Upper extremity Flashcards
Cubital fossa muscles
Medial epicondyle - pronator teres muscle
Lateral epicondyle - brachioradialis muscle
Major extensor muscle of arm
Triceps
- long head (crosses shoulder)
- medial head (posterior humerus- 1’ extensor)
- lateral head (posterior humerus- 1’ extensor)
Primary innervation of posterior arm
Radial nerve
Primary innervation of anterior forearm
Musculocutaneous nerve
What nerve test to test ulnar nerve on forearm
Medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve
What does cubital fossa contain?
TAN
bicep Tendon, brachial Artery, median Nerve
Axilla space contents
Axillary sheath, axillary artery, brachial plexus, axillary vein, lymph nodes, and fat
Axillary space boundaries
Medial- serratus anterior
Posterior- subscapularis
Lateral- humerus
Anterior- pec major and minor
3 joints shoulder
- Glenohumeral joint
- AC joint
- SC joint
Dislocation of shoulder damages…
Glunohumeral joint (anterior and inferior damage) -possible axillary nerve damage (test abduction of shoulder deltoid and sensation of deltoid)
Shoulder separation damages…
AC joint damage
fall onto tip shoulder
Serratus anterior innervation
Long thoracic nerve
Latissimus dorsi innervation
Thoracodorsal nerve
Deltoid innervation
Axillary nerve
Trapezius innervation
CN XI