Upper limb Flashcards
Anterior Division fibers of Brachial Plexus
Musculocutaneous
Median
Ulnar
Posterior division fibers of Brachial plexus
Axillary
Radial
C5 & C6 Nerves
Suprascapular
Musculocutaneous
Axillary
C8 & T1 nerve
Ulnar
Musculocutaneous Nerve Muscle innervation
All muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm
Primary action of Musculocutaneous nerve
Fleb elbow
Supination (bicept brachii)
Median N. Muscles in the forearm
Anterior compartment except:
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Ulnar half of the flexor digitorum profundus
Primary action of Median N in forearm
Flex writs and ALL digits
Pronation
Median N muscles in hand
- Thenar compartment: opposition of thumb
- Central compartement (Lumbricals of Digit 2 and 3): Flexion of Metacarpophalangeal and extends interphalangeal joints of Digits 2 and 3
Ulnar N Muscles in Forearm
Anterior compartment: Flex wrist (weak) and digits 4 and 5
Ulnar nerve muscle of Hand
- Hypothenar compartment
- Central compartment (interossei muscles: Palmar and Dorsal)
- Dorsal: Abduct digits 2-5 (DAB)
- Palmar: Adduct digits 205 (PAD)
- Lumbricals: Digits 4 & 5
- Adductor pollicis
Dorsal Scapular N muscle
Rhomboid
Long thoracic N muscle
Serratus anterior
Subscapular N muscle
Supraspinatus: Abduct shoulder
Infraspinatus: Laterally rotate shoulder
Erb-Duchenne Palsy
Waiter’s Tip Syndrome
C5 and C6
- Affects:
- Axillary
- Subrascapular
- Musculocutaneous
- Sighs:
- Arm is medially rotated and adducted at the shoulder
- Limb is pulled into aduction and medial rotation
- Forearm is extended and pronated
- Sensory loss on Lateral forearm to base of thumb