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Lecture 8 - Cubital fossa & forearm Flashcards

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What is the forearm?

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From elbow to wrist

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What bones are found in the forearm?

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  • radius
  • ulna
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What joins are found in the forearm?

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  • elbow joint
  • proximal and distal radioulnar joints

Muscles act on elbow, wrist and digital joints

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What are the 2 compartments of the forearm?

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  • Anterior - flexor - 8 muscles
  • Posterior - extensor - 12 muscles
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What are the blood vessels found in the forearm?

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From arch of the aorta: L/R subclavian artery (until 1st rib) –> axillary artery –> brachial artery –> radial & ulnar arteries

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What is the venous system of the forearm - from the wrist?

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cephalic + basilic veins (superficial) + radial & ulnar veins (deep) –> brachial vein (deep) –> axillary vein –> L/R subclavian vein –> L/R brachiocephalic vein –> L/R brachiocephalic vein –> SVC (superior vena cava)

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What are the roots of the brachial plexus?

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From the spinal cord in the neck:
- C5
- C6
- C7
- C8
- T1

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What is the brachial plexus

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The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that comes from the spinal cord in your neck and controls the movement and feeling in your shoulder, arm, and hand.

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How is the brachial plexus broken down?

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  • Roots
  • Trunks
  • Divisions
  • Cords
  • Nerves
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What are the terminal branches of the nerves in the forearm?

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  • Median nerve
  • Ulnar nerve
  • Radial nerve
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What are features of the radius?

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  • on lateral side
  • head, neck, radial tuberosity, styloid process, ulnar notch
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What are features of the ulna?

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  • on medial side
  • olecranon, coronoid process, trochlear notch, styloid process, head
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What is the interosseous membrane?

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The interosseous membrane is a fibrous connective tissue structure that connects the radius and ulna (the two bones of the forearm) along their lengths.

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What are the elbow joints?

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  • synovial hinge joint
  • flexion & extension of forearm
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What are radioulnar joints?

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  • Pivot joints
  • Proximal & distal
  • Pronation & supination of forearm
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What are digits?

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Fingers

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What are movement of the forearm?

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  • Elbow flexion / extension
  • Supination / pronation
  • Wrist flexion / extension
  • Wrist abduction / adduction
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How many muscles in the forearm anterior compartment - superficial?

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4 muscles - 3 innervated by median nerve

  • Pronator teres
  • Flexor carpi radialis
  • Palmaris longus
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris (innervated by ulnar nerve)
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What are features of the Pronator teres?

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Origin - medial epicondyle of humerus

Insertion - mid-shaft of radius

Action - pronation of forearm, flexes elbow

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What are features of flexor carpi radialis?

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Origin - medial epicondyle of humerus

Insertion - base of metacarpals 2-3

Action - flexion & abduction at wrist

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What are features of the Palmaris longus?

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Origin - medial epicondyle of humerus

Insertion - flexor retinaculum and palmar aponeurosis

Action: Flexes wrist

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What are features of the flexor carpi ulnaris?

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Origin - medial epicondyle of humerus

Insertion - pisiform, hook of hamate and base of metacarpal 5

Action - flexion & adduction of wrist

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What is the muscle found in the forearm anterior compartment - intermediate

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Flexor digitorum superficialis

Origin - medial epicondyle of humerus, anterior radius & anterior ulna

Insertion - middle phalanges 2-5

Action - flexor of digits 2-5 (primarily at proximal interphalangeal joints

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What are the muscles found in the forearm anterior compartment - deep?

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(innervation - median nerve)
- flexor pollicis longus (*pollux = thumb)
- pronator quandratus

(innervation - median/ulnar nerve)
- flexor digitorum profundus

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What are features of Flexor pollicis longus?
Origin - anterior surface of radius and interosseous membrane Insertion - base of distal phalanx of thumb Action - flexion of thumb
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What are features of pronator quadratus?
Origin - distal anterior surface of ulna Insertion - distal anterior surface of radius Action - pronates the forearm
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What are features of the flexor digitorum profundus?
Origin - anterior surface of ulna and interosseous membrane Insertion - distal phalanges 2-5 Action - flex hand and both interphalangeal joints
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What are the muscles of the forearm posterior compartment - mobile wad (superficial)?
(innervated by radial nerve) (blood supply - ulnar artery) - brachioradialis - extensor carpi radialis longus - extensor carpi radialis brevis
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What are features of the brachioradialis?
Origin - lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus Insertion - distal ends of radius Action - flexion of elbow, supination & pronation to 90 degrees
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What are features of the extensor carpi radialis longus?
Origin - lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus Insertion - base of metacarpal 2 Action - extension and abduction of wrist, weak elbow flexor
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What are features of the extensor carpi radialis brevis?
Origin - lateral epicondyle of humerus Insertion - base of metacarpal 3 Action - extension and abduction of wrist, weak elbow flexor
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What are parts of the forearm posterior compartment - superficial?
(blood supply - ulnar artery) (innervated - radial nerve) - Extensor digitorum - Extensor digit minimi - Extensor expansion
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What are features of extensor digitorum?
Origin - lateral epicondyle of humerus Insertion - extensor expansion digits 2-5 Action - extension of wrist and digits 2-5
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What are features of extensor digit minimi?
Origin - lateral epicondyle of humerus Insertion - extensor expansion digit 5 Action - extension of wrist and digit 5
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What is Extensor expansion?
Flattened tendons (aponeurosis) of extensor muscles of phalanges. Also known as extensor hood, dorsal expansion, dorsal hood, dorsal aponeurosis
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What are muscles in the forearm posterior compartment - innervated by radial nerve?
- Anconeus - Extensor carpi ulnaris
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What are features of anconeus?
Origin - lateral epicondyle of humerus Insertion - olecranon and posterior surface of the ulna Action - prevents the elbow joint capsule being pinched in the olecranon fossa during extension of the elbow Blood supply - deep brachial artery
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What are features of the extensor carpi ulnaris?
Origin - lateral epicondyle of humerus Insertion - base of metacarpal 5 Action - extension and adduction of wrist Blood supply - ulnar artery
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What are muscles in the forearm posterior compartment - deep (index finger - digit 2)?
(blood supply - ulnar artery) (innervation - radial nerve) - supinator - extensor indicis
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What are features of the supinator?
Origin - lateral epicondyle of humerus Insertion - radius Action - supinates forearm
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What are features of the extensor indicis?
Origin - posterior surface of ulna and interosseous membrane Insertion - extensor expansion of digit 2 Action - extension of wrist & digit 2
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What are muscles found in the forearm posterior compartment - deep (thumb - digit 1)?
(Blood supply - ulnar nerve) (Innervation - radial nerve) - Abductor pollicis longus - Extensor pollicis brevis - Extensor pollicis longus
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What are features of abductor pollicis longus?
Origin - posterior ulna/radius and interosseous membrane Insertion - base of metacarpal 1 Action - abduction of digit 1
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What are features of extensor pollicis brevis?
Origin - posterior radius and interosseous membrane Insertion - base of proximal phalanx digit 1 Action - extension of digit 1 gat metacarpophalangeal joint
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What are features of extensor pollicis longus?
Origin - posterior ulna and interosseous membrane Insertion - base of distal phalanx digit 1 Action - extension of digit 1 at MCP/interphalangeal joint
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What is the cubital fossa?
- Triangular space/depression on anterior elbow - transition between arm & forearm
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What are the boundaries of the cubital fossa?
- 3 borders - floor - roof
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What are the structures of the cubital fossa?
- 5 inside the space - 3 on the roof
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What are the borders?
- Lateral border - brachioradialis muscle - Medial border - pronator teres muscle - Superior border - epicondylar line
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What is the roof of the cubital fossa?
Roof - bicipital aponeruosis (from biceps brachii muscle) fascia, subcutaneous fat & skin
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What is the floor of the cubital fossa?
Brachialis muscle proximally and supinator muscle, distally
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What makes up the lateral part of cubital fossa?
Radial nerve - divides into superficial and deep branches Bicep tendon - passes centrally Brachial artery - bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries
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What makes up the medial part of the cubital fossa?
Brachial vein - union of radial and ulnar veins Median nerve - exists between the 2 heads of the pronator teres muscle
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Describe the order from lateral & medial
- Radial nerve - Bicep tendon - Brachial artery - Brachial vein - Median nerve
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What is found in the roof of the cubital fossa?
Between bicipital aponeurosis and fascia Several superficial veins - easily accessible for venipuncture (taking blood) - Median cubital vein - connects basilic & cephalic veins

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