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Another name for forearm

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antebrachium

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Another name for arm

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brachium

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parts of antebrachium

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ulna radius bound by interosseus membrane

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proximal wrist bones

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scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform

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distal wrist bones

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trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

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main source of blood for the upper limb

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subclavian artery

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suprascapular artery and transverse cervical artery re apart of what?

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thyrocervical trunk

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suprascapular is the blood supply to what?

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supraspinatus and infraspinatus

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When does the subclavian artery become the axillary artery?

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When it crosses the lateral portion of the first rib.

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What artery supplies the thorax?

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thoracromial artery

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When does the axillary artery become the brachial artery?

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When it reaches teres major

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What does the deep brachial artery give rise to?

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Deep brachial artery and the superior and inferior ulnar collateral arteries

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anterior to the albow what does the brachial artery give rise to?

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Radial and ulnar arteries

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14
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What are the two types of veins in the upper limb?

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Deep and superficial

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15
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What unites deep and superficial veins?

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Perforating veins

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Deep veins are also called what and why?

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Venae comitantes because they accompany major arteries

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17
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Upper limb superficial veins originate where?

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dorsal venous network on the back of the hand

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18
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What drains teh veins of the dorsal venous network

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Basilic and cephalic veins

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19
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What joins cephalic and basilic veins?

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Median cubital vein

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20
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Where do the deep lymphatics of the upper limb terminate?

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axillary lymph nodes

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21
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Superficial lymphatics enter where?

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cubital lymph nodes or humeral axillary lymph nodes

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Anterior thoraco appendicular muscles

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Pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, serratus anterior, subclavius

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Posterior thoracoappendicular muscles

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Trapezius, latissimus dorsi, levator scapulae, rhomboid major, rhomboid minor

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Pectoralis major innervation

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Medial and lateral nerves

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Pectoralis major action
Adducts medially rotates humerus, flexes humerus
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Pectoralis minor innervation
Medial nerve
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Pectoralis minor action
Protracts depresses and stabilizes scapula
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Serratus anterior innervation
long thoracic nerve
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Serratus anterior action
Protracts scapula rotates scapula laterally/upward
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Subclavius innervation
Subclavian nerve?
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Subclavius action
Anchors and depresses clavicle
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Scapulohumeral muscles
Deltoid Teres Major SITS
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Intrinsic shoulder muscles
Deltoid teres major SITS
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Deltoid innervation
Axillary nerve
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Deltoid action
flexes medially rotates arm abducts arm extends arm laterally rotates arm
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Teres major innervation
Lower subscapular nerve
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Teres major action
ADducts and medially rotates arm
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Supraspinatus nerve
Suprascapular nerve
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Supraspinatus action
Initiates deltoid in abduction of arm
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Keeps supraspinatus nerve and artery separate
Superior transverse scapular ligament
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Infraspinatus innervation
Suprascapular nerve
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Infraspinatus action
Lateral rotation of arm
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Infraspinatus attachment
Greater tubercle
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Teres minor innervation
axillary nerve
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Teres minor action
lateral rotation of arm
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Subscapularis innervation
Upper and lower subscapular nerves
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Subscapularis action
Medially rotates and adducts arm
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Attaches to lesser tubercle (only thing)
Subscapularis
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Borders of quadrangular space
Superior border= teres minor Inferior border = Teres major Medial border = long head of triceps brachii Lateral border = surgical neck of humerus
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Contents of quadrangular space
Axillary nerve posterior circumflex humoral artery/vein
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another name for deep brachial artery
profunda brachii
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Ulnar artery gives rise to what?
common interosseus artery (becomes anterior and posterior) and ulnar recurrent artery
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Where does the ulnar artery terminate?
Superficial palmar arch
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Radial artery gives rise to what and wehre does it terminate?
Radial recurrent artery in the deep palmar arch of the hand
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Cephalic vein drains where?
Axillary vein
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Bascillic vein joins what?
Joins brachial vein to form axillary vein
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lymph nodes accompanying the cephalic vein drain where?
Apical axillary lymph nodes
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Pectoralis major proximal attachment
clavicular head: medial clavical sternocostal head: upper costal cartilages
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Pectralis major distal attachment
later lip of intertuburcular sulcus on humerus
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Pectoralis minor proximal attachment
Rib 3-5
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Pectoralis minor distal attachment
Coracoid process
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Serratus anterior proximal attachment
Ribs 1-8
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Serratus anterior distal attachment
Anterior surface of medial border of scapula
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Subclavius proximal attachment:
Inferior surface of middle third of clavicle
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Subclavius distal attachment
Junction first rib and costal cartilage
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Muscles for flexion
Deltoid pectoralis major
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Muscles for extension
Deltoid latissimus dorsi teres major
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Abduction muscles
Supraspinatus and deltoid after 15 degrees, serratus anterior after 90 degrees
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Adduction Muscles
Pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, teres major, long head of triceps brachii
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Medial rotation
Deltoid, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, teres major, subscapularis
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Deltoid proximal attachment
lateral clavicle acromion spine of scapula
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Deltoid distal attachment
Deltoid tuberosity of humerus
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Teres major proximal attachment:
Inferior angle of scapula
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Teres major distal attachment:
Medial lip of intertuburcular sulcus of humerus
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Supraspinatus proximal attachment
supraspinous fossa of scapula
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Distal attachment of supraspinatus
Great tubercle of humerus
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Infraspinatus proximal attachment
Infraspinous fossa of scapula
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Infraspinatus distal attachment
Great tubercle of humerus
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Teres minor proximal attachment
lateral border of scapula
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Distal attachment of teres minor
Greater tubercle of humerus
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Subscapularis proximal attachment
Subscapular fossa of scapula
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Distal attachment of subscapularis
Lesser tubercle of humerus

CADE Anatomy (3 decks)

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