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What vein goes through the deltopectoral triangle to join teh axillary vein?
Cephalic Vein
What vein pierces the deep fascia to join the brachial vein?
Basilic Vein
What nerve is located on the medial side of the biceps brachii tendon and is in close relationship to the basilic vein?
Medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm
What artery is on the deep surface of the deltoid muscle
Posterior circumflex humeral artery
What goes through the quadrangular space?
Axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery
The long head of the triceps brachii muscle passes through what muscles?
Posterior to teres major and anterior to teres minor
What nerve innervates the deltoid and teres minor
Axillary
The teres minor muscle performs what action?
Laterally rotates humerous
What action is performed by the teres major muscle?
Medially rotates humerous and adducts
What muscle innitiates abduction of the humerus?
Supraspinatus
Where are the suprascapular artery and nere found?
Deep to the suprascapular muscle.
What passes superior to the superior transverse scapular ligament?
Suprascapular artery
What are the muscles of the rotator cuff?
Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
Attachment of subscapularis
lesser tubercle
The posterior wall of the axilla is
teres major and latissimus dorsi
The axillary sheath extends from
the lateral border of the first rib to the inferior border of the teres major muscle
Where does the axillary artery begin and end?
Begins at the lateral border of teh first rib and ends at the inferior border of the teres major
Name the branches of the first part of the axillary artery
Superior thoracic
Name the branches of the second part of the axillary artery
thoraco-acromial artery and lateral thoracic artery
Name the branches of the thoraco-acromial artery
Acromial branch, deltoid branch, pectoral branch and clavicular branch
What artery corses in the deltopectoral groove with the cephalic vein
deltoid branch
Name the branchs of teh third part of the axillary artery
subscapular artery, posterior and anterior circumflex humeral arteries
What muscle does the thoracodorsal artery supply?
Latissimus dorsi
Anterior/posterior circumflex humeral arteries supply
deltoid
What passes through the quadrangular space?
posterior circumfles humeral artery and axillary nerve
What muscle does teh musculocutaneous nerve enter
coracobrachialis
What are 2 branches of teh medial cord
medial cutaneous nerve or the forearm and arm
Name branches of the posterior cord
axillary nerve, radial nerve and 3 subscapular nerves
Upper subscapular nerve innervates
subscapularis muscle
middle subscapular nerve/thoracodorsal nerve innervates
latissimus dorsi
Lower subscapular nerve innervates
subscapularis muscle and teres major
What is the distal attachment of the subscapularis muscle?
lesser tubercle of humerus
The subscapularis muscle's action
medially rotates the humerus
the long thoracic nerve sends branches to
the serratus anterior
injury to the long thoracic nerve will cause
winged scapula
damage to the thoracodorsal nerve results in
weakened ability to extend adduct and medially rotate the humerus
Injury to the axillary nerve results in
weakened ability to abduct and laterally rotate the humerus
The anterior compartment of the arm contains
biceps brachii, brachialis, coracobrachialis and musculocutaneous nerve
The posterior compartment of the arm contains
Triceps brachii, anconeus, radialnerve deep artery and vein of arm
What muscles are attached to the coracoid process
Pectoralis minor, biceps brachii, coracobrachialis
What is the broad extension of the biceps tendon that attaches to the antebrachial fascia?
bicipital aponeurosis
The musculocutaneous nerve innervates the
biceps brachii, brachialis and coracobrachialis
The attachments of the brachialis muscle are
anterior surface of the distal one-half of the humerus and the coronois process of the ulna
Nerves in the anterior compartment of the arm
Medial,ulner and musculocutaneous (supplies the muscles in this compartment)
Nerve that supplies the posterior compartment of arm and forearm
radial
the musculocutaneous nerve turns into the
lateral cutaneous nerve
Describe the course of the medial nerve in the arm
It courses distally within the medial intermuscular septum with the brachial artery.
What are the branches of the brachial artery
deep artery of the arm, superior ulnar collateral arter and inferior ulnar colateral artery
What is the course of the deep artery of the arm
Courses around the posterior surface of the humerus where it accompanies the radial nerve in the radial groove
What is the course of the inferior ulnar collateral artery?
passes anterior to the medial epicondyle btwn the brachialis and pronator teres muscle
What is the proximal attachment of the long head of the triceps?
the infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula
What runs through the opening between the long head of the triceps and the lateral head of the triceps
radial nerve and deep artery of the arm
What is the most medial head of the triceps?
the long head
What is in the radial groove?
deep artery of arm and radial nerve
WHat are the attachments of the aconeus muscle
proximal = lateral epicondyle of the humerus
Distal = lateral surface of the olecranon and post. surface of ulna
WHat is the action of aconeus
assists triceps in extension
All muscles in the anterior compartment of the arme are innervated by..
musculocutaneous nerve
all muscles in the posterior compartment of the arm are innervated by..
radial nerve
what artery supplies the deep group of flexor muscles
anterior interosseous
what artery supplies the extensor group of forearm muscles
posterior interosseous
What does the ulnar nerve innervate?
flexor carpi ulnaris muscle and medial one half of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle
What muscles comprise the deep group of flexor muscles
flexor digitorum profundus, flexor pollicis longus and pronator quadratus
What does the flexor pollicus longus muscle do
flexes the thumb
Most muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm are innervated by
median nerve
The flexor retinaculum bridges
scaphoid,pisiform, hamate,and trapezium
What two cutaneous nerves originate from the medial cord or the brachial plexus?
Medial brachial and medial antebrachial cutaneous nerves
From what nerve does the lateral brachial cuteneous nerve arise?
axillary nerve
From what nerve does the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve arise?
musculocutaneous nerve
From what nerve do the posterior brachial and antebrachial cutaneous nerves arise?
radial nerve
The basilic vein merges with venae comitantes of the axillary artery to form..
Axillary Vein
From what rami does the musculocutaneous nerve arise?
C5-C7 (upper and middle trunks)
From which rami does the axillary nerve arise?
C5-C6 (upper trunk)
From which rami does the radial nerve arise?
C5-T1 (all trunks)
From which rami does the median nerve arise?
C5-T1 (all trunks)
From which rami does the ulnar nerve originate?
C8-T1 (lower trunk)
The Erb-duchenne injury involves what nerves?
musculocutaneous, buprascapular, axillary and phrenic
What are the clinical signs of Erb-duchenne?
Arm is pronated and medially rotated; ipsilateral paralysis of diaphragm
Klumpke injury involves what nerves?
medial, ulnar and sympathetics of TI (
What are the clinical signs of Klumpke?
Loss of function of the hand and wrist; Horner's syndrome
What does injury to the long thoracic nerve cause?
paralyzation of th eserratus anterior: winging of scapula
What will an injury to the axillary nerve cause?
impaired abduction of the arm (paralysis of deltoid); weakened lateral rotation of the arm (teres minor); sensory loss on lateral side of arm
What will an injury to the radial nerve cause?
Paralysis of the muscles of the extensory compartment of the forearm-extension of wrist and digits lost; supination lost; sensory to the lateral dorsum of hand lost "wrist drop"
What will an injury to the median nerve at/above elbow cause?
paralysis of muscles in te flexor compartment of the arm; hand will deviate to ulnar side on flexion; cannot flex middle and index finger; pronation lost; abduction, opposition and flexion of thumb lost; sensory of lateral palmar part of hand lost "ape hand" and "benediction hand"
What will injury to the median nerve at the wrist cause?
weakened flexion of middle and index fingers (paralysis of lumbricals); abduction and opposition of thumb lost; sensory loss on lateral side of hand (except dorsum of thumb)
What will injury to the ulnar nerve at or about the elbow cause?
Paralysis of flexor carpi ulnaris-hand deviates to radial side upon flexion; Paralysis of the medial side of flexor digitorum profundus-flexion of the ring and little finger at DIP joint is lost; paralysis of lumricals 3 and 4-flexion at MP joint lost; paralysis of palmar and dorsal interosseous muscles occurs so abduction and aduction of fingers are lost "claw hand"
What will injury to teh ulnar nerve at the wrist cause?
paralysis of lumbricles 3 and 4-flexion at mp joint lost; extension of these fingers lost; abduction and adduction lost; flexion of fingers at mp joint lost; adduction of thumb lost; movement of pinky lost; sensory lost; "claw hand"
What does the lower triangular space transmit?
radial nerve and deep brachial artery
What nerve innervates the subscapularis?
subscapular nerve
What nerve innervates infraspinatus?
suprascapular nerve
what nerve innervates the teres minor?
axillary nerve
What nerve innervats the supraspinatus?
suprascapular
What is the most common direction of a shoulder dislocation?
anterior/inferior
Where does a fracture of the clavicle most commonly occur?
the middle one third
Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is the inflammation of what tendon?
Common extensor tendon of the wrist where it originates on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
Medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow) is inflammation of what tendon?
Common flexor tendon of the wrist where it originates on the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
Tommy John surgery replaces/augmentw what ligament?
Ulnar collateral
What muscle flexes the PIP joint?
flexor digitorum superficialis
What muscle flexes the DIP joint?
flexor digitorum profundus
What structures pass through the carpel tunnel?
flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus tendons, flexor pollicis longis tendon and medial nerve
What are the clinical signs of carpel tunnel syndrome?
sensory loss on the palmar and dorsal aspects of index, niddle and half of ring fingers and palmar aspect of thumb, ape hand, extension of the wrist relieves symptoms
What is the most commonly fractured carpal bone?
Scaphoid