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What is the general function of the upper limb

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  • upper limb is designed for mobility to maximise mechanical and sensory function of the hand
  • large range of motion and hand actions (power,hook and precision grip, pushing with palm, using fist etc)
  • proximal (larger) muscles position the hand (much more mobile then lower limb)
  • distal (smaller) muscles for fine motor movement
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Joints and region of the upper limb

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  • shoulder
  • elbow
  • wrist
  • hand and fingers
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Compartments of the arm

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  • anterior and posterior
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Compartments of the forearm

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Anterior
Posterior

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Blood supply of the arm

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The subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery as it passes across the lateral border of the first rib

Main blood supple of the muscles of the arm:
- anterior compartment: brachial
- posterior compartment: deep brachial

Deep veins run parallel with the arteries and have the same name as the arteries

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Blood supply of the forearm and hand

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The brachial artery devides just below the elbow joint into radial and ulnar arteries

Main blood supply of the muscles of the forearm:
- anterior compartment: radial and ulnar
- posterior compartment: posterior interosseous (branch of the ulnar artery)

Main blood supply of the hand
- superficial palmar arch
- deep palmar arch

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Veins of the upper limb

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  • cephallic vein (drains lateral aspect)
  • basilic vein (drains medial)
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What is a venepuncture

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  • often used for blood collection or intravenous fluid/drug administration
  • commonly done through the median cubical vein (MCV)
  • MCV connects the basilica vein and the cephalic vein
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Three plexuses in the body:

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  • cervical: supplies the neck
  • brachial: supply’s the upper limb
  • lumbosacral: supplies lower limb (derived from the anterior rami of L1- S4)
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Brachial plexus innervates the..

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Upper limb

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What is the brachial plexus formed from?

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The anterior ramifications of C5-T1

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Main branches of the brachial plexus

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  • axillary
  • radial
  • musculocutaneous
  • median
  • ulnar
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What does the axillary nerve supply?

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The deltoid and teres minor

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What does the radial nerve supply?

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Posterior compartment of the arm
Posterior compartment of the forearm

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What foes the musculocutaneous nerve supply

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Anterior compartment of arm

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What is in the anterior compartment of the arm

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  • biceps brachii
  • brachialis
  • coracobrachialis
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What does the median and ulnar nerves supply?

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Anterior compartment of forearm (mostly median nerve)
Intrinsic muscles of the hand (mostly ulnar nerve)

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Bones of the pectorial girdle

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Scapular and clavicle

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What do the Soft tissues of the pectorial girdle act to do

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Ligaments: limit movement, provide stablility
Muscles: mobility and stability

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Functions of the pectorial girdle

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  • attaches upper limb to axial Skelton
  • joints allow scapula to undertake small adjusting movements to keep scapula in contact with thoracic wall
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Key points on the clavicle
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Clavicle fracture
- easily fractured - commonly due to force from falling onto outstretched limb - medial fragment is pulled superiorly by sternocleidomastoid - lateral fragment drops becuase of gravity (may also be pulled medically by pectoral is major
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Key points on the scapular anterior view
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Kwy points on the scapular (posterior view)
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What kind of joint is the sternoclavicular joint
Synovial, saddle joint
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Boney and other components of the sternoclavicular joint
Bony components: - medial end of clavicle - manubrium of sternum - costal cartilage 1 Joint capsule Ligaments Intra-articular disc (improves the congruencey between boney ends and helps with shock absorbtion Stable joint
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What kind of movement is allowed at the sternoclavicular joint
- biaxial movement - movement in two planes
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Important ligaments of the sternoclavicular joint and what movement does it restrict?
Costoclavocualr ligament - hold clavicle down - stop vertical movement Acromioclavicualr joint - relatively unstable in comparison to costoclavocular ligament
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What kind of joint is the acromioclavicualr joint?
- synovial, plane joint
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Boney components of the acromioiclavicular (AC) joint
- acromion (of scapula) - lateral end of clavicle
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Featues of the acromioiclavicular (AC) joint
- joint capsule (weak) - capsular ligaments - intra-articular disc
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Three key ligaments at the AC joint
1. Coracoclavicualr 2. Acromioclaviculat 3. Coracoacromial
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What movements do the ligaments (1. Coracoclavicualr 2. Acromioclaviculat 3. Coracoacromial) in the AC joint prevent
- stop it from moving upwards - stops it from displacing laterally
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What does aromioclavicuar ligament do?
Weak capsular ligaments - stops chromium and clavicuar separating horizonaltlly
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What movement does coracovlavicular joint restrict
- upwards - lateral discplacemtn
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What does the caracoacromial ligament do?
Joins caracoid process and the chromium and caracoid - stops hemeral head from going upwards
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AC joint dislocation
Common in contact sports
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Actions of the glenohumeral joint - movements
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What kind of joint ids the glenohumeral joint
- synovial, ball and socket
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Bony components of the glenohumeral joint
- head of the humerus - glenoid fossa of the scapula
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What kind of range of movement is at the glenohumeral joint ?
Large range of movement due to disproportion (4:1) between the humeral head and glenoid fossa
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What percent of the humeral head is in contact with the fossa
25-30
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What structures stabilise the glenohumeral joint?
- joint capsule - glenohumeral ligaments - glenoid labrum (increases concavity) - rotator cuff muscles
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Features of the capasule of the glenohumeral joint
- attaches to glenoid and anatomical neck of humerus - lax inferiorly - reinforced by glenohumeral ligaments and rotator cuff tendons
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What aspect of the glenohumeral joint is reinforced the most by ligaments? Why
Supported anteriorly but not posteriorly - allows us to elevate our arm - full range of movement
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Glenohumeral joint dislocation
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