Upper Limb MSK Flashcards
Name the 5 superficial back muscles.
- Trapezius
- Latissimus dorsi
- Leavator scapuli superioris
- Rhomboid minor
- Rhomboid major
What is the innervation of trapezius?
Cn 11 - accessory
What is the action of trapezius?
Elevates the scapula and rotates it during abduction of the arm.
Which rhomboid muscle lies most superiorly?
Rhomboid minor lies superior to major.
Name the 4 rotator cuff muscles
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
- Subscapularis
- Teres minor
What is the function of the rotator cuff muscles?
To give the shoulder joint additional stability.
Where do the rotator cuff muscles originate from and insert?
Origin: scapula, insertion: humeral head.
What is the function of deltoid?
To abduct, flex and extend the arm.
What are the 3 heads of the triceps?
- Long head (most medial).
- Lateral head.
- Medial head.
What is the innervation of triceps?
The radial nerve.
What is the action of teres minor?
External rotation.
What is the action of subscapularis?
Internal rotation.
What is the innervation of the deltoid muscle?
Axillary nerve.
What is the function of latissiums dorsi?
Adduction!
What is the action of triceps?
Extension of the forearm.
What is the axilla?
An area underneath the shoulder joint at the junction between the upper limb and thorax.
Name 5 things contained wihin the axilla.
- Fat.
- Lymph nodes.
- Axillary artery.
- Axillary vein.
- Brachial plexus.
What spinal nerve roots form the brachial plexus?
C5 - T1.
What are divisions of the brachial plexus?
Roots -> Trunk -> Divisions (anterior and posterior) -> Cords -> Branches.
What are the 5 main branches of the brachial plexus?
- Musculocutaneous.
- Axillary.
- Median.
- Radial.
- Ulnar.
What are the nerve roots for the musculocutaneous branch?
C5, 6, 7.
What muscle does the musculocutaneous nerve enter?
Coracobrachialis.
What are the nerve roots for the axillary branch?
C5, 6.
What are the nerve roots for the median branch?
C6, 7, 8, T1.
What are the nerve roots for the radial branch?
C5, 6, 7, 8, T1.
What are the nerve roots for the ulnar branch?
C8, T1.
What are the names of the 3 trunks of the brachial plexus?
- Superior trunk.
- Middle trunk.
- Inferior trunk.
What nerve roots contribute to the superior trunk?
C5, C6.
What nerve roots contribute to the middle trunk?
C7.
What nerve roots contribute to the inferior trunk?
C8, T1.
What are the names of the 3 cords of the brachial plexus?
- Lateral cord.
- Posterior cord.
- Medial cord.
What does the musculocutaneous nerve give motor innervation to?
Anterior flexors - brachialis, biceps brachii and coracobrachialis - BBC.
What does the musculocutaneous nerve give sensory innervation to?
Lateral forearm.
What does the axillary nerve give motor innervation to?
Abductors of the arm at the shoulder - teres minor, long head of triceps and deltoid.
What does the axillary nerve give sensory innervation to?
Innervates the skin over the lower deltoid.
What would be the effect of damage to the axillary nerve?
Unable to abduct the arm 15-90 degrees. Loss of sensation over the lower deltoid region.
What does the median nerve give sensory innervation to?
Lateral palm of the hand and the lateral 3.5 fingers.
What does the median nerve give motor innervation to?
Flexors in the anterior forearm, the thenar muscles and the lateral two lumbricals in the hand.
What does the radial nerve give motor innervation to?
Triceps brachii, responsible for extension at the elbow. It also innervates extensor muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm.
What does the radial nerve give sensory innervation to?
Skin on the posterior side of the forearm and the posterior aspect of the hand.
What does the ulnar nerve give sensory innervation to?
Medial 1.5 fingers and the medial palm.
What does the ulnar nerve give motor innervation to?
Muscles of the hand, flexor carpi ulnaris (flexes and adducts the hand at the wrist) and medial half of the flexor digitorum profundus (flexes the fingers).
What is the cubital fossa?
An area of transition between the arm and forearm
What is the action of brachialis?
Flexion of the elbow joint.
Biceps brachii: what is the origin of the short head?
Coracoid process of the scapula
What is the action of biceps?
Flexion of the elbow joint and supination of the forearm.
Name 3 nerves closely related to the humerus.
- Radius.
- Ulnar.
- Axillary.