Upper Extremity: Overview Flashcards
Layers of the skin
- Skin
- Superficial fascia
- Deep fascia
Deep fascia of upper limb
- Pectoral fascia
- Axillary fascia
- Clavipectoral fascia
- Deltoid fascia
- Brachial fascia
- Antebrachial fascia
Deep fascia of upper limb function
- Can attach to bone
- Covers muscle
- Form intermuscular septa
Arterial supply/venous drainage
- Deep to the deep fascia
- Arteries and deep veins have the same name
- Veins are next to artery (vena comitans)
- Often duplicated (venae comitantes)
Arteries of upper limb
- Subclavian
- Axillary
- Brachial
- Radial
- Ulnar
Superficial veins of upper limb
- External to deep fascia: drain superficial structures
- Arise from dorsal venous network (hand)
Superficial veins of upper limb names
- Cephalic vein
- Basilic vein
- Median cubital vein
Cephalic vein
- Lateral side of forearm/arm
- Leltopectoral groove
- Pierces clavipectoral fascia in the deltopectoral triangle
- Drains into the axillary vein
Basilic vein
- Medial side of forearm/lower arm
- Pierces brachial fascia around mid-arm
- Joins brachial vein to form axillary vein
Median cubital vein
- Connects cephalic and basilic veins
Superficial lymph drainage of upper limb
- Most drain into lateral (humeral) axillary lymph nodes directly
- Medial side of hand/forearm drains into the cubital lymph nodes
- Lateral side can drain into deltopectoral and apical nodes bypassing humeral axillary nodes
Deep lymph drainage of upper limb
- Drain into lateral (humeral) axillary lymph nodes
Scapular region lymph drainage
- Posterior (subscapular) axillary lymph nodes
Pectoral region lymph drainage
- Anterior (pectoral) axillary lymph nodes
C4 dermatome
- Base of neck, superior shoulder
C5 dermatome
- Upper lateral arm
C6 dermatome
- Planar thumb pad (lateral forearm)
C7 dermatome
- Middle finger pad (some sources say index also)
C8 dermatome
- Little finger pad (medial forearm)
T1 dermatome
- Medial elbow
- Upper forearm
- Lower arm
T2 dermatome
- Upper arm
- Axilla
C5 myotome
- Arm abduction
C6 myotome
- Elbow flexion
- Wrist extension
- *C6 biker chicks**
C7 myotome
- Elbow extension
- Wrist flexion
- Finger extension
C8 myotome
- Finger flexion
T1 myotome
- Finger abduction/adduction
C4 myotome
- Major contributor to motor innervation of the diaphragm
C5,6 tendon reflex
- Biceps reflex
- Brachioradialis reflex
C7 tendon reflex
- Triceps reflex
Major nerves of the upper extremity
- Radian nerve
- Ulnar nerve
- Median
Peripheral nerve cutaneous innervation
- Axillary nerve
- Radial nerve
- Musculocutaneous nerve
- Ulnar nerve
- Median nerve
Pectoral region muscles
- Connect the pectoral girdle and humerus to the axial skeleton
- Primarily function in moving the pectoral girdle and humerus