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Contents of axilla (medial to distal)

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Axillary vein, Axillary artery, brachial plexus

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Boundaries of the axilla

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Ant: pectoral
Post: scapular
Medial: costal
Lateral: humeral
Apex: clavicle, scapula, first rib
Base: skin, Axillary fascia
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Rotator cuff muscles

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Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis

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Nerve supply of teres minor

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Axillary

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Rotator cuff:most commonly affected

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Supraspinatus

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Quadrangular triangle

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Above: teres minor
Below: teres major
Medial: long head of triceps brachii
Lateral: surgical neck of humerus

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Contents of quadrangular space

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Axillary nerve

Posterior Circumflex humeral vessel

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Triangular space

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Above: teres minor
Below: teres major
Lateral: long head of triceps brachii

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Content of triangular space

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Circumflex scapular vessels

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Nerve supply of anterior flexor group

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Musculocutaneous n.

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Main flexor of the forearm

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Brachialis

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Flexor muscle of the forearm, inner acted by median nerve except

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FCU, FDP: ulnar nerve

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Muscles originating from the medial epicondyle of the humerus

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Pronator teres
FCR
Palmaris longus
FCU- humeral head
FDS- humoroulnar head
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Flexor muscle found posteriorly

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Brachioradialis

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Originates at lateral epicondyle of humerus

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ECRB
ED
EDM
ECU
Anconeus
Supinator
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Inflammation of common flexor

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Golfer’s elbow

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Inflammation of common extensors

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Tennis elbow

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ABG: brachial artery

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Medial to the biceps tendon in the cubital fossa

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Contents of the cubital fossa (medial to lateral)

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Median nerve
Brachial artery
Biceps brachii tendon
Radial nerve

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Innervation of the near muscles

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Median nerve

*adductor pollicis: ulnar nerve

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Thenar muscles

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Abductor pollicis
Flexor pollicis
Opponents pollicis

Adductor pollicis

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Hypothenar muscles

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Abductor digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi
Opponens digiti minimi

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Innervation of hypothenar muscle

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Ulnar nerve

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Rule in upper extremity

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Anterior: flexor
Posterior:extensor

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Rule in lower extremity
Anterior: extensor Posterior: flexor
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Innervation of the intrinsic muscles of the hand
Ulnar nerve
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Brachial plexus
``` "Robert Taylor Drinks Coffee Black" Roots: 5 (C5-T1) Trunk: 3 (upper, middle, lower) Division: 6 Cord: 3 (lateral, posterior, medial) Branch: musculocutaneous (LC), median (LC, MC), ulnar (MC), axillary and radial (PC) ```
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Posterior division is formed from _____division of all three trunks
Posterior
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Roots arising from ____
Neck
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Division at level of ____
Clavicle
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Cords at ____
Axilla
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Anterior division fibers
Musculocutaneous, median, ulnar | Lateral and medial pectoral nerves
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Posterior division
Radial, Axillary | Upper, middle, lower subscapular n.
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Innervation of SERRATUS ANTERIOR
Long thoracic (C5-C7)
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Muscles innervated by musculocutaneous (C5-C7)
Coracobrachialis Biceps brachii Brachialis
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Roots of ulnar nerve
C8-T1
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medial root of Median nerve
C8 and T1
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Innervated by Axillary nerve/ root
Deltoid, teres minor / C5 and C6
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Roots of Radial nerve
C5, C6, C7, C8, T1
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Innervated by radial n.
Posterior/extensor compartment of the arm and forearm
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Innervated by the median n.
Anterior/flexor compartment of the forearm, except FCU and FDP
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Tendon reflex: biceps brachii
C5, C6
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Tendon reflex: triceps tendon
C6, C7, C8
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Tendon reflex: brachioradialis tendon
C5, C6, C7
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Waiter's tip
Erb-Duchenne's syndrome | C5,C6
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Ape hand and claw hand | Altered sensation in medial hand, ring, and little finger
Klumpke's paralysis | C8, T1
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Long thoracic n. Lesion
Winging of the scapula Weakness on protraction SERRATUS anterior (C5, C6, C7)
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Radial n. Injury
Wrist drop
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Ulnar nerve injury
Claw hand deformity
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Median n. Injury
Ape hand | Hand of Benediction
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Nerve affected during fracture of the surgical neck of humerus
Axillary nerve
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Nerve affected during spinal fracture at mid shaft
Radial nerve
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First part of Axillary artery
Superior thoracic artery: first 2 ICS
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2nd part of Axillary artery
Thoracoacromial (pectoral, acromial, deltoid, clavicular) | Lateral thoracic
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3rd part of Axillary artery
Subscapular (thoracodorsal-SERRATUS anterior, circumflex scapular- subscapularis, teres major and latissimus dorsi)
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Cephalic vs. basilic
Lateral vs. medial
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First bone to begin ossification and the last to complete at age 21
Clavicle
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Weakest part of the clavicle
Jxn bet the medial and lateral aspect *medial 2/3 convex, lateral 1/3 flattened
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Fracture of the clavicle results to _____
Brachial plexus injury and hemorrhage from subclavian vein
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Supracondylar fracture of the humerus (nerve injury)
Median nerve injury
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Medial epicondyle fracture
Ulnar n.
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Silver fork | Displacement of the distal segment
Colle's fracture
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Anterior displacement
Smith's fracture
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Boundaries of anatomical snuff box
Lat: tendons of EPB and Abd PL Med: tendon of EPL Floor: scaphoid and trapezius
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Contents of snuff box
Radial artery, styloid process of radius, base of first metacarpal bone
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C2
Back of head
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Tip of shoulder
C5
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C6
Thumb
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Middle finger
C7
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Small finger
C8
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Nipple
T4-T5
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Inguinal
L1
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Knee, medial leg
L4
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L5
Lateral leg, improve
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S1
small toe
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S5
Perenium
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Used vein for BLOOD extraction
Median cubital v

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