TBL 4 - Long Bone Formation, Shoulder Joint, Intrinsic Shoulder Muscles, Posterior Arm Muscles, and Muscle Tissue Flashcards
Which mesodermic layer generates the chondroblasts and osteoblasts that form the scapula, clavicle, and bones of the upper limb?
The parietal mesodermic layer
What is the first step of endochondral ossification?
Thin bony collars form around the diaphysis (shaft) of cartilaginous replicas. The chondrocytes are separated from the capillaries in the perichondrium causing the cartilage to start degrading
Describe the primary ossification center
Osteoblasts, angiogenic capillaries and macrophages from the bony collar periosteum enter the diaphysis and replace the cartilage with trabecular bone
What is the epiphysis
Ends of the diaphysis where chondrocytes are proliferating creating longitudinal growth plates at the junction of the epiphysis and diaphysis
Why is achondroplasia associated with skeletal dysplasia e.g., dwarfism?
The misformed cartilage causes the bones to be misinformed as the replicas are wrong.
In neonates, what does the residual trabecular bone in the diaphysis become?
Marrow cavity
What eventually forms in the epiphysis
Secondary ossification centers
Up to what period do growth plates remain active and when does bony union occur?
Active during puberty. Bony union occurs at skeletal maturity
What forms the basic shoulder joint?
1/3 of Head of humerus with glenoid cavity of scapula
What is the glenoid labrum and what surrounds the joint?
Concentric rings of Type I collagen that attaches to the rim of glenoid cavity to deepen it slightly and accept more of the humerus. A capsule of loose connective tissue surrounds the joint
How would loss of rotator cuff muscle tone affect the glenohumeral joint?
The rotator cuff muscle tonus is important to holding the joint together. Loss of tone would result in more dislocations as is common during anesthesia
What covers the superior side of the glenohumeral joint?
The acromioclavicular joint formed by the articulation of the acromion with the lateral end of the clavicle
What does the AC joint do? (acromioclavicular)
Allows clavicle to act as a strut. Suspends scapula and allows it to slide along posterior thoracic wall enabling greater freedom of motion
What prevents the superior displacement of the joint from the glenoid cavity?
The coraco-acromial ligament connects the coracoid process and accordion forming a strong arch over the humeral head
What does the acromioclavicular ligament do
Reinforces superior aspect of the AC joint
What does the coracoclavicular ligament do
Stronger than acromioclavicular ligament and prevents dislocation of AC joint
Why do forceful superior thrusts of the humerus typically fail to dislocate the glenohumeral joint but fracture the humeral shaft or clavicle?
The humeral shaft or clavicle breaks before the coraco-acromial ligament
Why do movements of the medial and lateral fragments of a fractured clavicle result in dropping of the shoulder? What is a greenstick fracture?
The trapezius is unable to hold up the lateral fragment because of the weight of the upper limb.
Greenstick fracture occurs in children in immature bone where the bone bends but does not completely break
When does dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint occur and why does physical examination of the injury lead to its description as a “shoulder separation”?
Direct blow to the superolateral side of back or hard fall on shoulder/outstretched upper limb. It is described as a shoulder separation because when the coracoclavicular ligament tears, the shoulder separates from the clavicle and drops because of the weight.
Why do most dislocations of the humeral head occur in an inferior direction, and why are such dislocations commonly described clinically as anterior dislocations?
The coraco-acromial arch and rotator cuff muscles prevent upward dislocation so inferior dislocation is common. They are described as anterior because the head of the humerus goes anterior to the glenoid cavity (anterior to the infraglenoid tubercle and long head of triceps)
Deltoid attachments
Deltoid - lateral third of clavicle, accordion, and spine of scapula to the deltoid tuberosity
What does the axillary nerve innervate?
Deltoid, teres minor
How is the axillary nerve commonly injured at the surgical neck of the humerus, and where does loss of sensation occur after the injury?
It courses inferior to the humeral head and around the surgical neck meaning that it would get injured if the humerus fractures or glenohumeral joint dislocates. Also can be compressed when crutches are used improperly. Loss of sensation is on the lateral side of the proximal part of the arm supplied by the superior lateral cutaneous nerve of the arm.
What are the roles of the anterior and posterior portion of the deltoid during walking
Anterior part flexes the arm with help from the coracobrachialis
Posterior part extends the arm
What muscles abduct the arm
Deltoid with help from the supraspinatous (first 15 degrees)