Upper Limb — Flashcards

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

The _____ aBducts the arm initially (from 0 to 15).

The _____ (bone) (palpable in the anatomic snuff box) is the most commonly fractured carpal bone.

Ulnar bursa contains the common synovial flexor sheath envelops tendons of _____, FDP