Upper Limb work shop

Question 1

What is the location of the Trapezius?

What is its function?

Answer 1

Question 2

What is the location of the Deltoid?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 2

Question 3

What is the location of the Supraspinatus ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 3

Question 4

What is the location of the Infra spinatus ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 4

Question 5

What is the location of the teres minor ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 5

Question 6

What is the location of the Subscapularis ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 6

Question 7

What is the location of the Pectorallis major ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 7

Question 8

What is the location of the Lattismus dorsi ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 8

Question 9

What is the location of the Biceps Brachii?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 9

Question 10

What is the location of the Coracobrachialis ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 10

Question 11

What is the location of the Brachialis ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 11

Question 12

What is the location of the Triceps brachii?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 12

Question 13

What is the location of the Supinator ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 13

Question 14

What is the location of the Pornator teres ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 14

Question 15

What is the location of the Prinator quadratus ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 15

Question 16

What is the location of the anconeus ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 16

Question 17

What is the location of the brachioradialis ?

WHat is its function ?

Answer 17

Question 18

In tennis elbow, patients have problems primarily associated with their forearm extensor muscles. Where would pain/tenderness be felt by the patient in this condition?

Answer 18

Pain at/around lateral epicondyle of humerus – lateral epicondylitis.
Pain often associated with releasing grip – extensors at play.

Question 19

In golfer’s elbow, patients have problems primarily associated with their forearm flexor muscles. Where would pain/tenderness be felt by the patient in this condition?

Answer 19

Golfer’s elbow:
Pain at/around medial epicondyle of humerus – medial epicondylitis.
Pain often associated when gripping – flexors at play.

Question 20

What are the carpal bones of the hand ?

Answer 20

Question 21

Name the arteries shown her e

Answer 21

Question 22

Name the veins shown here

Answer 22

Question 23

What clinical features might you see if the musculocutaneous nerve is damaged during shoulder surgery?

Answer 23

It can be injured during penetrating injury to the shoulder (e.g. stabbing) or when surgeons use the deltopectoral approach for arthroplasty of the shoulder.
Features can include weakness in flexion of upper arm and movements of forearm, plus loss of sensory innervation in regions it supplies.

Question 24

What clinical features will you see if the nerve is damaged at the elbow in a supracondylar humeral fracture?

Answer 24

It can be damaged at the elbow in supracondylar humeral fractures causing significant morbidity due to loss of motor functions.

Question 25

Why are pregnant women more at risk of carpal tunnel syndrome?

Answer 25

Hormonal changes during pregnancy can cause swelling/oedema in the wrists.

Question 26

What is Froment’s sign?

Answer 26

Froment’s sign which is an inability to hold a piece of paper between the thumb and first finger whilst the examiner pulls it away. This is due to inability to adduct the thumb.

Question 27

Injury of the radial nerve during shoulder dislocation or humeral fracture can cause what clinical sign?

Answer 27

Wrist drop.