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Injuries for UL block 1
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05/30/2007

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Term
Injury to Axillary nerve
Definition
1)deltoid - weakened abduction of arm
2)numbness in upper arm
Term
medial pectoral nerve
Definition
supplies both pect major and pect minor
Term
lateral pectoral nerve
Definition
supplies only pect major
Term
Injury to Musculocutaneous nerve
Definition
unable to flex forearm, weakened arm flexion.... b/c muscles innervated are biceps brachii, coracobrachialis, brachialis, (and skin innervation of lateral side of forearm)
Term
Injury to Radial nerve
Definition
inability to extend forearm, elbow, wrist, and slightly weakened extension of arm (b/c lat. dorsi is powerful arm extensor)
Term
Injury to Suprascapular nerve
Definition
inability to initiate arm abduction... since this innervates supraspinatous muscle.
Term
Injury to Long Thoracic nerve
Definition
winging of scapula..since it innervates Seratus Anterior
Term
Median nerve supplies what
Definition
all muscles on anterior side of forearm--> all forearm flexors except FCU and FDP of 4th and 5th digit.. also supplies 5 muscles in hand --> 3 thenar muscles and lumbricals of IF and MF
Term
Inability to make OK sign
Definition
damage to Anterior Interosseous Nerve.. innervates PQ, FPL and lateral half of FDP..
Term
Ulnar Nerve
Definition
major supplier in hand... innervates everything median nerve does not.. in forearm, FCU and FDP to 4th and 5th digit. in hand, everything except lumbricals 2,3 and thenar muscles.
Term
clawing of hand
Definition
damage to ulnar nerve
Term
ape hand
Definition
damage to median nerve
Term
drop wrist
Definition
damage to radial nerve
Term
bye bye action
Definition
lumbricals flex MCPJ and extend PIPJ and DIPJ
Term
One of few instances where nerve is on superficial side of muscle rather than deep side
Definition
long thoracic innervating Seratus Anterior
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