General Anatomy (Muscle & arteries/veins) - Irene Gold Booklet :)

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What are the rotator cuff muscles?

supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis

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What nerve innervates teres minor

axillary nerve

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What is the only rotator cuff muscle that does not insert on the greater tuberosity

Subscapularis (inferior tuberosity)

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What rotator cuff muscle does internal rotation

Subscapularis

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What rotator cuff muscle abducts the arm

Supraspinatus

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actions of latissimus dorsi

extends, adducts, and medially (internally) rotates humerus

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actions of pectoralis major

flexes, adducts, and medially (internally) rotates humerus

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actions of serratus anterior

Protracts and abducts scapula

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Function of rhomboid muscles

Adduct and retract scapula

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What nerve innervates serratus anterior

Long thoracic nerve

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The rhomboids and the levator scapulae muscles are all innervated by

Dorsal scapular nerve

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Function of pectoralis minor

Depresses humerus

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Actions of teres major

Extends, adducts, internally rotates arm

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What innervates pectoralis major

Medial and lateral pectoral nerve

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What is the origin of the long head of bicep vs short head

Supraglenoid tubercle; coracoid process of scapula

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function of coracobrachialis

flexes and adducts arm

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The arm muscles that make up the anterior compartment are all innervated by what nerve

Musculocutaneous nerve

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What muscles make up the posterior compartment of the arm

Triceps

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What nerve supplies the triceps

Radial nerce

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What nerve supplies the pronator teres

Median nerve

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T/F the flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi radialis are both innervated by the median nerve

False - flexor carpi ulnaris from ulnar nerve

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What are the two parts of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle

Humeral head (medial epicondyle) and ulnar head (olecranon)

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What 3 locations does the flexor carpi ulnari insert on

Pisiform, hook of hamate, base of 5th MCP

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Where does the flexor carpi radialis insert

Base of the 2nd and 3rd MCP

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What muscles make up the superficial layer of the anterior forearm

pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, flexor carpi ulnaris

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What muscles make up the deep layer of the anterior forearm

flexor pollicus longus, flexor digitorum profundus, pronator quadratus

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What is the only muscle in teh intermediate layer of the anterior forearm

Flexor digitorum superficialis

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What innervates the flexor digitorum profundus

median and ulnar nerves

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T/F the anterior interosseous nerve innervates the muscles of the deep layer of anterior forearm

False - inneravtes flexor pollicus longus and pronator quadratus but not flexor digitorum profundus

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All muscles of the anterior compartment of the thigh are innervated by the ________ nerve except _________

Femoral; Psoas major (spinal nerve L2-3)

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What muscles cross both the hip and the knee joint

Rectus femoris, sartorius

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What is the function of the vastus medialis, intermedius and lateralis muscles

Extends leg

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Functions of sartorius muscle

Flexes knee, flexes hip, externally rotates hip

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What anterior thigh muscles insert on the lesser trochanter of femur

Psoas major and iliacus

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What are the muscles insert the lateral thigh compartment

TFL, glute max/med/min, piriformis

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All of the lateral thigh muscles are innervated by ______ except _______

Superior gluteal nerve; gluteus maximus (inferior gluteal nerve)

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Function of TFL

Abducts thigh, stabilizes IT band

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What is the function of the gluteus muscles

Abducts thigh and internally rotates, glute max also does extension

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Function of piriformis

Externally rotates hip

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What thigh muscles make up the medial compartment

Adductor brevis/longus/magnus, gracilis, pectineus

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What nerve innervates all muscles of the medial thigh compartment

Obturator nerve (*pectineus and adductor Magnus have dual innervation)

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What is the dual innervation of adductor Magnus

Obturator and tibial nerves

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What is the dual innervation to the pectineus muscle

Obturator and femoral nerves

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What thigh muscle runs from the pubic symphyis to the tibia

Gracilis

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All of the thigh muscles in the medial compartment adduct and flex the thigh except for ______

Adductor Magnus (adducts and extends thigh)

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Where does the adductor Magnus insert

linea aspera and adductor tubercle of femur

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What are the thigh muscles of the posterior compartment

Biceps femoris (long and short head), semimembranosus, semitendinosus

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What is the action of ALL the posterior thigh muscles

Flex knee, externally rotates knee, extend hip

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Describe the innervation of biceps femoris

Long head- tibial nerve, short head- common peroneal nerve

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What muscles make up the pes anserine

Tendons of semitendinosus, gracilis, and sartorius

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Where is the pes anserine

Medial knee

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All of the posterior thigh muscles have an origin on the ischial tuberosity except _______

Short head of biceps femoris (linea aspera)

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What bony structure seperates the greater and lesser sciatic notches

Ischial spine

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What ligament transports the sciatic notches into the sciatic foramen

sacrospinous ligament

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What structures pass through the lesser sciatic foramen

obturator internus muscle, nerve to obturator internus, pudendal nerve, internal pudendal vessels

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T/F the piriformis muscle, superior gluteal nerve & artery, and sciatic nerve all pass through the greater sciatic foramen

True

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What are the borders of the femoral triangle

Lateral: sartorius

Medial: adductor longus

Superior: inguinal ligament

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What is the contents of the femoral triangle from medial to lateral

Femoral vein, femoral artery, femoral nerve (VAN)

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Muscles of the anterior lower leg are all innervated by _______

Deep peroneal nerve

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What muscles make up the anterior compartment of lower leg

Extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallicus longus, tibialis anterior, peroneus tertius

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All of the anterior lower leg muscles have a connection to ______

The interosseus membrane

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T/F the extensor hallicus longus helps to invert the ankle

True

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Function of peroneus tertius

Dorsiflexes ankle, eversion ankle

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What muscles make up the lateral compartment of lower leg

Peroneus brevis, peroneus longus

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What nerve innervates the lateral compartment of lower leg

Superficial peroneal nerve

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Action of the muscles insert the lateral compartment of lower leg

Eversion ankle, planter flexes ankle

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What nerve innervates the posterior compartment of lower leg

Tibial nerve

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What 3 posterior leg muscles insert on the calcaneus

Gastrocnemius, plantaris, soleus

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Function of popliteus

Flexes leg, internally rotates leg

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Describe the origin and insertion of popliteus

Lateral femoral condyle to posterior tibia

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Where does the tibialis posterior muscle insert

Navicular, cuneiform, cuboid and 2-4 metatarsals

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What nerve innervates the interossei muscles of the foot

Lateral plantar nerve (branch of tibial)

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What muscle abducts the toes

Dorsal interossei

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What muscle adducts toes

Palmar interossei

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What is the innervation to the lumbrical muscles

Lumbrical 1- medial plantar nerve, Lumbricals 2-4 lateral plantar nerve

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Function of the lumbricals

Flexes MTP, extends PIP and DIP

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Branches off the aortic arch

brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery

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The auxiliary artery is a branch off of _______ artery

Subclavian artery

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The brachial artery will branch into what two arteries

Radial and ulnar

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What is the common interosseus artery a branch of

Ulnar artery

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Describe the venous drainage of the medial arm

Basilic vein -> brachial vein -> axillary vein

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Describe the venous drainage of the lateral arm

Cephalic vein -> axillary vein

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Describe the path of how the axillary vein dumps into the superior vena cava

Axillary vein -> subclavian and internal jugular vein -> brachiocephalic vein -> superior vena cava

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What vein connects the cephalic and basilic veins at the elbow?

median cubital vein

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What are the branches of the posterior tibial artery

peroneal artery, medial and lateral plantar arteries

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Describe the pathway to get blood into the popliteal artery

Aorta -> common iliac artery -> external iliac artery -> femoral artery -> popliteal artery

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T/F the femoral artery is a branch off the internal iliac artery

False (external)

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T/F the tibial arteries are a branch off the femoral artery

True (branch into popliteal artery 1st then tibial arteries)

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What branches off the anterior tibial artery

dorsalis pedis artery -> arcuate artery

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Describe the venous drainage from the lateral dorsal venous arch

Lesser (short) saphenous vein -> popliteal vein -> femoral vein

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How does the femoral vein drain into the inferior vena cava

femoral vein -> external & internal iliac veins -> common iliac vein -> inferior vena cava