through the triangular space
- Passes through the origin of the Teres Minor muscle
- Helps form anastomoses around the shoulder
Gateways from axilla to posterior scapula
Function of the spaces and intervals is for blood vessels and nerves to pass from the axilla to the posterior scapula
Quadrangular Spaces Contents (passes through)
Anterior and posterior humeral circumflex artery
Axillary nerve
Triangular Space Contents (passes through)
Circumflex Scapular artery
Triangular Interval Contents (passes through)
Profunda (deep radial artery/vein)
Radial nerve