Upper limb Flashcards
What are the borders of the axilla (anterior, posterior, medial, lateral)?
Anterior - pectorals major, pectorals minor.
Posterior - teres major, scapulars, latissimus dorsi.
Medial - serrates anterior.
Lateral - inter tubercular sulcus of the humerus.
What are the points of change for subclavian artery - axillary artery - brachial artery - radial + ulnar artery?
- Subclavian becomes axillary at the lateral border of rib 1.
- Axillary artery becomes brachial at the inferior border of theres major.
- the brachial artery becomes radial and ulnar at the cubital fossa.
Which muscles does the brachial plexus emerge from?
The anterior scalene and middle scalene muscles.
What is Erb’s Palsy?
This is caused by injury to the superior trunk - C5 and C6.
It causes medial rotation of the arm and flexion of the wrist.
Usually caused by hyper-extension of the neck.
What is Klumpe’s Palsy?
This is caused by an injury to the inferior trunk - C8 and T1.
It causes paralysis of the intrinsic hand muscles, the flexors of the wrist and fingers.
What is the root value of the ulnar nerve?
C8, T1.
what is the root value of the median nerve?
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1.
What is the root value of the radial nerve?
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1.
What is the root value of the musculocutaneous nerve?
C5, C6, C7.
What is the root value of the axillary nerve?
C5, C6.
What is the venous drainage of the upper arm?
The basilica vein (medial side), the cephalic vein (lateral side), the median cubital vein. theres also ulnar, radial and brachial veins but these are much deeper and run beside the arteries.
Which vein does the cephalic vein drain into?
The axillary vein.
What does the basilica vein become and at what level?
It becomes the axillary vein a the lower border of theres minor.
What muscle does the musculocutaneous nerve pierce?
The coracobrachialis.
What is the dermatomes of the anterior side of the arm?
C5 - T1.
What are the dermatomes on the posterior side of the arm?
Only C6, C7, C8.
What type of injury would cause a dermatomal sensory loss?
A spinal root lesion.
What is the main lymphatic vessel of the upper limb?
The axillary nodes. the apical group is the final common pathway.
THa axillary lymph nodes are affected in cancers above the umbilicus and wall of thorax, breast, arm.
What is the name of the shoulder joint?
the glenohumeral joint.
What is the weakest part of the clavicle?
the middle 1/3rd segment.
What are the 4 main ligaments in the shoulder?
The coracoclavicular ligament (made of 2 ligaments)
the acromioclavicular ligament
the coracoacromio ligament.
Coracohumeral ligament
what are the joints involved in abduction of the arm?
the 1st 30 degrees is done by the shoulder joint. after this its done by the scapula.
for every 3 degrees after 30 degrees, 2 degrees occur at the glenohumeral joint, 1 degree occurs at the scapula thoracic joint.
What part of the shoulder is the weakest?
the inferior/anterior region.
What are the 2 main bursae of the shoulder?
Subacromial bursa and subscapular bursa.
What are the 4 rotator cuff muscles?
- subscapularis.
- supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Teres minor
What is the main function of the orator cuff muscles?
to stabilise the glenohumeral joint. all 4 muscles arise from the scapula and insert into the humerus.
What is the function of the deltoid muscle?
anterior fibres - flex and medially rotate
middle fibres - abduct the arm
posterior fibres - extend and laterally rotate the arm.
What nerve is damaged causing winged scapula?
Long thoracic nerve - serrates anterior is paralysed.