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Anatomy Block III- Shoulder, Axilla, Arm, Cubital Fossa

front 1 what are the upper arm regions	back 1 shoulder axilla arm cubital fossa
front 2 what surface of the elbow is the cubital fossa	back 2 anterior
front 3 where does the pectoral girdle wrap around	back 3 axial skeleton
front 4 what does the pectoral girdle articulate with	back 4 humerus

front 5 what consists the bony architecture of the deltoid region	back 5 pectoral girdle humerus
front 6 what bones are part of the pectoral girdle	back 6 clavicle scapula
front 7 what does the spine of the scapula end in	back 7 acromion proces
front 8 where is the acromion process	back 8 seen most laterally

front 9 where is the coracoid process	back 9 seen most anteriorly, serves as attachment point for some muscles
front 10 where is the greater tubercle on the humerus	back 10 more lateral
front 11 where is the lesser tubercle on the humberus	back 11 more medial
front 12 what is between the greater and lesser tubercles	back 12 intratrabecular groove/sulcus

front 13 what are the anterior axioappendicular muscles	back 13 pec major pec minor subclavius serratus anterior
front 14	back 14 a. subclavius b. pec major c. serratus anterior
front 15	back 15 a. serratus anterior
front 16	back 16 a. descending part of trapezius b. middle part of trapezius c. deltoid d. teres major e. ascending part of trapezius f. latissimus dorsi g. teres major h. rhomboid major i. rhomboid minor j. levator scapulae k. teres minor

front 17 what is the action of the anterior axioappendicular msucles	back 17 move pectoral girdle
front 18 where does pec major insert	back 18 anterior humerus
front 19 what are the actions of pec marjo	back 19 adduction and flexion of arm depress scapula also
front 20	back 20 a. sternocostal head of pec major b. clavicular head of pec major

front 21 what levels does the pec major clavicular head use	back 21 C5-C6 (lateral pectoral , but not C7)
front 22 what levels does the sternocostal pec major head use	back 22 C7-T1 (C7 lateral and medial pectoral n)
front 23 where does teh clavicular head of pec major come off of	back 23 clavicle
front 24 where does the sternocostal head of the pec major come off	back 24 sternum and ribs

front 25 what is the action of pec minor	back 25 stabilizes scapula
front 26 what does pec minor attach to	back 26 ribs 3, 4, 5 to coracoid process
front 27 what innervates pec minor	back 27 medial pectoral nerve
front 28 what levels make up the medial pectoral nerve	back 28 C8-T1

front 29 where is the subclavius	back 29 small muscle under clavicle
front 30 what does the subclavius do	back 30 holds clavicle down
front 31 what nerve innervates subclavius and what are its levels	back 31 nerve to subclavius (C5-C6)
front 32 what is the action of serratus anterior	back 32 draws scapula anteriorly along thoracic cage and hold it against thoracic wall (winged scapula when long thoracic nerve injured)

front 33 where does the serratus anterior come off	back 33 medial border of scapula then forward to attach to the ribs
front 34 what are the superficial posterior axioappendicular muscles (extrinsic shoulder)	back 34 trapezius and latissimus dorsi
front 35 where do superficial posterior axioappendicular msucles originate from	back 35 axial skeleton
front 36 what is the role of the trapezius	back 36 elevate, depress, retract scapula

front 37 what innervates the trapezius	back 37 spinal accessry nerve
front 38 what supplies the sensory to the trapezius	back 38 C3 and C4
front 39 what is the role of the latissimus dorsi	back 39 extend, adducts arm
front 40 where does the lat attach	back 40 to humerus distal to shoulder joint

front 41 what innervates the lat and what are its levels	back 41 thoracodorsal nerve C6-C8
front 42 what are teh deep posterior axioappendicular msucles	back 42 levator scapulae rhomboid major rhomboid minor
front 43 what do the deep posteiror axioappendicular msucles do	back 43 help rotate scapula
front 44 what does tehe levator scapula do	back 44 elevate scapula and rotate scapula

front 45 what does the rhomboid major do	back 45 retract scapula and rotate scapula
front 46 what does the rhomboid minor do	back 46 retract scapula and rotate scapula
front 47 what innervates the deep posterior axioappendicular muscles	back 47 dorsal scapular nerve C5
front 48 where do the scapulohumeral muscles originate	back 48 pectoral girdle

front 49 what do the scapulohumeral muscles act on	back 49 shoulder region
front 50 what are the actions of the deltoid	back 50 abducts, flexes, extends arm
front 51 why is the deltoid so powerful	back 51 multipennate structure with several central tendons with lots of fibers angled into it
front 52 which part of the delt flexes the arm	back 52 frontal

front 53 which part of the delt extends the arm	back 53 rear
front 54 what innervates the delt and what levels	back 54 axillary nerve C5-C6
front 55 where is teres major	back 55 above latissimus dorsi
front 56 what innervates teres major (nerve and levels)	back 56 C5-C6 lower subscapular nerve

front 57 what is the actino of teres major	back 57 helps adduct the arm and does some rotation?
front 58 what are the rotator cuff muscles	back 58 supraspinatus infraspinatus teres major subscapularis
front 59	back 59 a. supraspinatus b. subscapularis (anterior view)
front 60	back 60 a. infraspinatus b. teres minor c. supraspinatus

front 61 where is the supraspinatus	back 61 superior to spine of scapula
front 62 does the supraspinatus rotate	back 62 no
front 63 what does supraspinatus do	back 63 helps initiate abduction until in a more advantageous position so deltoid can help
front 64 what usually gets hurt in rotator cuff injuries	back 64 supraspinatus

front 65 where is infraspinatus	back 65 below spine of scapula
front 66 what is the action of infraspinatus	back 66 lateral rotator of arm
front 67 where is teres major	back 67 inferior border of scapula
front 68 what does teres minor do	back 68 lateral rotator

front 69 what innervates teres minor	back 69 axillary nerve C5-C6
front 70 where is subscapularis	back 70 in subscapular fossa between scapula and thoracic cage
front 71 what does subscapularis do	back 71 provides medial rotation helps decelerate arm after a throw (eccentric contractions help slow arm down)
front 72 what innervates the subscapularis	back 72 upper and lower subscapular nerve C5-C7

front 73 what is the axilla	back 73 pyramidal space just inferior to glenohumeral joint
front 74	back 74 a. pec minor b. coracobrachialis c. short head of biceps brachii d. long head of biceps brachii e. deltoid f. infraspinatus bursa g. infraspinatus h. subscapularis i. serratus anterior j. long thoracic nerve k. pectoralis major muscle
front 75 what is the apex of the axilla	back 75 open space between axilla and posterior triangle of neck
front 76 what bones are in the apex of the axilla	back 76 scapula clavicle first rib

front 77 what makes up the base of the axilla	back 77 skin and fascia: concave, forming axillary fossa
front 78 what makes up the anterior wall of the axilla	back 78 pec major pec minor anterior axillary fold is the most inferior part
front 79 what makes up the posterior wall of the axilla	back 79 scapula subscapularis teres major latissimus dorsi posterior axillary fold is most inferior part
front 80 what makes up the medial wall of the axilla	back 80 thoracic wall and serratus anterior

front 81 what makes up the lateral wall of the axilla	back 81 intertubecular sulcus on humerus where muscles insert around on medial side of humerus
front 82 wht are the neurovascular contents of the axilla	back 82 axillary vein brachial plexus axillary artery
front 83 where is the first part of the axillary artery	back 83 between first rib and medial border of pec minor
front 84 what artery comes off the first part of the axillary artery	back 84 superior thoracic artery

front 85	back 85 no data
front 86	back 86 no data
front 87	back 87 no data
front 88 where is the 2nd part of the axillary artery	back 88 deep to pec minor

front 89 what are the branches off the 2nd part of the axillary artery	back 89 thoracoacromial artery lateral thoracic artery
front 90 where does the thoracoacromial artery come off the 2nd part of the axillary artery	back 90 just medial to pec minor
front 91 what re teh branches off the thoracoacromial artery	back 91 pectoral deltoid acromial clavicular
front 92 where does the lateral thoracic artery extend	back 92 down thoracic cage on lateral border if not deep to pec minor

front 93 where is the third part of the axillary artery	back 93 between pec minor and teres major
front 94 what are teh branches off the 3rd part of teh axillary artery	back 94 subscapular artery anterior circumflex artery posterior circumflex artery
front 95	back 95 no data
front 96 what does the subscapular artery soon become	back 96 circumflex scapular artery thoracodorsal artery

front 97 where does the circumflex scapular artery go and what does it anastomose with	back 97 curls around and anastomosse with suprascapular artery in back part of shoulder
front 98 where does the thoracodorsal artery go	back 98 cursl around inferior border of scapula and anastomoses with intercostal arteries
front 99 why is there anastomosing around scapula	back 99 because it moves so much
front 100 where do the anterior and posteiror circumflex humeral arteries go	back 100 wrap around head of humerus

front 101 what do humeral fractures cause problems with arterially	back 101 anterior and posterior circumflex humeral arteries, can lead to avascular necrosis
front 102 wht type of fascia is in the arm	back 102 superficial fascia deep fascia
front 103 what is within the superficial fascia	back 103 cutaneous nerves and superficial veins and lymphatics
front 104 what is the deep/brachial fascia continuation of	back 104 pectoral fascia, becomes deep fascia of forearm

front 105 what does the deep fascia of the arm do	back 105 divides into compartments of arm
front 106 what is the bone of the arm	back 106 humerus
front 107 what is the shared action of the anterior compartment of the arm	back 107 elbow flexion
front 108	back 108 no data

front 109 what are the muscles of the anterior compartment of the arm	back 109 biceps brachii coracobrachialis brachialis
front 110 what is the action of biceps brachii	back 110 elbow flexion helps flex shoulder too
front 111 where does the short head of biceps brachii insert	back 111 coracoid process
front 112 where does long head of biceps brachii insert	back 112 travels in intertrabecular groove/sulcus and attaches to superior portion of glenoid, part of scapula

front 113 does biceps brachii have an insertion on the humerus	back 113 no
front 114 what does coracobrachialis do	back 114 shoulder flexor
front 115 whwere does coracobrachialis insert	back 115 mid distal humerus
front 116 where does brachialis attach to the humerus	back 116 lower half

front 117 where does brachialis attach other than to humerus	back 117 ulna
front 118 what is the major action of the brachialis	back 118 major forearm flexor
front 119 what artery and vein supply the anteiror compartment	back 119 brachial artery and vein
front 120 what nerves run in the anterior compartment of the arm	back 120 proximal 1/2 of ulnar nerve median nerve musculocutaneous nerve

front 121 what doe the musculocutaneous nerve give off	back 121 lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm
front 122 what is the shared action of the posterior arm compartmetn	back 122 elbow extension
front 123	back 123 no data
front 124 what are the trhee heads of the triceps brachii	back 124 long head lateral head medial head

front 125 where does the long head of the triceps brachii run	back 125 crosses shoulder joint and attaches to scapula
front 126 what does teh triceps brachii do	back 126 elbow extension, shoulder extension with long head
front 127 where does the lateral head of the triceps brachii attach	back 127 proximal humerus
front 128 what does the anconeus look like	back 128 triangle

front 129 where does the anconeus originate and insert	back 129 lateral epicondyle of humerus to ulna
front 130 what does the anconeus do	back 130 some elbow extension
front 131 what artery gives blood to the posterior compartment of the arm	back 131 deep brachial artery, which runs on the posterior side of the humerus
front 132 what nerve innervates the posterior compartment of the arm	back 132 radial nerve

front 133 where is teh distal 1/2 of teh ulnar nerve	back 133 very superficial, hitting elbow hits ulnar nerve
front 134 what supplies cutaneous innervation to the upper shoulder	back 134 supraclavicular nerves
front 135	back 135 no data
front 136	back 136 no data

front 137	back 137 no data
front 138 what supplies cutaneous innervation to the upper lateral arm	back 138 cutaneous branches of axillary nerve
front 139 what supplies cutaneous innervation to medial arm	back 139 intercostobrachial nerve
front 140 what supplies cutaneous innervation to medial and anterior arm	back 140 medial brachial cutaneous nerve

front 141 what supplies cutaneous innervation to posterior and lower lateral arm	back 141 cutaneous branches of radial nerve
front 142	back 142 no data
front 143 what is the cubital fossa	back 143 triangular region on anterior side of elbow joint
front 144 what is the superior border of the cubital fossa	back 144 line connecting epicondyles of humerus

front 145 what is the lateral border of the cubital fossa	back 145 brachioradialis; helps hold elbow flexion
front 146 what is the medial border of the cubital fossa	back 146 pronator teres
front 147 what is the bicipital aponeurosis	back 147 continuation of biceps brachii tendon onto the forearm fascia
front 148 what provides the arterial supply to the cubital fossa	back 148 brachial artery, divides into radial and ulnar

front 149 wht provides the venous drainage to the cubital fossa	back 149 brachial veins, typically paired
front 150 what nerves run in the cubital fossa	back 150 median nerve radial nerve