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Whatisalimb?
Sensorytoupperlimb
Makingitmove
Bonesandjoints
Musclesandnerves
Vascularsupply
Surfaceanatomy
(musclestudyhint)
Whatisalimb?
Ventralsomaticoutgrowthofoutertube
Bones(withbone,cartilage,marrow,NAV,
etc.)
Joints
Muscle
Nerves
Vascularsupply
Novisceraallinnervationissomatic
(motororsensory)fromventralramusof
spinalnerve(exceptautonomicstoblood
vessels)
Sensoryfromlimb
(dermatomes/sensoryskin
segmentsfromspine)
Dermatomesextend
overlimbs
Twistedorientation
reflectstwistingoflimb
duringdevelopment
Namednervesgenerally
innervateskinover
musclesthatthey
innervate
Sensoryterritoryofnerves
Brachialplexusservestore
directspinalroutesinto
namednervescovering
certainterritory
Cutaneous branches of
medial cord/ulnar nerve
UpperLimbSkeleton(oldhat?)
Scapula
Humerus
Radius,ulna
Carpalsproximal,
distal
Digits
Metacarpals
Phalanges
Joints
JOINT BETWEEN MOVEMENT TYPE
Muscles
ofScapula
IfINSERTIONonscapula=Move
scapula
Rhomboids
Trapezius
PectoralisMinor
SerratusVentralis
LevatorScapulae
IfORIGINonscapula=MoveArm
pg299
Subscapularis
Rotator
Supraspinatus
Cuff
Infraspinatus
TeresMinor
TeresMajor
LatissimusDorsi(partialOonscap)
Coracobrachialis
UselocationofInsertiontodetermineexactmovement!!
BrachialPlexus
M&M,Fig.14.11
PosteriorCompartmentposteriorcord
Anteriorcompartmentmedial,lateralcords
Nameofcordisrelativetoaxillaryartery
ANTERIORMUSCLES
MC
Biceps
brachialis
POSTERIORMUSCLES
Median
Muscles(radialnerve)
Forearmflexors
Triceps
Thumbintrinsics(1M$nerve)
Anconeus
Ulnar
Brachioradialis
Flexorcarpiulnaris
Carpal,digitextensors
Handintrinsics
Musclesandnervesbycompartment
PosteriorCompartmentofForearm
LateralEpicondyle
Extensordigitorum
Extensorcarpiulnaris
PosteriorView
Brachioradialis
ExtCarpiRadialisLongus
AnteriorCompartmentForearm
pg302
MedialEpicondyle
Brachioradialis
PronatorTeres
FlexorCarpiRadialis
FlexorCarpiUlnaris
FlexorRetinaculum
AnteriorView
FlexorDigitorumSuperficialis
isdeeptootherflexors
Routesofnerves(inhuman)
MC:betweenbicepsbrachiiandbrachialis
Median:medial/posteriortobiceps,branchesinto
forearmflexorsatelbowthentohandthroughcarpal
tunnel
Recurrentmedian(1M$)superficialatwristtothumbover
thenaremminence)deficitapeshand
Ulnar:medialinarm,posteriortomedialepicondleof
humerus(funnybone)downmedialforearmmedialto
carpaltunnelintopalm
Radial:deepposteriorarmaroundlateralepicondyle
ofhumerustoforearm(deepandsuperficialbranches)
Vascularsupply
Subclavianaxillary
radial(samestreet,new
streetsigneveryblock)
Collateralcirculation
Posterior/anterior
circumflexhumeral
Deepbrachiala.
Radiala.(withmediann.)
deeppalmararch
Ulnara.(withulnarn.)
superficialpalmararch
MedianNerve
UlnarNerve
BrachialArtery
MusculocutaneousNerve
UlnarArtery
WheresRadialNerve?
RadialArtery
MedianNerve
UlnarNerve
Axilla=Armpit
Regionbetweenarmandchest
Boundaries
Ventralpectoralmuscles
Dorsal=latissimusdorsi,teresmajor
subscapularis
Medial=serratusventralis
Lateral=bicipitalgrooveofhumerus
Contents
Axillarylymphnodes,Axillaryvessels
BrachialPlexus
SurfaceAnatomyofUpperLimb
Biceps+Tricepsbrachii
OlecrenonProcess
MedialEpicondyle
CubitalFossa
Anteriorsurfaceelbow
Contents
MedianCubitalVein
BrachialArtery
MedianNerve
Boundaries
Medial=Pronatorteres
Lateral=Brachioradialis
Superior=Linebetweenepicondyles
pg786+784
SurfaceAnatomy
ofUpperLimb
CarpalTunnel
Carpalsconcaveanteriorly
Carpalligamentcoversit
Contains:longtendons,
Mediannerve
Inflammationoftendons=
compressionofMedian
nerve
AnatomicalSnuffbox
pg306,788
Lateral=E.pollicisbrevis
Medial=E.pollicislongus
Floor=scaphoid,styloidof
radius
ContainsRadialArtery
(pulse)
Suggestion:amuscletable
organizedby
Jointcrossed?
Nerveinnervating?
Action?
Compartments?
Alloftheabove?
MUSCLE ACTION ORIGIN
INSERTION INNERVATION
(cordtonerve)
Biceps
Radial
tuberosity
Flex,sup.
Humerus,
glenoid
MedialcordMC.