Nerves and blood supply of upper limb — Flashcards

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What are the contents of the femoral sheath? _____

Winged scapula is due to loss of action of _____ (muscle).

Volkmanns ischemic contracture is a result of scarring / stiffening / shortening of the _____ muscles

Boxer's Fractures are caused by a fracture of the metacarpal _____

Piriformis syndrome is caused by hypertrophy or injury to the piriformis muscle, compressing structures traveling through the **____**. Name the **8 structures** passing **below** the piriformis muscle:

The rotator cuff muscles are innervated primarily by _____

What is the lateral border of the femoral triangle? _____

Muscles of the _____ eminence are innervated by the ulnar nerve

A fracture of the _____ clavicle is the most common clavicle fracture

Hint: what section?

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Clawing of the hand is best seen with _____ lesions of the median or ulnar nerves

Hint: proximal or distal

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Flashcard 1: What are the contents of the femoral sheath? _____

Answer: Femoral artery, femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve, femoral vein and femoral canal (deep inguinal lymph nodes of Cloquet)

Flashcard 2: Winged scapula is due to loss of action of _____ (muscle).

Answer: the serratus anterior

Flashcard 3: Volkmanns ischemic contracture is a result of scarring / stiffening / shortening of the _____ muscles

Answer: forearm

Flashcard 4: Boxer's Fractures are caused by a fracture of the metacarpal _____

Answer: neck

Flashcard 5: Piriformis syndrome is caused by hypertrophy or injury to the piriformis muscle, compressing structures traveling through the ____. Name the 8 structures passing below the piriformis muscle:

Answer: Greater sciatic foramen 1. Sciatic nerve 2. Inferior gluteal nerve 3. Inferior gluteal vessels 4. Internal pudendal vessels 5. Pudendal nerve 6. Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh 7. Nerve to obturator internus 8. Nerve to quadratus femoris

Extra: Structures passing through the greater sciatic foramen (GSF) are categorized by their relationship to the piriformis muscle: **Above Piriformis:** 1. Superior gluteal nerve 2. Superior gluteal artery 3. Superior gluteal vein **Below Piriformis:** 1. Sciatic nerve (most commonly compressed in Piriformis Syndrome) 2. Inferior gluteal nerve 3. Inferior gluteal vessels 4. Internal pudendal vessels 5. Pudendal nerve 6. Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh 7. Nerve to obturator internus 8. Nerve to quadratus femoris *Note: The pudendal nerve and internal pudendal vessels pass out of the GSF and back into the lesser sciatic foramen to reach the perineum.*

Flashcard 6: The rotator cuff muscles are innervated primarily by _____

Answer: C5-C6 ((nerve roots))

Flashcard 7: What is the lateral border of the femoral triangle? _____

Answer: Sartorius muscle

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gross-anatomy/videos/anterior-and-medial-thigh-knee?index=8] https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki

Flashcard 8: Muscles of the _____ eminence are innervated by the ulnar nerve

Answer: hypothenar

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gross-anatomy/videos/hand?index=7] https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki

Flashcard 9: A fracture of the _____ clavicle is the most common clavicle fracture

Answer: middle third

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki

Flashcard 10: Clawing of the hand is best seen with _____ lesions of the median or ulnar nerves

Answer: distal

Extra: https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki

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