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| What is the only bony attachment of upper limb to trunk? |
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| sternoclavicular joint--proximal end of clavicle to manubrium of sternum |
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| Pyramid shaped area formed by muscles and bone of shoulder and lateral surface of thoracic wall |
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| What is the glenohumeral joint? |
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| Ball and socket articulation between humerous and glenoid fossa of scapula |
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| What muscles make rotator cuff? |
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Definition
| Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Subscapularis, Teres minor---they connect scapula to humerus and provide support for glenohumeral joint |
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| What is quadrangular space and what passes thru it? |
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Definition
| formed by inferior margin of teres minor, Superior margin of teres major and lateral margin of long head of triceps Brachii. Axillary nerve and posterior circumflex humeral artery |
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| What is triangular space and what is in it? |
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| formed by inf margin of teres minor, superior margin of teres major and medial margin of long head of tricep...contains circumflex scapular artery and vein ("Hee hee") |
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| What is the triangular interval and what passes thru it? |
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| bound by later margin of long head of triceps, inf margin of teres major and shaft of humerus...contains radial nerve and profunda brachii artery and vein |
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| Why are compartments important? |
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Definition
| b/c mucles are wrapped in tigh layers of fascia that are tough--when something inside compartment expands, fascia will not give. pressure in compartment can increase causing compartment syndrome. A whole bunch of pressure can cause ischemia or necrosis... |
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| What makes anterior compartment of upper arm? |
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Definition
| coracobrachialis, brachialis, biceps brachialis |
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| Posterior compartment of upper arm? |
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Definition
| Triceps (LONG, LATERAL, AND MEDIAL HEADS) |
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| What are muscles of anterior Compartment of forearm? |
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Definition
| superficial:Flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi radialis, plmaris longus, pronator teres Intermediate:Flexor digitorum superficialis deep: flexor digitorum profundus, flexor pollicus longus and pronator quadratus |
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