Upper Limb Flashcards

1
Q

most frequently fractured bone of the body

A

clavicle

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2
Q

most frequently dislocated carpal bone

A

lunate

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3
Q

most frequently fractured carpal bone

A

scaphoid

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4
Q

name of fracture of distal radius that produces “dinner fork” appearance

A

Colle’s fracture

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5
Q

nerve injured with fracture of surgical neck of humerus

A

axillary

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6
Q

nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle

A

ulnar

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7
Q

nerve injured with fracture of the shaft of humerus

A

radial

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8
Q

nerve injured in wrist drop

A

radial

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9
Q

muscle that’s chief flexor and chief extensor at shoulder joint

A

deltoid

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10
Q

muscles innervated by axillary nerve

A

deltoid and teres minor

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11
Q

muscle that initiates abduction of arm

A

supraspinatus

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12
Q

most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff

A

supraspinatus

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13
Q

2 muscles that rotate scapula for full abduction of arm

A

trapezius and serratus anterior

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14
Q

tendon that courses through shoulder joint

A

long head of biceps

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15
Q

chief supinator muscle of the hand

A

biceps brachii

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16
Q

injury to what nerve causes winged scapula

A

long thoracic nerve

17
Q

spinal levels of axillary nerve

A

C5 and C6

18
Q

spinal levels to muscles of the hand

A

C8 and T1

19
Q

dermatome of thumb

A

C6

20
Q

nerve to thenar compartment

A

recurrent branch of median nn

21
Q

innervation of adductor pollicis

A

ulnar (deep branch)

22
Q

innervation to all interosseous muscles

A

ulnar (deep branch)

23
Q

region affected by upper trunk injury of brachial plexus

A

shoulder

24
Q

region affected by lower trunk injury of brachial plexus

A

intrinsic hand muscles

25
Q

nerve compressed with carpal tunnel syndrome

A

median

26
Q

nerve affected by cubital tunnel syndrome

A

ulnar

27
Q

paralysis of which muscles results in total “claw” hand

A

lumbricals