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Arm, Forearm, Brachial Plexus Flashcards

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Which is the biggest branch of the axillary artery?

A

Subscapular branch (can’t miss it)

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What are the only 2 branches that originate from TRUNKS of the brachial plexus?

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  1. Suprascapular nerve (easy to pick out)

2. Subclavius nerve

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If your thumb goes numb…

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you lost the c6 root somehow.

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Erb’s palsy

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upper root damage

“Waiter’s tip”

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Klumpky’s palsy

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lower root damage
“Claw” hand
Problems with flexors

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Ulnar lesion in forearm

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Ulnar claw (look's like saint's hands)
Can't extend ring and 5th finger
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Pope’s blessing

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Looks like ulnar lesion but its a MEDIAN nerve lesion. It’s an active thing, not a passive thing. You can only flex ring and pinky. Thenar wasting.

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Pushup trouble

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Can’t protract scapula. Messed up Long thoracic n.

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Wrist drop

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Break anatomical head of humerus, break radial nerve.

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Suprascapular nerve lesion

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Neurofibromatosis disease

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Destroy C5 and C6. Which nerve gets affected?

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Axillary n. (assassinate)

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If you hang from a branch, and rip part of the brachial plexus?

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Klumpke’s palsy

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Is the dorsal root ganglion part of the CNS or PNS?

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PNS because it’s OUTSIDE of the dura mater.

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What is the nerve root for the greater occipital nerve?

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C2

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Does C2 come off above or below the atlas?

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BELOW the atlas.

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T/F: The 8 cervical nerves come off ABOVE their respective vertebrae.

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FALSE. Only C1-C7 come off above the vertebrae. C8 comes off below C7.

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What are the two ways to tag the vertebral artery, so far?

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  1. Via Sub-occipital triangle

2. Via Sub-clavian artery (VITC thing)

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Which cervical vertebrae has the WIDEST transverse process?

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C1 (atlas)

So that obliquus captitis inferior and superior muscles can attach for torsional movement…

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What muscle does the greater occipital nerve innervate?

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NONE! Greater occipital n. is only sensory!

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What muscles do C1 innervate?

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Sub-occipital triangle muscles.

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Name the spinous processes attached to C1.

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NONE.

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Spiral groove

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radial nerve runs there.

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flexors

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medial epicondyle

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extensors

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lateral epicondyle

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Which dermatomes are on the hand?
C6 C7 C8
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The long head of biceps attaches to the...
supraglenoid tubercle.
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The short head of biceps attaches to the...
coracoid process...
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What covers and protects the median nerve and brachial artery?
Bicipital aponeurosis
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Primary function of biceps?
supination and flexion
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Which enhances flexion of biceps?
Supination, not pronation
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Ulnar tuberosity...
Brachialis
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Does corachobrachialis help with flexion of the forearm?
No. Flexion of arm.
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What pierces the coracobrachialis muscle?
Musculocutaneous nerve
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What innervates the triceps?
Radial nerve
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Which is the workhorse for active resistance - lateral, long, or medial head of triceps?
Lateral head
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Which head of the triceps extends the arm?
Long head
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What artery perfuses the posterior compartment of arm?
Profunda brachii a. Superior ulnar collateral a inferior ulnar collateral a.
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Branching of radial a and ulnar occurs where usually?
Cubital fossa
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Anterior compartment arm nerve?
musculocutaneous n.
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Do ulnar and median n. innervate the arm?
No!
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What's in the medial epicondyle of the humerus?
Ulnar n.
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Once the musculocutaneous n. finishes with muscles in anterior compartment, it becomes
lateral antebrachial cutaneous n.
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Damage musculocutaneous n...
weak flexion of elbow
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What nerve runs with the brachial artery?
Median nerve (rolls over top of brachial a)
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What prevents bow-stringing of the tendons in the wrist when you extend the wrist?
Extensor retinaculum
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What prevents bow-stringing of the tendons in the wrist when you flex the wrist?
Flexor retinaculum
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How many structures run through carpel tunnel?
10 (median nerve + 9 tendons)
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Canal of Guyon. What's in it?
Ulnar artery and ulnar nerve
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posterior compartment is smaller or bigger than anterior compartment of forearm?
smaller
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Posterior interoseous n. is branch off
radial n.
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Superficial flexor muscles of forearm originate on
medial epicondyle of humerus
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Which forearm flexor muscle inserts on the thick aponeurosis on the palm?
Flexor carpi ulnaris m.
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Thumb flexor
Flexor pollicis longus m.
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Two pronators of forearm
pronator terres and pronator quadratus
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can the ulna rotate?
no the radius rotates with respect to ulna
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Extensors of the forearm are innervated by
radial n
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Can the brachioradialis flex elbow?
Yes. It originates from humerus.
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What extends the pinky?
Extensor digiti minimi m.
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What two muscles supinate the forearm?
Biceps and supinator
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What extends the index finger?
extensor carpi radialis longus m.
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What three muscles go to thumb?
Extensor pollicus longus m extensor pollicis brevis m. Abductor policus longus m.
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What runs through the anatomical snuff box?
radial artery
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Common interosseous a divides into
anterior and posterior interosseous a; both run closely to the interosseous membrane
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Most superficial tendon in forearm, that doesn't go through carpel tunnel (it pops out)
palmaris longus tendon
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Thenar muscles and 1st/2nd lumbrical will hurt if
compress median nerve (carpel tunnel)
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What arteries anastomoses around the elbow?
Profunda brachii, superior ulnar collateral a., and inferior ulnar collateral a.

Anatomy (Richie) (18 decks)

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