MEDIVEERSETHE PRACTICAL HUBUpper Limb
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Shoulder girdle, arm, forearm, hand and wrist.
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Brachial plexus
Distributes motor and sensory fibres to the upper limb; this figure shows regional plexus distribution.
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Supplies most forearm flexors and selected intrinsic hand muscles plus lateral hand sensation.
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Supplies most intrinsic hand muscles and sensation over the medial hand.
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Radial nerve
Main motor nerve of the extensor compartments of arm and forearm.
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Supplies deltoid and teres minor and lateral shoulder skin.
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Supplies the anterior arm compartment and lateral forearm sensation.
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Brachial artery
Major arterial supply of the arm and source of forearm arteries.
Identify · Structures · Viva 1 reference · 4 viva promptsRadial and ulnar arteries
Distribute blood to forearm and hand through communicating arterial networks.
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Superficial veins of upper limb
Drain superficial upper-limb tissues and communicate with deep veins.
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