Upper Limb Flashcards
What comprises the pectoral girdle (shoulder)?
Clavicle and scapula
*NOT sternum
What does the clavicle connect?
UL to axial skeleton
What does the scapula connect?
Clavicle to humerus
What is the only thing holding (by bony articulation) UL to axial skeleton?
Sternoclavicular joint
What passes through the cubital fossa (a & n)?
Brachial artery and median nerve
What passes through the carpal tunnel?
Median nerve and all the long flexor tendons passing from the forearm to the digits of the hand
What forms the supraclavicular nerves?
C3-C4
What forms the palmar thumb pad, palmar index pad, and palmar little finger pad?
C6, C7, and C8 respectively
Cephalic v is tributary to what vein?
Axillary vein
Cephalic v drains what aspect of UL?
Posterior/lateral
Basilic v is tributary to what vein?
Brachial
Basilic v drains what aspect of UL?
Anterior/medial
What does the median cubital v connect?
Basilic and cephalic veins
Dorsal venous arch of hand is tributary to what veins?
Cephalic and basilic veins
What does the dorsal venous arch of the hand drain?
Superficial dorsal veins of hand
What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the arm?
Biceps brachii, coracobrachialis, and brachialis mm
What motor nerves are in the anterior compartment of the arm?
Musculocutaneous, median, and ulnar
What cutaneous nerves are in the anterior compartment of the arm?
Medial brachial & medial antibrachial cutaneous nn to supply the skin of medial arm and forearm
What muscles are in the posterior compartment of the arm?
Triceps brachii
What neurovasculature is in the posterior compartment of the arm?
Radial n & deep brachial a (initially located within triangular interval)
