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29 Cards in this Set
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What are the bones of the arm?
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clavical, scapular, humerus, ulnar and radius.
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Which bone is the glenoid fossa in?
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Scapular.
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Why is there a groove at the top of the humerus?
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For the bicept tendons.
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Which joint is the ular articular at?
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The ELBOW!!
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Which joint is the radius articular at?
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The WRIST!!
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How many rows of bones are there in the wrist and name two major ones.
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Two rows proximal and distal, scaphoid in the proximal row and the trapezium and distal row.
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What are the places which you can fracture your humerus?
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Surgical neck, midshaft and supracudylar.
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What are the differences between a stable and mobile joint name two.
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Stable joints as stable and have a limited range of movement, an example would be sternoclaival joint.
A mobile joint is relativly unstable but has a wide range of movement an example of a mobile joint is the glenohumeral joint. |
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Name the muscles that support the shoulder joint.
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Subscapularis, supraspinatus, intraspinatus, deltoid and teres minor.
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Is the scapulothoracic joint a true joint if so why not?
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No it is not a true joint because is has no socket or ligament attachments.
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What type of joint is the elbow joint?
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A hinge joint.
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Describe the proximal radioulnar joint.
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It is a pivot joint between the radius and the ulnar, its movement is pronation and supernation.
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Which joint in the upper limb is an ellipsoid joint?
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The wrist.
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What and where is interosseus membrane?
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It is a fibrous membrane connecting the radius and ulnar.
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Describe the flexor retinaculum.
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Its on the back of the wrist and covers the carpel tunnel and binds down tendons and the median nerve passes through there.
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Muscles of the upper anterior (flexor) compartment.
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bicepts brachii
coracobrachialis brachialis |
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Muscles of the upper posterior (extensor) compartment.
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tricepts brachii
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Muscles of the superficial anterior forearm.
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pronator teres (PT)
flexor carpi radialis (FCR) palmaris longus (PL) flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) |
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Muscles of the intermediate, anterior forearm.
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flexor digitorum lungus (FDL)
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Muscles of the deep, anterior forearm.
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flexor pollicis (FPL)
flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) pronator quatratus (PQ) |
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Muscles of the superficial, posterior forearm.
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Brachiradialis
3 extend wrist 2 extend digits |
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Muscles of the deep, posterior forearm.
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supinator
abductor pollicis longus (APL) extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) extensor pollicis longus (EPL) extensor indicis (EI) |
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What is/are the main arteries of the upper limb?
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The main artery is the subclavian and as it reaches the shoulder it become the axuillary artery then brachial and it then divides just before the elbow into the radial and ulna artery.
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What are the nerves of the brachial plexus?
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C5 - T1 musculocutaneous, median,ulnar and extensor has the axuillary and radial.
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Describe the musculotaneous nerve.
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(C5,6)
initiates flexors at the elbow, sensation for the lateral skin of the forearm. |
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Describe the Median nerve.
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(C5 - T1) iniates the anterior forearm muscles. Passes through the carpel tunnel, muscles of the thumb, 1st three and a half digits of skin.
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Describe the Ulnar nerve.
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(C8 - T1) rest of the muscles of the anterior forearm, all muscles in hand except thumb, skin of one and a half medial fingers.
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Describe the Axuillary nerve.
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(C5-6) abductor muscles (deltoid), skin over shoulder.
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Describe the radial nerve.
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(C5 - T1) extensors of upper arm and forearm, skin of most of the arm, forearm and back of hand.
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