Upper Limb Flashcards

0
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list trunks of brachial plexus

A

upper middle lower

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brachial plexus parts from spine out

A
Roots
Trunks
Divisions
Cords
Branches
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2
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list cords of brachial plexus

A

lateral posterior medial

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3
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list branches of brachial plexus

A
musculocutaneous
axillary
median
radial
ulnar
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4
Q

test the axillary branch sensation

A

deltoid insertion

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5
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test the musculocutaneous branch sensation

A

touch lateral forearm

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6
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test ulnar branch sensation

A

touch ulnar side of hand

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7
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test median branch sensation

A

touch radial side of palm

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8
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test radial branch sensation

A

touch posterior thumb

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9
Q

axillary nerve motor function

A

abduction: deltoid and teres minor

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10
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radial nerve motor function

A

posterior compartments of arm and forearm, extension and supination

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11
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musculocutaneous motor function

A

elbow flexion

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12
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median nerve motor function

A

wrist and finger flexion (with exception of flexor carpi ulnaris and ulnar side of flexor digitorum profundus), all thenar muscles except adductor pollicis

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ulnar nerve motor function

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flexor carpi ulnaris, ulnar side of flexor digitorum profundus, all interossei muscles of hand, hypothenars,

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14
Q

OA vs RA, symmetrical

A

RA

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15
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OA vs RA over 50 years

A

OA

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16
Q

OA vs RA rapid onset

A

RA

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17
Q

OA vs RA cool and hard on palpation

A

OA

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18
Q

OA vs RA systemic sx

A

RA

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19
Q

OA vs RA worse in AM

A

RA

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20
Q

scapular winging nerve lesion

A

long thoracic nerve

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21
Q

nerve lesion causing weakened abduction and sensory loss over deltoid

A

axillary

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22
Q

nerve lesion causing loss of wrist and digit extension and sensory loss on hand dorsum

A

radial

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23
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nerve lesion causing weakened wrist flexion, ulnar deviation, loss of index and middle finger flexion, loss of pronation, loss of thumb opposition

A

median nerve at elbow

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24
Q

ape hand nerve lesion

A

median at wrist

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25
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nerve lesion causing radial deviation, weakened extension of digits 4 and 5, claw hand, loss of abduction and adduction of fingers, sensory loss at 4th and 5th digit

A

ulnar at elbow

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26
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nerve lesion causing weakness of fdp and fpl and pq

A

anterior interosseous nerve (deep branch of median)

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27
Q

nerve serving anterior upper arm

A

musculocutaneous

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28
Q

nerve serving posterior upper arm

A

radial

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29
Q

nerves serving anterior forearm

A

median and ulnar

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30
Q

in addition to flexion, anterior compartment of forearm. . .

A

pronates

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31
Q

nerve of posterior compartment of forearm

A

radial

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32
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in addition to extension, posterior forearm. . .

A

supinates

33
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nerves serving anterior compartment of hand

A

ulnar and median

34
Q

anterior compartment of hand ______ fingers and _______ thumb

A

adducts, opposes

35
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nerve serving posterior compartment of hand

A

ulnar

36
Q

posterior compartment of hand ______ fingers and ______ thumb

A

abducts, adducts

37
Q

muscles of posterior compartment of upper arm

A

triceps brachii, lateral, long, and medial heads

38
Q

muscles of anterior compartment of upper arm

A

brachialis, long and short heads of biceps brachii

39
Q

flexors of elbow

A

biceps, brachialis, brachioradialis

40
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extensors of elbow

A

triceps, anconeus

41
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supinators of forearm

A

biceps, supinator

42
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pronators of forearm

A

pronator teres, pronator quadratus

43
Q

5 superficial muscles of anterior forearm, lateral to medial

A
pronator teres
flexor carpi radialis
palmaris longus
flexor digitorum superficialis
flexor carpi ulnaris
44
Q

3 deep muscles of forearm

A

flexor pollicus longus, flexor digituorum profundus, pronator quadratus

45
Q

flexor pollicis longus flexes

A

the thumb

46
Q

common head of forearm flexors

A

medial epicondyle

47
Q

3 muscles to wrist on posterior forearm

A

extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis

48
Q

3 muscles to fingers on posterior forearm

A

extensor digitorum minimi, extensor digitorum, extensor indicis

49
Q

3 muscles to thumb from posterior forearm

A

extensors pollicis longus and brevis, abductor pollicis longus

50
Q

3 other muscles on posterior forearm

A

anconeus, supinator, brachioradialis

51
Q

often, shoulder problems are also

A

spine problems

52
Q

only articulation holding upper extremity to the thorax

A

sternoclavicular joint

53
Q

quick easy exercise for rotator cuff

A

squeeze a squeezy ball

54
Q

axillary nerve is the nerve of

A

shoulder abduction and shoulder sensation

55
Q

radial nerve is the nerve of (motor and sensory)

A

extension, sensation on back of hand

56
Q

musculocutanous is nerve of

A

elbow flexion and supination

57
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median nerve is nerve of

A

wrist and digit flexion

58
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ulnar nerve is nerve of

A

hand intrinsics

59
Q

dorsal scapular nerve branches off of

A

c5 root

60
Q

dorsal scapular nerve innervates

A

levator and rhomboids

61
Q

long thoracic nerve branches off of

A

c5-7

62
Q

long thoracic nerve innervates

A

serratus anterior

63
Q

subscapular (upper and lower) branch off of (and which cervical nerves?)

A

posterior cord, c5+c6

64
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thoracodorsal nerve branches off of

A

posterior cord

65
Q

thoracodorsal nerve innervates

A

lattissimus dorsi

66
Q

throacodorsal nerve cervical nerves

A

c6-c8

67
Q

lateral pectoral nerve branches off of

A

lateral cord

68
Q

medial pectoral nerve branches off of

A

medial cord

69
Q

lateral pectoral nerve cervical rami

A

c5-c7

70
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medial pectoral nerve cervical rami

A

c8-t1

71
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suprascapular nerve branches off of

A

superior trunk

72
Q

palmar interossei action

A

adduct mcp

73
Q

palmar interossei nerve

A

ulnar

74
Q

lumbrical action

A

flex mcp, extend dip and pip

75
Q

lumbrical nerves

A

median and ulnar

76
Q

dorsal interossei function

A

abduct mcp

77
Q

how to remember dorsal and palmar interossei

A

dab and pad

78
Q

dorsal interossei nerve

A

ulnar

79
Q

thing where arteries are redundant for safety

A

anastomoses (an ass to moses, if moses couldn’t walk, he had his trusty donkey to help him)