Upper Extremity Flashcards
Contents of axilla (medial to distal)
Axillary vein, Axillary artery, brachial plexus
Boundaries of the axilla
Ant: pectoral Post: scapular Medial: costal Lateral: humeral Apex: clavicle, scapula, first rib Base: skin, Axillary fascia
Rotator cuff muscles
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
Nerve supply of teres minor
Axillary
Rotator cuff:most commonly affected
Supraspinatus
Quadrangular triangle
Above: teres minor
Below: teres major
Medial: long head of triceps brachii
Lateral: surgical neck of humerus
Contents of quadrangular space
Axillary nerve
Posterior Circumflex humeral vessel
Triangular space
Above: teres minor
Below: teres major
Lateral: long head of triceps brachii
Content of triangular space
Circumflex scapular vessels
Nerve supply of anterior flexor group
Musculocutaneous n.
Main flexor of the forearm
Brachialis
Flexor muscle of the forearm, inner acted by median nerve except
FCU, FDP: ulnar nerve
Muscles originating from the medial epicondyle of the humerus
Pronator teres FCR Palmaris longus FCU- humeral head FDS- humoroulnar head
Flexor muscle found posteriorly
Brachioradialis
Originates at lateral epicondyle of humerus
ECRB ED EDM ECU Anconeus Supinator
Inflammation of common flexor
Golfer’s elbow
Inflammation of common extensors
Tennis elbow
ABG: brachial artery
Medial to the biceps tendon in the cubital fossa
Contents of the cubital fossa (medial to lateral)
Median nerve
Brachial artery
Biceps brachii tendon
Radial nerve
Innervation of the near muscles
Median nerve
*adductor pollicis: ulnar nerve
Thenar muscles
Abductor pollicis
Flexor pollicis
Opponents pollicis
Adductor pollicis
Hypothenar muscles
Abductor digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi
Opponens digiti minimi
Innervation of hypothenar muscle
Ulnar nerve
Rule in upper extremity
Anterior: flexor
Posterior:extensor
Rule in lower extremity
Anterior: extensor
Posterior: flexor
Innervation of the intrinsic muscles of the hand
Ulnar nerve
Brachial plexus
"Robert Taylor Drinks Coffee Black" Roots: 5 (C5-T1) Trunk: 3 (upper, middle, lower) Division: 6 Cord: 3 (lateral, posterior, medial) Branch: musculocutaneous (LC), median (LC, MC), ulnar (MC), axillary and radial (PC)
Posterior division is formed from _____division of all three trunks
Posterior
Roots arising from ____
Neck
Division at level of ____
Clavicle