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What are the three joints of the upper limb?

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Glenohumeral, elbow, and wrist

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What are the three upper limb areas of transition?

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Axilla, cubital fossa, and carpel tunnel

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What bones make up the shoulder?

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Scapula, humerus, and clavicle

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What bone makes up the arm?

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Humerus

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What bone makes up the forearm?

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Ulna and radius

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What bones make up the hand?

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Carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges

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What are the two superficial structures of the upper limb?

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Cutaneous nerves and superficial veins

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The cutaneous nerves of the upper limb are a branch of what?

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Branches of brachial plexus deep to deep fascia

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What are the 4 major superficial veins of the upper limb?

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Cephalic v., basilic v., median cubital v., dorsal venous arch

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The cephalic vein drains what?

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Posterior/lateral aspect of UL

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The cephalic vein runs where?

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In deltopectoral groove and pierces deep fascia

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The basilic vein drains what?

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Anterior/medial aspect of UL

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The basilic vein pierces what?

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Deep fascia of arm

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The median cubital vein connects what?

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Cephalic and basilic vv.

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The median cubital vein is located where?

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In cubital fossa

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What is the IV vein for venipuncture?

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Median cubital, but can also be the dorsal venous arch of the hand

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The dorsal venous arch of the hand drains what?

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Drains superficial dorsal vv. of the hand

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The dorsal venous arch of the hand is a tributary to what?

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Both cephalic and basilic vv.

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Deep fascia of the arm is equal to what?

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Brachial fascia

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What divides the arm into anterior and posterior compartments?

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The deep fascia of the arm

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21
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Is the posterior compartment of the arm for extension or flexion?

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Extension

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Is the anterior compartment of the arm for extension or flexion?

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Flexion

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The anterior compartment of the arm contains what three muscles?

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Biceps brachii, coracobrachialis and brachialis mm.

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The anterior compartment of the arm contains what three motor neurons?

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Musculocutaneous, median and ulnar nn.

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What are the two cutaneous nerves of the anterior compartment of the arm?
Medial brachial and medial antibrachial cutaneous nn. which serve the skin of medial arm and forearm
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What is the action of the biceps brachii m.?
Flexes and supinates forearm (slight arm flexion)
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What supplies biceps brachii m.?
Musculocutaneous n. and brachial vessels
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What is the action of the coracobrachialis m.?
Flexes the arm
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What supplies the coracobrachialis m.?
Musculocutaneous n. and brachial vessels
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What is the action of the brachialis m.?
Flexes forearm
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What supplies the brachialis m.?
Radial and musculocutaneous nn. and brachial vessels
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What muscle is contained in the posterior compartment of the arm?
Triceps brachii m.
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What nerve and artery are located in the posterior compartment of the arm?
Contains radial n. and deep brachial a.
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What is the action of the triceps brachii m.?
Extends forearm
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What supplies the triceps brachii m.?
Radial n. and deep brachial vessels
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Deep brachial artery is also called what?
Profunda brachii
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Forearm flexors are to the ______ of the cubital fossa?
Medial
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Forearm extensors are to the ______ of the cubital fossa?
Lateral
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What muscles contract to pronate the wrist?
Pronator terres and pronator quadratus mm.
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What muscles contract to supinate the wrist?
Supinator and biceps brachii mm.
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Which nerve passes posterior to the medial epicondyle of the humerus?
Ulnar n.
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What passes beneath the cubital fossa?
Biceps tendon, brachial artery, and median nerve
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What passes through the carpal tunnel?
Median nerve, long flexor, and tendons of digits
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What artery passes dorsally around the wrist to enter the hand posteriorly?
Radial artery
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What are the three layers of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
Superficial (4), intermediate (1), and deep (3)
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What are the associated functions of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
Wrist movements, flexion of digits and thumb, and pronation
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The nerves of the anterior forearm come from what spinal cord levels?
C6, C7, C8, T1
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What are the two layers of the posterior compartment of the forearm?
Superficial (7), and deep (5)
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What are the associated movements of the posterior compartment of the forearm?
Movement of the wrist, extension of the fingers and thumb, and supination
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What spinal cord levels supply the posterior compartment of the forearm?
Radial nerve (C5, C6, C7, C8)
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What is the neurovasculature of the upper limb?
Musculocutaneous n., median n., ulnar n., and radial n.
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The musculocutaneous n. passes through what muscle of the arm?
Pierces coracobrachialis m.
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What does the musculocutaneous n. supply?
Supplies all of biceps brachii & medial part of brachialis m.
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What does the median n. of the upper limb supply?
Supplies most mm. of anterior forearm
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What nerve when hit makes the "funny bone" feeling?
Ulnar n.
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What does the ulnar n. supply?
Medial forearm (with ulnar a.), medial hand and deepest mm. of hand
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The radial n. supplies what?
Supplies all of triceps brachii, lateral part of brachialis m., skin on back of hand, and mm. of posterior forearm
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The brachial a. is a direct extension of what?
Axillary a.
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The brachial a. splits into what in the cubital fossa?
Radial and ulnar aa.

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