Functional anatomy of upper limb Flashcards
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wheres the thenar eminence and hypothenar eminence

which bone / bones articulate with the scaphoid & lunate?
just the radius!
why is the scaphoid a clinically significant bone? [2]
has a retrograde artery (comes in proximally and comes out distally)
if you get a fracture -> portion becomes avascular and necrotic

what movement does the radio-carpal bone permit? [2]
what movement does the mid-carpal bone permit? [2]
what movement does carpo-metacarpal bone permit? [2]

what movement does the radio-carpal bone permit? [2]
- *- flexion & extension
- adbuct & adduct**
what movement does the mid-carpal bone permit? [2]
- *- flexion & extension
- adbuct & adduct**
what movement does carpo-metacarpal bone permit? [2]
- **opposition of thumb
- very limited other movement**

what movements does the MCP joint permit? [2]
what movements does the PIP joint permit? [2]
what movements does the DIP joint permit? []
what movements does the MCP joint permit? [2]
- *- flex & extend
- abduct & adduct**
what movements does the PIP joint permit? [2]
- *- flex & extend
- abduct & adduct**
what movements does the DIP joint permit? [1]
- flex & extend





(thumb)
abducted & extended
what are the characteristics of power grip?
and subtypes? [3]
- *power grip**
- all fingers flexed around object, thumb curled around to press agaisnt / meet fingers
- all muscles closing hand are active
- wrist extensors are active - stable base
- most primitive (new borns can do)
i) hook or snap
ii) cylindrical grasp
iii) spherical grasp

what are the two main types of grip? [2]
which is more complex to perfom?
- power grip
- precision grip - more complex
what do patients with radial nerve palsy struggle to be able to do?
why?
what do patients with radial nerve palsy struggle to be able to do?
- power grip
why?
- wrist extensors are active when performing a power grip - causes stabilisation
what are the characterisitcs of precision grip?
what are the characterisitcs of precision grip?
- object held between tip of thumb and 1,2 or 3 fingers
- intrinsic muscles involved, co-operative with long flexor and extensor muscles
- complex - takes around 9 months to learn

power
what are 4 muscles of thenar emincence? & innervation?
- flexor pollicis brevis - median nerve
- oppenens pollicis - median nerve
- abductor pollicis brevis - median nerve
- adductor pollicis - ulnar nerve

flexor digit minimi
oppenens digiti minimi
abductor digiti minimi

which muscles are your lumbricles?
- which muscle do they arise from?
- what movements do they cause of MCP [1] & IP [1]?
- innervation/
which muscles are your lumbricles?
which muscle do they arise from:
- flexor digitorum profundus
what movements do they cause of MCP [1] & IP [1]
- MCP: FLEX
- IP: EXTENSION
innervation
2 median, 2 ulnar

which muscles are your dorsal interossei?
- what movements do they cause of fingers?
innervation?
dorsal interssei ABduct: DAB
cause abduction of fingers
ulnar innervation

which muscles are your palmar interossei?
- what movements do they cause of fingers?
innervation?
which muscles are your palmar interossei?
what movements do they cause of fingers: adduction - PAD !
innervation ulnar nerve

intrinsic muscles of the hand:
hypothenar eminence, medial 2 lumbricles, all dorsal and palamar interossei & adductor pollicis are innverated by which nerve?
thenar eminence & lateral 2 lumbricles are innverated by which nerve?
hypothenar eminence, medial 2 lumbricles, all dorsal and palamar interossei & adductor pollicis are innverated by ulnar nerve
thenar eminence & lateral 2 lumbricles are innverated by: median nervce

which three nerves are involved in moving muscles of the hand?
musculocutaneous
median
ulnar
axillary
radial
which three nerves are involved in moving muscles of the hand?
musculocutaneous
median
ulnar
axillary
radial











