Upper Limb — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: In the elbow there are three joints, these being:- _____ Joint- Ulnohumeral Joint- Proximal Radioulnar Joint

Answer: Radiocapitellar

Flashcard 42: _____ space contains the 1st lumbrical, along with the flexor tendons of the index finger.

Answer: Thenar

Flashcard 43: The bones of the wrist are:1. _____2. lunate3. triquetrum4. pisiform5. hamate6. capitate7. trapezoid8. trapezium

Answer: scaphoid

Flashcard 44: Scapular anastomosis is a form of collateral circulation which connects the _____ part of the subclavian artery with the third part of axillary artery

Answer: first

Flashcard 45: Branches of the medial cord of the brachial plexus (Mnemonic: M4U): - _____ (C8, T1) - Medial cutaneous nerve of the arm (C8, T1) - Medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm (C8, T1) - Ulnar nerve (C8, T1) - Medial root of the median nerve (C8, T1)

Answer: Medial pectoral nerve

Flashcard 46: The _____ abducts the arm >100 and is innervated by the long thoracic nerve

Answer: serratus anterior

Flashcard 47: In a _____ nerve injury, sensation is lost over the: 1. Thenar eminence (if lesion is proximal to carpal tunnel) 2. Palmar aspects of lateral 3 1/2 fingers 3. Distal dorsal aspects of lateral 3 1/2 fingers

Answer: median

Flashcard 48: Level _____ lymph nodes: Medial to the pectoralis minor (apical/subclavicular group)

Answer: 3

Flashcard 49: The _____ nerve and posterior humeral circumflex artery pass through the quadrangular space of the shoulder.

Answer: axillary

Flashcard 50: Foramen of _____ is an opening in the deep fascia that transmits the axillary tail of Spence.

Answer: Langer

Extra: The axillary tail of Spence is a portion of the mammary gland (breast tissue) that extends into the axilla. It passes through an opening in the axillary fascia known as the Foramen of Langer.