Upper Limb I Flashcards
What does the pectoral girdle consist of?
➝ clavicle and the scapula (the humerus is not considered part of the pectoral girdle)
Where is the pectoral girdle complete and incomplete and why?
➝ incomplete posteriorly but anteriorly it is complete due to its articulation with the manubrium of the sternum
How many segments does the upper limb contain and how many bones?
➝ 3 segments containing a total of 30 bones
What are the three comparments of the upper limb?
➝ Arm proper
➝ Forearm
➝ Hand
What bone does the arm proper contain?
➝ humerus
What bones does the forearm contain?
➝ radius + ulna
What bones does the hand contain?
➝ Contains 8 carpal bones in the hand
➝ 5 metacarpals in the palm
➝ 14 phalanges in the digits
Where does the clavicle extend between?
➝ manubrium of the sternum and the acromion of the scapula
What shape does the clavicle have medially and why?
➝ convex shape that allows the brachial plexus and axillary neurovascular structures to run behind it.
Where do most clavicle fractures occur?
➝ between the lateral 1/3 and medial 2/3
What is the deformity that results from a fractured clavicle?
➝ bump under the skin
Label A,B,C,D and E
A - acromial end
B - sternal end (medial)
C - sternal end
D - coronoid tubercle
E - trapezoid line
What is the clavicle classed as?
➝ a long bone
What is the function of the clavicle?
➝ transmit force from the upper limb to the axial skeleton
What is the facet on the sternal end of the clavicle for and what joint does this form?
➝ for the articulation with the manubrium of the sternum
➝ known as the sternoclavicular joint
What does the shaft of the clavicle act as?
➝ attachment point for many muscles such as the deltoid the trapezius muscles
Which clavicular facet is the smallest?
➝ acromial end
How can you fracture the clavicle?
➝ falling with arms out
What does the scapula articulate with?
➝ humerus at the glenohumeral joint (glenoid fossa) , ➝ clavicle with the acromio-clavicular joint ( flap bone)
Label this image with the following
The shallow glenoid fossa allows a wide range of movement of the upper limb – what is the disadvantage of this?
➝ dislocates easily
What muscle originates in the subscapular fossa?
➝ subscapularis (rotator cuff)
What two muscles attach to the coracoid process?
➝ coracobrachialis
➝ short head of bicep muscle
Where do the proximal and distal ends of the humerus articulate?
➝ proximal aspect of the humerus is where it articulates at the glenohumeral joint
➝ distally it articulates at the elbow with the notch of the ulna
What are the greater and lesser tubercles separated by and what lies here?
➝ separated by the intertubercular sulcus which is where the long head of the biceps brachii lie
Where does the subscapularis insert?
➝ lesser tubercle of the humerus
Where do the circumflex humeral vessels lie and what lies alongside them?
➝ alongside the surgical neck of the humerus
➝ alongside the axillary nerve
Where is a common fracture site in the humerus?
➝ surgical neck
What does the capitulum articulate with?
➝ the radius
What is the function of the fossae?
➝ sliding for the forearm bones to allow for flexion and extension
Where does the ulna articulate?
➝ trochlea
What does the spine of the scapula do?
➝ runs horizontally across the scapula and divides it into two parts
What does the spine divide the scapula into?
➝ supraspinous region and the infraspinous region
What are the supraspinous and infraspinous regions marked by?
➝ supraspinous fossa and infraspinous fossa
What 2 muscles originate in the supraspinous and infraspinous fossae?
➝ supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles
What three joints are the shoulder joints made from?
➝ Sternoclavicular joint
➝ Acromioclavicular joint
➝ Glenohumeral join
What is the joint capsule and where does it extend from and to?
➝ fibrous sheath which extends from the neck of the humerus to the border of the glenoid fossa
What is the joint capsule fromed from?
➝ glenohumeral ligaments : superior, middle, inferio
Where does the coracohumeral ligament attach?
➝ from the base of the coracoid process to the greater tubercle of the humerus
What is the function of the coracohumeral ligament?
➝ helps to stabilise the superior aspect of the joint
What 2 things is the coracoclavicular ligament made from?
➝ trapezoid ligament
➝ conoid ligament
Label this diagram
What is the relationship between the ulnar nerve and the medial condyle?
➝ passes posterior to the medial epicondyle
From where in the shoulder does the tendinous attachment of the short head of biceps arise?
➝ coracoid process
What kind of a joint is the shoulder joint?
➝ ball and socket joint (synovial joint) which allows a wide range of movements
What are the 6 movements at the shoulder joint?
➝ Flexion and extension of the upper limb
➝ Abduction and adduction
➝ Medial and lateral rotation
➝ Circumduction
➝ Retraction (like rowing)
➝ Protraction (reaching forward)
What are the 3 joints shown in the diagram?
Label the
1) coracoclavicular (conoid and trapezoid)
2) acromioclavicular
3) superior, middle and inferior glenohumeral
4) transverse humeral ligament
Label the
interclavicular ligament and the costoclavicular ligament
What is the function of the glenoid labrum?
➝ expands the depth of the glenoid fossa
Which two ligaments are the strongest ligaments that provide support and attachment for upper limb?
➝ acromioclavicular ligament
➝ superior and posterior ligaments
What movements normally occur at the acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints?
ACROMIOCLAVICULAR
➝ Protraction - retraction
➝ Elevation - depression
➝ Axial rotation
STERNOCLAVICULAR
➝ Elevation - depression
➝ Protraction - retraction
➝ Axial rotation
What are the functions of the costoclavicular and coracoclavicular ligaments?
➝ help to attach the clavicle securely to the first costal cartilage and scapula respectively.
What is bursitis?
➝ inflammation of bursa in the shoulder
Which is the most common Bursa to inflame in the shoulder?
➝ subacromial
What is adhesive capsulitis?
➝ painful and disabling disorder
➝ in which the shoulder capsule becomes inflamed and stiff
➝greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain.
➝ Pain is usually worse at night.
How is friction in the shoulder joint reduced?
➝ by presence of synovial fluid sacs called bursa
What is the function of scapulohumeral muscles?
➝ attach the pectoral girdle to the rest of the trunk
What are the scapulohumeral muscles divided into?
➝ superficial and deep
What are the superficial scapulohumeral muscles?
➝ trapezius
➝ latissimus dorsi
What are the 3 deep scapulohumeral muscles?
➝ levator scapulae
➝ rhomboid minor
➝ rhomboid major
What is the function of the trapezius muscle?
➝ elevates the scapula + rotates it
➝ inferior part depresses the scapula
What is anterior dislocation of the glenohumeral joint usually caused by?
➝ excessive extension and lateral rotation of the humerus
Why do most dislocations of the humeral head occur downwards?
➝ presence of the coracoacromial arch and the support of the rotator
cuff
What is the function of the latissimus dorsi?
➝ works closely with muscles of the anterior chest wall in raising the trunk to the arm (pull ups
What is the function of the levator scapulae?
➝ Works with the trapezius in elevating the scapula
What is the function of rhomboid minor?
➝ Elevates and retracts scapula
What is the function of rhomboid major?
➝ Elevates and retracts scapula
Label
1) trapezius
2) levator scapulae
3) rhomboid major
4) latissimus dorsi
5) rhomboid minor
Where does latissimus dorsi attach?
➝ onto the humerus