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