Upper Limb — Flashcards

Muscles of the thenar eminence:1. _____2. Abductor pollicis brevis3. Flexor pollicis brevis

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

The _____ nerve travels with the deep brachial artery around the midshaft of the humerus

The borders of the quadrangular space of the shoulder are: Medial: _____ Lateral: surgical neck of humerus Superior: teres minor Inferior: teres major

In the elbow there are three joints, these being:- _____ Joint- Ulnohumeral Joint- Proximal Radioulnar Joint

The median nerve gains access to the forearm in the medial aspect of the _____ fossa and then immediately courses between the humeral / ulnar heads of the pronator teres muscle

Scapular anastomosis is a form of collateral circulation which connects the _____ part of the subclavian artery with the third part of axillary artery

The _____ nerve travels with the brachial artery around the distal humerus/cubital fossa

The _____ nerve travels with the posterior circumflex humeral artery around the surgical neck of the humerus

Musculocutaneous nerve injury commonly occurs in the setting of: - Trauma (e.g., _____ dislocation) - Bullet shot to the anterior arm - Strenuous upper extremity exercise (e.g., baseball pitching)