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Contents of axilla (medial to distal)

A

Axillary vein, Axillary artery, brachial plexus

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Boundaries of the axilla

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Ant: pectoral
Post: scapular
Medial: costal
Lateral: humeral
Apex: clavicle, scapula, first rib
Base: skin, Axillary fascia
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Rotator cuff muscles

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Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis

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Nerve supply of teres minor

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Axillary

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Rotator cuff:most commonly affected

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Supraspinatus

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Quadrangular triangle

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Above: teres minor
Below: teres major
Medial: long head of triceps brachii
Lateral: surgical neck of humerus

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Contents of quadrangular space

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Axillary nerve

Posterior Circumflex humeral vessel

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Triangular space

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Above: teres minor
Below: teres major
Lateral: long head of triceps brachii

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Content of triangular space

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Circumflex scapular vessels

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Nerve supply of anterior flexor group

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Musculocutaneous n.

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Main flexor of the forearm

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Brachialis

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Flexor muscle of the forearm, inner acted by median nerve except

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FCU, FDP: ulnar nerve

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Muscles originating from the medial epicondyle of the humerus

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Pronator teres
FCR
Palmaris longus
FCU- humeral head
FDS- humoroulnar head
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Flexor muscle found posteriorly

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Brachioradialis

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Originates at lateral epicondyle of humerus

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ECRB
ED
EDM
ECU
Anconeus
Supinator
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Inflammation of common flexor

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Golfer’s elbow

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Inflammation of common extensors

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Tennis elbow

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17
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ABG: brachial artery

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Medial to the biceps tendon in the cubital fossa

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Contents of the cubital fossa (medial to lateral)

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Median nerve
Brachial artery
Biceps brachii tendon
Radial nerve

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Innervation of the near muscles

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Median nerve

*adductor pollicis: ulnar nerve

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Thenar muscles

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Abductor pollicis
Flexor pollicis
Opponents pollicis

Adductor pollicis

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Hypothenar muscles

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Abductor digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi
Opponens digiti minimi

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Innervation of hypothenar muscle

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Ulnar nerve

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23
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Rule in upper extremity

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Anterior: flexor
Posterior:extensor

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Rule in lower extremity

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Anterior: extensor
Posterior: flexor

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25
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Innervation of the intrinsic muscles of the hand

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Ulnar nerve

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Brachial plexus

A 
"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)
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Posterior division is formed from _____division of all three trunks

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Posterior

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28
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Roots arising from ____

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Neck

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29
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Division at level of ____

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Clavicle

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30
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Cords at ____

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Anterior division fibers

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Musculocutaneous, median, ulnar

Lateral and medial pectoral nerves

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Posterior division

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Radial, Axillary

Upper, middle, lower subscapular n.

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Innervation of SERRATUS ANTERIOR

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Long thoracic (C5-C7)

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Muscles innervated by musculocutaneous (C5-C7)

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Coracobrachialis
Biceps brachii
Brachialis

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Roots of ulnar nerve

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medial root of Median nerve

37
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Innervated by Axillary nerve/ root

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Deltoid, teres minor / C5 and C6

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Roots of Radial nerve

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C5, C6, C7, C8, T1

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Innervated by radial n.

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Posterior/extensor compartment of the arm and forearm

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Innervated by the median n.

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Anterior/flexor compartment of the forearm, except FCU and FDP

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Tendon reflex: biceps brachii

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Tendon reflex: triceps tendon

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C6, C7, C8

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Tendon reflex: brachioradialis tendon

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C5, C6, C7

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Waiter’s tip

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Erb-Duchenne’s syndrome

C5,C6

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Ape hand and claw hand

Altered sensation in medial hand, ring, and little finger

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Klumpke’s paralysis

C8, T1

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Long thoracic n. Lesion

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Winging of the scapula
Weakness on protraction
SERRATUS anterior (C5, C6, C7)

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Radial n. Injury

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Wrist drop

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Ulnar nerve injury

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Claw hand deformity

49
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Median n. Injury

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Ape hand

Hand of Benediction

50
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Nerve affected during fracture of the surgical neck of humerus

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Axillary nerve

51
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Nerve affected during spinal fracture at mid shaft

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Radial nerve

52
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First part of Axillary artery

A

Superior thoracic artery: first 2 ICS

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2nd part of Axillary artery

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Thoracoacromial (pectoral, acromial, deltoid, clavicular)

Lateral thoracic

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3rd part of Axillary artery

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Subscapular (thoracodorsal-SERRATUS anterior, circumflex scapular- subscapularis, teres major and latissimus dorsi)

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Cephalic vs. basilic

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Lateral vs. medial

56
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First bone to begin ossification and the last to complete at age 21

57
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Weakest part of the clavicle

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Jxn bet the medial and lateral aspect

*medial 2/3 convex, lateral 1/3 flattened

58
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Fracture of the clavicle results to _____

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Brachial plexus injury and hemorrhage from subclavian vein

59
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Supracondylar fracture of the humerus (nerve injury)

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Median nerve injury

60
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Medial epicondyle fracture

61
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Silver fork

Displacement of the distal segment

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Colle’s fracture

62
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Anterior displacement

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Smith’s fracture

63
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Boundaries of anatomical snuff box

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Lat: tendons of EPB and Abd PL
Med: tendon of EPL
Floor: scaphoid and trapezius

64
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Contents of snuff box

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Radial artery, styloid process of radius, base of first metacarpal bone

65
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C2

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Back of head

66
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Tip of shoulder

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C6

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Middle finger

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Small finger

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Nipple

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Inguinal

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Knee, medial leg

73
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L5

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Lateral leg, improve

74
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S1

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S5

76
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Used vein for BLOOD extraction

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Median cubital v

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