Upper Limb Clinical Anatomy

Question 1

What are the two main shoulder girdle joints?

Answer 1

Glenohumeral Acromioclavicular

Question 2

What structures stabilise the shoulder?

Answer 2

Capsule Rotator cuff Labrum

Question 3

Detachment of the labrum is known as what?

Answer 3

Bankart lesion

Question 4

What nerve is most commonly injured in anterior shoulder dislocation?

Answer 4

Axillary

Question 5

The main movement lost in frozen shoulder is?

Answer 5

External rotation

Question 6

What nerve supplies the anterior compartment of the arm?

Answer 6

Musculocutaneous

Question 7

What nerve supplies the posterior compartment of the arm?

Answer 7

Radial

Question 8

A radial nerve injury in a humeral shaft fracture will cause what?

Answer 8

Wrist drop

Question 9

The common flexor origin of the elbow comes from the medial/lateral epicondyle

Answer 9

Medial

Question 10

Irritation of the common extensor origin causes what?

Answer 10

Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

Question 11

Which joints enable supination and pronation?

Answer 11

Radio-ulnar joints

Question 12

Answer 12