Uper Extremities Part 3 Flashcards
Cubital fossa boundaries
L: brachioradialis
M: pronator teres
U: horizontal line connecting the epicondyles of humerus
F: brachials and supinator
Contents of cubital fossa
Medial to lateral
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Biceps brachii tendon
Radial nerve
Discuss interossei muscles
4 palmar interossei - adduct fingers
4 dorsal interossei - abduct fingers
Supplied by ulnar nerve
Discuss lumbricals
4 lumbricals - flexes MCP joints
Lateral/ 1st and 2nd - median nerve
3rd and 4th - ulnar nerve
the______ bone is most easily palpated in the ANATOMIC SNUFFBOX, and the pulsations of the ________ can be felt here
scaphoid bone
radial artery
M: extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon
L: Extensor pollis brevis (EPB) tendon
Abductor pollicis longus (APL) tendon
(most lateral)
in the carpal tunnel, what are the relations of the median nerve?
M: FDS tendonsª
PL: flexor pollicis longus
L: flexor carpi radialis (outside of the tunnel)
ªtendons are arranged as follow (as per Netter)
superficial: 4,3
deep: 5,2