Tutorial 2: Upper Limb, Dry Lab Flashcards
Look at diagram of humerus (pg 29)
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What are the muscle compartments of the arm?
Anterior (flexor), posterior (extensor)
What are the muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm?
Biceps brachii
Coracobrachialis
Brachialis
What do the two heads of the biceps brachii arising from the scapula meet and what do they from?
Distal 3rd of the upper arm
Form a short tendon which inserts into the tuberosity of the radius
What joints does the biceps brachii act on?
Shoulder
Elbow
Radio-ulnar joints
What are the 2 heads of the biceps brachii?
Long head
Short head
Where does the short head of the biceps arise from?
The coracoid process of the scapula
Where does the long head of the biceps arise from and where does it later run?
The supraglenoid tubercle
Runs in the bicipital groove
What bone is the supraglenoid tubercle found on?
Scapula
Which bony process on the radius is the tendon of the biceps attached to distally?
Radial tuberosity
What is the action of the biceps on the shoulder joint?
Flexion
What is the action of the biceps on the elbow joint?
Flexion
What is the action of the biceps on the radio-ulnar joint?
Supination
What is the nerve supply to the biceps muscle?
Musculocutaneous muscle
Which segmental fibres mainly innervate the biceps muscle?
C6 (+C5)
From which cords of the brachial plexus is the musculocutaneous nerve a branch of?
Lateral cord (C5, C6, C7 spinal roots)
What is the action of the coracobrachialis muscle on the shoulder joint?
Flexion
What is the nerve supply to the coracobrachialis muscle?
Musculocutaneous nerve
What are the insertions for the coracobrachialis muscle?
Proximal - coracoid process
Distal - medial margin of the humerus at about it’s middle
What are the insertions for the brachialis muscle?
Proximal - anteriorly from the distal half of the humerus
Distal - coronoid process of the ulna
What is the action of the brachialis muscle on the elbow joint?
Flexion
What nerve supplies the brachialis muscle?
Musculocutaneous nerve
What path does the musculocutaneous nerve follow?
It arises from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus
Enters the arm by perforating the coracobrachialis muscle and descends between the biceps and brachialis. After supplying the muscles of the arm it continues as the lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm
What muscle compartment is supplied by the musculocutaneous nerve?
Anterior compartment of the arm
What are the segmental root values of the musculocutaneous nerve?
C5, C6, C7
What does the musculocutaneous nerve become in the forearm?
Lateral cutaneous nerve - supplies the lateral aspect of the forearm