Upper Limb - SC/AC/GH Flashcards
What type of joint is the Sternoclavicular Joint
Saddle shaped synovial joint
What is the blood supply of the SC joint?
Internal thoracic and suprascapular arteries
What Ligament prevents elevation of the clavicle at the SC joint?
The Costoclavicular ligament
What lymph nodes are associated with SC joint?
Lower deep cervical lymph nodes (supraclavicular nodes) + axillary nodes
Innervation of SC joint?
Medial supraclavicular nerve (C3,C4) + subclavius (C5,C6)
Ligaments of SC joint? (4)
Anterior/posterior sternoclavicular
Interclavicular
Costoclavicular
What are the principle stabilizers of the AC joint? (2 ligaments)
Coracoclavicular ligament:
Conoid + trapezoid ligament
What action does the Conoid ligament prevent?
Forward movement
What motion forms the trapezoid ligament prevent?
Backwards movement
Blood supply of AC joint?
Suprascapular branch of subclavian artery
Thoracoacromial trunk
Blood drainage of AC joint?
External Jugular + axillary veins
Lymph nodes of AC joint?
Apical group of axillary lymph nodes
Innervation of the AC joint?
Supraclavicular, lateral pectoral, suprascapular, axillary (C4,C5,C6)
What type of joint is the AC joint?
Synovial plane joint
What is the articulation of the scapulothoracic joint?
Bone-muscle-bone articulation