UL

Question 1

What makes up the pectoral girdle?

Answer 1

scapula and clavicle

Question 2

What is the only joint to connect the upper limb to axial skeleton?

Answer 2

sternoclavicular joint

Question 3

Why is there only one joint between the UL and axial skeleton?

Answer 3

want maximum range of motion

Question 4

Does the scapula articulate with the axial skeleton?

Answer 4

no

Question 5

Is the clavicle part of the axial skeleton?

Answer 5

no

Question 6

What is the ball and socket join of the shoulder?

Answer 6

glenohumeral joint

Question 7

What type of joint is the elbow?

Answer 7

hinge joint w/ 3 bones

Question 8

What are the three main areas of transition in the UL?

Answer 8

axilla
cubital fossa
carpal tunnel

Question 9

What must the vasculature of the UL cross?

Answer 9

must go up and over the 1st rib

Question 10

Where would you check to see if C6 was damaged?

Answer 10

thumb

Question 11

Where would you check to see if C7 was damaged?

Answer 11

index finger

Question 12

Where would you check to see if C8 was damaged?

Answer 12

pinky finger

Question 13

Where would you check to see if T1 was damaged?

Answer 13

medial forearm

Question 14

Where would you check to see if T2 was damaged?

Answer 14

axilla

Question 15

What are the superficial veins of the UL?

Answer 15

cephalic v.
basilic v.
median cubital v.
dorsal venous arch.

Question 16

What does the cephalic vein drain?

Answer 16

dorsal posterior/later UL

Question 17

Where does the cephalic vein run?

Answer 17

in deltopectoral groove, pierces deep fascia and goes through clavicular-pectoral triangle

Question 18

What does the basilic vein drain?

Answer 18

anterior/medial UL

Question 19

What is the cephalic vein a tributary to?

Answer 19

axillary v.

Question 20

What is the basilic vein a tributary to?

Answer 20

brachial v.

Question 21

Where is the median cubital vein?

Answer 21

connects the cephalic and basilic veins in the cubital fossa region

Question 22

What vein is most used for IVs?

Answer 22

median cubital v.

Question 23

Why is the dorsal venous arch of the hand important?

Answer 23

it creates medial/later and anterior/posterior anastomoses of all supply to UL

Question 24

What is the deep fascia of the arm?

Answer 24

brachial fascia

Question 25

How is the brachial fascia connected to the humerus?

Answer 25

2 septa, medial and lateral

Question 26

Why is the deep fascia of the arm important?

Answer 26

Divides arm into anterior and posterior compartments

advantage: infection borders
disadvantage: increased pressure can affect circulation

Question 27

Is the anterior compartment smaller or larger than the posterior compartment in the proximal UL?

Answer 27

smaller

Question 28

Is the anterior compartment smaller or larger than the posterior compartment in the middle and distal UL?

Answer 28

neither, the compartments are about the same size

Question 29

What muscles are contained in the anterior compartment?

Answer 29

biceps brachii m.
coracobrachialis m.
brachialis m.

Question 30

What nerves and vessels are contained in the anterior compartment?

Answer 30

brachial vessels

5 brachial plexus nerves

Question 31

What are the motor nerves contained in the anterior compartment?

Answer 31

musculocutaneous n.
median n.
ulnar n.

Question 32

What are the cutaneous nerves contained in the anterior compartment?

Answer 32

medial brachial n.

median antibrachial cutaneous n.

Question 33

What muscle(s) is contained in the posterior compartment?

Answer 33

triceps brachii m.

3 heads: long, lateral, medial

Question 34

What nerve is contained in the posterior compartment?

Answer 34

radial n.

Question 35

What major vessel is contained in the posterior compartment?

Answer 35

deep brachial a.