Upper limb 1 Flashcards
Pectoral Girdle (2 bones)
Clavicle + Scapula
Function of Pectoral Girdle
Provides attachment for muscles; Provides attachment for the upper limb to the axial skeleton; Provides attachment for the upper limb to the axial skeleton;
Clavicle shape
Medial 2/3rds of the clavicle is convex anteriorly Lateral 1/3rd is concave anteriorly
Clavicle function
o Important muscle attachment site o Act as braces by holding the scapulae and arms out laterally from the thorax. ▪ This becomes obv when a clavicle is fractured – entire shoulder region collapses medially o Transmit compression force from the upper limbs to the axial skeleton
Scapulae location
rib 2 to rib
Scapula 1 Superior boarder 2 Medial border 3 Lateral border
1 short & sharp 2 parallel to the vertebral column 3 thicker, and ends in the glenoid fossa
Scapula 1 Lateral angle 2 Superior angle 3 Inferior angle
1 contains the glenoid fossa 2 superior and medial borders meet, 3 medial and lateral borders meet
Clavicle and scapula attachment point
acromial end + coracoid process
3 fossae of the scapula
supraspinous fossa infraspinous fossa Subscapular fossa
Muscles on scapula (posterior)
Trapezius Levator scapulae Rhomboids
Muscles on scapula (anterior)
Pectoralis minor Serratus anterior Subclavius
Levator scapulae origin
cervical vertebrae
Levator scapulae insertion
medial border of scapula
Levator scapulae action
Elevates scapula and tilts glenoid fossa inferiorly
Levator scapulae Innervation
Dorsal scapular (C5) and cervical nerves (C3-C4)
Trapezius
Origin
superior nuchal line;
external occipital protuberance
nuchal ligament
spinous
processes of C7-T12