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Upper Limb Arm & Forearm Flashcards

1
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Is associated with the lateral aspect of the lower portion of the neck and with the thoracic wall

A

Upper limb

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What suspends the upper limbs from the trunk

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Muscles & Sternoclavicular joint

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What is the upper limb divided into?

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Shoulder, arm, forearm and hand

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4
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Where is the scapula attached at

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Acromioclavicular joint

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Allows the arm to move around three axes with a wide ROM.

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Glenohumeral joint

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flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, medial rotation (internal rotation), lateral rotation (external rotation) and circumduction

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Movement of the glenohumeral joint

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major movements a the elbow = flexion & extension of the forearm

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Elbow joint

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flipping the lateral bone over the medial bone

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Pronation

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9
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hand can be abducted, adducted, flexed, extended, circumducted.

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Wrist joint

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10
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These movements combined with those of the shoulder, arm and forearm enable the hand to be placed in a very wide range of positions relative to the body.

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Wrist joint

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irregularly shaped pyramidal area formed by muscles and bones of the shoulder and the lateral surface of the thoracic wall.

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Axilla

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triangularly shaped depression formed by muscles anterior to the elbow joint the major artery: the brachial artery, passing from the arm to the forearm passes through the fossa as does the median n.

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Cubital fossa

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13
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What passes through the cubital fossa

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Brachial artery and median nerve

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14
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Gateway to the palm of the hand

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Carpal tunnel

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15
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Its posterior, lateral, and medial walls form an arch, which is made up of small carpal bones in the proximal region of the hand.

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Carpal tunnel

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16
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Where are cutaneous nerves located?

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Superficial fascia

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17
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  • not visible thru skin

- branches of brachial plexus deep to deep fascia

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Cutaneous nerves

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18
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Where are superficial veins located?

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Superficial fascia

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19
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  • generally visible thru skin

- tributaries to deep vv. beneath deep fascia

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Superficial veins

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20
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What innervated the upper limbs?

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Brachial plexus

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21
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Formed by the anterior rami of the cervical spinal nn C5-C8 & T1

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Brachial plexus

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22
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Innervated the arm, forearm and hand

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Brachial plexus

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23
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Spinal chord levels associated with brachial plexus

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C5-C8 & T1

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24
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Innervates the superior shoulder and anterior superior shoulder

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C3-C4

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25
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Used for testing sensation based on the innervation pattern

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Dermatomes of UL

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26
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How are the dermatomes of the upper limb

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Fairly specific and reliable /reproducible

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27
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Upper later arm

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C5

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28
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Palmar pad of thumb

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C6

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29
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Pad of index

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C7

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30
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Pad of little finger

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C8

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31
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Skin of medial elbow

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T1

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32
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Superficiacl veins of the UL

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  • Cephalic
  • Basilic
  • Median cubital
  • Dorsal venous arch
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33
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Path of venous return

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Distal to proximal

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34
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What does the cephalic vein drain?

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Posterior/lateral aspect of UL

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35
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Runs in deltopectoral groove & pierces deep fascia

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Cephalic vein

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36
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The cephalic vein is tributary to

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Axillary vein

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37
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What does the basilic vein drain

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Anterior/medial aspect of UL

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38
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What does the basilic vein pierce?

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Fascia of arm

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39
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The basilic vein is tributary to

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Axillary vein

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40
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What does the median cubital vein connect?

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Cephalic & Basilic

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41
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Where is the median cubital vein located?

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In the cubital fossa

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42
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“I.V. vein” for venipuncture

  • -intravenous fluid injection
  • -drawing blood
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Median cubital vein

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43
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What does the dorsal venous arch of the hand drain

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Superficial dorsal vein of hand

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44
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Where is the dorsal venous arch of hand located?

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It arches across dorsal surface of hand

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45
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The dorsal venous arch of hand is tributary to

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Cephalic and basilic vv.

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46
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The dorsal venous arch of the hand is sometimes used for

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Venipuncture

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47
Q

Deep fascia of the arm

A

Brachial fascia

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48
Q

Connected to humerus by 2 fascial septa

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Deep fascia of the arm

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49
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Divides arm into anterior & posterior compartments

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Deep fascia of the arm

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50
Q

mm., nn., & aa., compartmentalized via

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deep fascia

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51
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Clinically relevant to compartmental syndromes

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Deep fascia of the arm

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52
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_____ pressure in compartment can affect circulation

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Increased

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53
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Directly related to the neck

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UL

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54
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formed by the lateral margin of Rib 1, posterior surface of the clavicle and the superior margin of the scapula & the medial surface of the coracoid process of the scapula.

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Axillary inlet

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55
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  • Rib 1
  • Clavical
  • Scapula
  • Coracoid process
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Axillary inlet

56
Q

The major artery and vein of the UL pass between the thorax and the UL by passing …

A

Over Rib 1 and thru the axillary inlet

57
Q

On either side of the humerus

-medial & lateral

A

Intermuscular septa

58
Q

What is contained in the anterior compartment of the arm

A
  • Biceps brachii
  • Coracobrachialis
  • Brachialis mm
59
Q

Contains brachial vessels & 5 brachial plexus nn.

A

Anterior compartment of arm

60
Q

3 Motor nerves and 2 cutaneous nerves

A

Brachial plexus

61
Q

3 motor nerves in brachial plexus

A
  • musculocutaneous
  • median
  • ulnar nn.
62
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2 cutaneous nerves in brachial plexus

A
  • Medial brachial

- Medial antibrachial cutaneous

63
Q

Supply skin of medial arm & forearm

A

Cutaneous nerves in the brachial plexus

64
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Flexor compartment

A

Anterior compartment of arm

65
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Has 2 heads

A

Biceps brachii

66
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‘coracoid process to arm’

A

Coracobrachialis m

67
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‘Arm’

A

Brachialis m

68
Q

flexes & supinates forearm (slight arm flexion)

A

Biceps brachii muscle

69
Q

musculocutaneous n. & brachial vessels

A

Biceps brachii muscle

70
Q

an accessory flexor of the arm at the glenohumeral joint.

A

Biceps brachii

71
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Action of Coracobrachialis m.

A

Flexes arm

72
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What innervates the coracobrachialis m

A

Musculocutaneous n. & brachial vessels

73
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Action of brachialis m.

A

Flexes forearm

74
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What innervates the brachialis

A

radial & musculocutaneous nn. & brachial vessels

75
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Deep to the biceps brachii m.

A

Brachialis

76
Q

Flexes the arm and the elbow joint – powerful.

A

Brachialis m

77
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Extensors the elbow/forearm

A

Posterior compartment of arm

78
Q

Where are the radial nerve and deep brachial artery located?

A

Posterior compartment of the arm

79
Q

Initially located within triangular interval

A

Radial n and deep brachial a

80
Q

Contains triceps brachii muscle

A

Posterior compartment of the arm

81
Q

the lateral portion of the brachialis m. that would be receiving the contribution from

A

Radial nerve

82
Q

Extensor compartment

A

Posterior compartment of Arm

83
Q

Action of triceps brachii

A

Extends forearm

84
Q

What innervates triceps brachii

A

radial n. & deep brachial vessels

85
Q

Where are the origins of the triceps brachii

A

Deep to the deltoid muscle

86
Q

How many heads does triceps brachii have

A

3

87
Q

Profunda brachii =

A

Deep brachial artery

88
Q

The joint of the humerus and the ulna and radius.

A

Elbow

89
Q

the anterior depression of the elbow joint

A

Cubital fossa

90
Q

What happens at the cubital fossa

A

Major neurovasculature passes from the arm to the forearm

91
Q

Where does the ulna nerve pass?

A

posterior to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.

92
Q

Depressed area anterior to elbow

A

Cubital fossa

93
Q

What does the cubital fossa contain?

A
  • Biceps brachii tendon
  • Brachial a
  • Median n.
94
Q

Forearm flexors to the

A

Medial of the cubital fossa

95
Q

Forearm extensors to the

A

Lateral of the cubital fossa

96
Q

part of the UL between the elbow and the wrist joints.

A

Forearm

97
Q

complex joint involving 3 separate articulation.

A

Elbow joint

98
Q

articular surface of the head of the ulna, with the ulnar notch on the end of the radius and with a fibrous articular disc which separates the radio-ulnar joint from the wrist joint.

A

Distal Radio-ulnar joint

99
Q

thin fibrous sheet that connects the medial and lateral borders of the radius and ulna respectively

A

Interosseous membrane

100
Q

____ with the sheet pass predominantly inferiorly from the radius to the ulna.

A

Collagen fibers

101
Q

Just inferior to the radial tuberosity and a small circular aperture in its distal 3rd.

A

Superior free margin

102
Q

Connects the radius and ulna without restricting its movements: supination and pronation.

A

Interosseous membrane

103
Q

Anatomincal position of the hand

A

Supination

104
Q

Occur entirely in the forearm and involve rotation of the radius at the elbow and movement of the distal end of the radius over the ulna

A

Pronation and supination

105
Q

Where is the cubital fossa located

A

Anterior to the elbow joint

106
Q

Major structure that doesn’t pass through the cubital fossa

A

Ulnar nerve

107
Q

Distally structures pass between the forearm and the hand through or anterior to the carpel tunnel except

A

Radial artery

108
Q

Where does the radial artery pass

A

Dorsally around the rest and enters the hand posteriorly

109
Q

3 layers of the anterior compartment of forerarm

A
  • Superficial (4)
  • Intermediate (1)
  • Deep (3)
110
Q

wrist movements, flexion of digits & thumb, and pronation

A

Functions of the Anterior Compartment of Forearm

111
Q

The anterior forearm has no more contributions from

A

C5

112
Q

What does contribute to the anterior forearm

A

C6-C8 and T1

113
Q

Layers of the posterior compartment of the forearm

A
  • Superficial (7)

- Deep (5)

114
Q

movement of the wrist

extension of the fingers and thumb. supination

A

Functions of the posterior compartment of the forearm

115
Q

Radial nerve

A

C5-C8

116
Q

There are no contribution of ____ in the posterior forearm

A

T1

117
Q

Where does the C5 component of the radial n come in

A

Where the brachioradialis m extends superiorly across the elbow joint to the lateral arm

118
Q

Pierces coracobrachialis m. to supply it

A

Musculocuntaneous nerve

119
Q

What does the musculocuntaneous nerve supple

A

All of biceps brachii and medial part of brachialis m, coracobrachialis m

120
Q
  • Emerges between these mm. as lateral antebrachial cutaneous m.
  • Supplies skin of lateral forearm
A

Musculocuntaneous nerve

121
Q
  • Runs down medial aspect of arm lateral to brachial a.
  • Crosses over to medial side of it & enters cubital fossa
  • Runs between superficial & deep anterior forearm mm
A

Median N

122
Q

What does the median nerve supply

A

Most muscles of anterior forearm

123
Q

Continues under carpal tunnel to supply lateral hand – palmar br. (cutaneous)

A

Median nerve

124
Q

originates from the median n. in the distal forearm immediately proximal to the flexor retinaculum, passes superficially to innervate the skin over the base and central palm.

A

Small palmer branch

125
Q

Spared in carpal tunnel syndrome because it passes into the hand superficial to the flexor retinaculum of the wrist.

A

Palmar branch

126
Q
  • Travels posteriorly down medial aspect of arm
  • Runs in cubital tunnel between medial epicondyle & olecranon
  • -very superficial at this point (‘funny bone’)
  • Dives deep into medial forearm (with ulnar a.) to supply it
A

Ulnar Nerve

127
Q

Continues over carpal tunnel to supply medial hand & deepest mm. of hand

A

Ulnar nerve

128
Q
  • Runs with deep brachial a. in radial groove of humerus
  • -between lateral & medial heads of triceps m.
  • Continues between brachialis & brachioradialis mm.
A

Radial Nerve

129
Q

What does the radial nerve supply

A

all of triceps brachii & lateral part of brachialis m.

130
Q

Divides into superficial & deep branches

A

Radial Nerve

131
Q

Continues to supply skin on the back of the hand

A

Superficial branch of radial nerve

132
Q

Dives to supply muscles of posterior forearm

A

Deep branch of radial nerve

133
Q

Direct continuation of Axillary A.

A

Brachial A.

134
Q

What does the Brachial a. split into in the cubital fossa?

A

Radial a. and Ulnar a.

135
Q

Runs from inferior border of teres major m. to its bifurcation

A

Brachial A.

136
Q
  • Sends off deep brachial a. & several muscular branches

- Sends off superior & inferior ulnar collateral aa.

A

Brachial Artery

137
Q

Supplies entire UL

A

Brachial Artery

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