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Anatomy 8 - The Upper And Lower Limbs Flashcards

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The bones of the upper limb

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Clavicle, scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpels, metacarpals and phalanges

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Bones of the lower limb

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Hip bone, fe,mur, patella, fibula, tibia, falls, calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, cuneiforms, metatarsals and phalanges

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What are the joints of the upper limb

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Sternoclavicular, glenohumeral, elbow, proximal and distal radio-ulnar, wrist and intercarpel

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What type of joint is the sternoclavicular

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Saddle joint

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Characteristics of the sternoclavicular joint

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It is extremely strong and significantly mobile

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Range of movement of the sternoclavicular joint

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Flexion-extension and rotation

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What does the sternoclavicular joint allow the upper limb to do

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Carry out circumduction

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What type of joint is the glendohumeral joint

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Ball and socket synovial joint

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Characteristics of th glendohumeral joint

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Wide range of mobility but is relatively unstable

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Range of movement of the glendohumeral joint

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Flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, medial-lateral rotation and circumduction

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What type of joint is the elbow joint

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A hinge synovial joint

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Range of movement of the elbow joint

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Flexion-extension

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What type of joint is the proximal radio-ulnar joint

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A pivot synovial joint

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Range of movement of the proximal radio-ulnar joint

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Medial and lateral rotation of the head of the radius on the ulna

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What type of joint in the distal radio-ulnar joint

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A pivot synovial joint

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Range of movement of the distal radio-ulnar joint

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Medial and lateral rotation of the radius around the fixed end of the ulna

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What type of joint is the wrist joint

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Condyloid synovial joint

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Range of movement of the wrist joint

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Flexion-extension and abduction-adduction

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What type of joint are the intercarpel joints

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Plane synovial joints

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Range of motion of intercarpel joints

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Flexion-extension and gliding motion

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What are the joints of the lower limb

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Hip, knee, ankle and foot

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What does the hip joint for a connection between

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Lower limb and the pelvic girdle

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Characteristics of the hip joint

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It is a strong, stable, multi-axial joint

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What type of joint in the hip joint

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Ball and socket synovial joint

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Range of movement of the hip joint
Flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, medial-lateral rotation and circumduction
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What type of joint in the knee joint
Hinge synovial joint
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Range of movement of the knee joint
Flexion-extension and also some gliding, rolling and rotation
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What type of joint is the ankle joint
Hinge joint
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Range of movements of the ankle joint
Doris-plantar flexion, abduction-adduction and inversion-version
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What do the joints of the foot involve
The tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges
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What innervates the upper limb
The brachial plexus
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Where does the brachial plexus begin
In the neck
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What is the brachial plexus formed of
The last four cervical nerves (C5-C8) and the first thoracic nerve (T1)
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What are the three trunks of the brachial plexus
The superior trunk, middle trunk and inferior trunk
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What nerves make up the superior trunk
C5 and C6
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What nerves make up the middle trunk
C7
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What nerves make up the inferior trunk
C8 and T1
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What are the branches of the supraclavicular branch of the brachial plexus
Dorsal scapular, the long thoracic, the suprascapular and subclavian
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What are the branches of the infraclavicular branch of the brachial plexus
The lateral pectoral, medial cutaneous nerve of the arm, median cutaneous of the arm, ulnar, upper subscapular, lower subscapular, thoracodorsal, axillary and radial
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What innervates the lower limb
The lumbosacral plexus
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What is the lumbosacral plexus formed of
The first four lumbar nerves (l1-4) and contributions from the last thoracic nerve (T12)
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What is the function of the lumbosacral plexus
To provide innervation to the pelvis and lower limb
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What are the anterior axio-appendicular muscles (Upper Limb)
Pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, subclavius and serratus anterior
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What are the posterior axio-appendicular muscles (UL)
SUPERFICIAL - Trapezius and altissimo | DEEP - Levator scapulae, rhomboid minor and rhomboid major
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Muscles of the scapulohumeral
Deltoid and rotator cuff muscles
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Muscles of the arm
Biceps brachii, coracobrachialis, brachialis, triceps brachii and anconeus
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Muscles of the anterior compartment off the forearm
FIRST LAYER - Pronation teres, flexor carpel radius, palmaris longus and flexor carpi ulnaris INTERMEDIATE - flexor digitorium superficialis DEEP - flexor digitorium profundus, flexor pollicis longus and pronation quadratus
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Muscles of the posterior compartment of the forearm
SUPERFICIAL - Brachiordialis, ECRL, ECRB, extensor digitorium, EDM and ECU DEEP - Supinator and extensor indices
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Intrinsic muscles of the hand
SCALES - Opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis, oblique head, transverse head, deep head, superficial head and adductor pollicis HYPOTHENAR - Abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis and opponens digit SHORT - Lumbricals, dorsal interossei and palmar interossei
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Veins of the upper limb are
Subclavian, axillary, basilica, cephallic, median cubital and median antebrachial
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Major veins of the lower limb
Iliac, femoral, popliteal, tibial, greater saphenous and lesser saphenous

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