Upper Limb — Flashcards

Flexor pollicis _____ flexes the metacarpophalangeal joint and is supplied by the (recurrent motor branch of) median nerve

Injury to the _____ nerve (C5-T1) can be caused by- midshaft fracture of the humerus- compression of the axilla- 'nursemaids elbow'- 'finger drop'

Branches of the 3rd part of axillary artery include:_____ arteriesPosterior circumflex humeral arteriesSubscapular artery (not involved in the anastomosis)

In De Quervain Tenosynovitis, there is stenosing tenosynovial inflammation of the first dorsal compartment tendons that run over the _____ process, these being the tendons of the:- Abductor Pollicis Longus- Extensor Pollicis Brevis*contents of other dorsal compartments?

The _____ and infraspinatus (rotator cuff muscles) are innervated by the suprascapular (C5-C6) nerve.

Structures piercing clavipectoral fascia: 1 vein, 1 artery, and 1 nerve pass through the clavipectoral fascia._____ veinThoracoacromial artery (associated veins and lymphatics)Lateral pectoral nerve

Level _____ lymph nodes: Superficial or deep to the pectoralis minor (central and interpectoral groups)

The _____ interossei aBduct the fingers; the palmar interossei aDduct the fingers.

Clavipectoral fascia: Envelops the _____ and pectoralis minor*medial and lateral extensions?

Muscles of the hypothenar eminence:1. _____2. Abductor digiti minimi3. Flexor digiti minimi brevis