E. UPPER LIMB
Topic: Features of individual bones (Upper Limb) (AN8.1 to AN8.6)
? Clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna - side determination, anatomical position and
important features
? Joints formed by the given bone
? Muscle group attachments on above bones
? Identification and naming of bones in articulated hand
? Parts of metacarpals and phalanges
? Peculiarities of pisiform
Topic: Pectoral region (AN9.1 to AN 9.3)
? Pectoralis major, pectoralis minor - attachment, nerve supply and action
? Breast - location, extent, deep relations, structure, age changes, blood supply, lymphatic
drainage, microanatomy and applied anatomy
Topic: Axilla, Shoulder and Scapular region (AN 10.1 to AN10.13)
? Axilla - boundaries and contents
? Axillary artery and tributaries of vein - origin, extent, course, parts, relations and branches
? Brachial plexus - formation, branches, relations, area of supply of branches, course and
? Axillary lymph nodes - anatomical groups and areas of drainage
? Variations in formation of brachial plexus
? Erb's palsy and Klumpke's paralysis - anatomical basis and clinical features*
? Enlarged axillary lymph nodes ? anatomical basis*
? Arterial anastomosis around the scapula*
? Boundaries of triangle of auscultation*
? Deltoid and rotator cuff muscles
? Serratus anterior - attachment and actions
movements, muscles involved, blood supply, nerve supply and applied anatomy
? Anatomical basis of injury to axillary nerve during intramuscular injections*
Topic: Arm and Cubital fossa (AN11.1 to AN11.6)
? Muscle groups of upper arm
? Important nerves and vessels in arm - origin, course, relations, branches (or tributaries),
termination
? Venepuncture of cubital veins - anatomical basis
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? Saturday night paralysis - anatomical basis
? Cubital fossa - boundaries and contents
? Anastomosis around elbow joint*
Topic: Forearm and hand (AN12.1 to AN12.15)
? Ventral forearm - muscle groups with attachments, nerve supply and actions
termination
? Flexor retinaculum - identification and attachments
? Anatomical basis of carpal tunnel syndrome
? Small muscles of hand
? Blood vessels and nerves in hand - course and branches
? Anatomical basis of claw hand
? Fibrous flexor sheaths, ulnar bursa, radial bursa and digital synovial sheaths
? Infection of fascial spaces of palm*
? Origin, course, relations, branches (or tributaries), termination of important nerves and
vessels of back of forearm
? Wrist drop - anatomical basis
? Compartments deep to extensor retinaculum
Topic: General Features, joints, radiographs and surface marking (AN13.1 to AN13.8)
? Fascia of upper limb and compartments
? Veins of upper limb
? Lymphatic drainage of upper limb
? Elbow joint, proximal and distal radio-ulnar joints, wrist joint and first carpometacarpal
joint - type, articular surfaces, capsule, synovial membrane, ligaments, relations,
movements, blood and nerve supply
? Sternoclavicular joint, acromioclavicular joint, carpometacarpal joints and
? Bones and joints of upper limb seen in anteroposterior and lateral view radiographs of
shoulder region, arm, elbow, forearm and hand
? Bony landmarks of upper limb - jugular notch, sternal angle, acromial angle, spine of the
scapula, vertebral level of the medial end, inferior angle of the scapula
? Palpation of brachial artery and radial artery
? Testing of muscles: trapezius, pectoralis major, serratus anterior, latissimus dorsi, deltoid,
biceps brachii, brachioradialis
? Development of upper limb*
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Topic: Features of individual bones (Upper Limb) (AN8.1 to AN8.6)
? Clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna - side determination, anatomical position and
important features
? Joints formed by the given bone
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? Peculiarities of clavicle? Muscle group attachments on above bones
? Identification and naming of bones in articulated hand
? Parts of metacarpals and phalanges
? Peculiarities of pisiform
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? Scaphoid fracture and basis of avascular necrosis*Topic: Pectoral region (AN9.1 to AN 9.3)
? Pectoralis major, pectoralis minor - attachment, nerve supply and action
? Breast - location, extent, deep relations, structure, age changes, blood supply, lymphatic
drainage, microanatomy and applied anatomy
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? Development of breast*Topic: Axilla, Shoulder and Scapular region (AN 10.1 to AN10.13)
? Axilla - boundaries and contents
? Axillary artery and tributaries of vein - origin, extent, course, parts, relations and branches
? Brachial plexus - formation, branches, relations, area of supply of branches, course and
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relations of terminal branches? Axillary lymph nodes - anatomical groups and areas of drainage
? Variations in formation of brachial plexus
? Erb's palsy and Klumpke's paralysis - anatomical basis and clinical features*
? Enlarged axillary lymph nodes ? anatomical basis*
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? Latissmus dorsi and trapezius- location, attachment, nerve supply and actions? Arterial anastomosis around the scapula*
? Boundaries of triangle of auscultation*
? Deltoid and rotator cuff muscles
? Serratus anterior - attachment and actions
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? Shoulder joint - type, articular surfaces, capsule, synovial membrane, ligaments, relations,movements, muscles involved, blood supply, nerve supply and applied anatomy
? Anatomical basis of injury to axillary nerve during intramuscular injections*
Topic: Arm and Cubital fossa (AN11.1 to AN11.6)
? Muscle groups of upper arm
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? Biceps and triceps brachii? Important nerves and vessels in arm - origin, course, relations, branches (or tributaries),
termination
? Venepuncture of cubital veins - anatomical basis
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? Saturday night paralysis - anatomical basis
? Cubital fossa - boundaries and contents
? Anastomosis around elbow joint*
Topic: Forearm and hand (AN12.1 to AN12.15)
? Ventral forearm - muscle groups with attachments, nerve supply and actions
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? Nerves and vessels of forearm - origin, course, relations, branches (or tributaries),termination
? Flexor retinaculum - identification and attachments
? Anatomical basis of carpal tunnel syndrome
? Small muscles of hand
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? Movements of thumb and muscles involved? Blood vessels and nerves in hand - course and branches
? Anatomical basis of claw hand
? Fibrous flexor sheaths, ulnar bursa, radial bursa and digital synovial sheaths
? Infection of fascial spaces of palm*
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? Dorsal forearm - muscle groups, attachments, nerve supply and actions? Origin, course, relations, branches (or tributaries), termination of important nerves and
vessels of back of forearm
? Wrist drop - anatomical basis
? Compartments deep to extensor retinaculum
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? Extensor expansion ? identification and formationTopic: General Features, joints, radiographs and surface marking (AN13.1 to AN13.8)
? Fascia of upper limb and compartments
? Veins of upper limb
? Lymphatic drainage of upper limb
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? Dermatomes of upper limb*? Elbow joint, proximal and distal radio-ulnar joints, wrist joint and first carpometacarpal
joint - type, articular surfaces, capsule, synovial membrane, ligaments, relations,
movements, blood and nerve supply
? Sternoclavicular joint, acromioclavicular joint, carpometacarpal joints and
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metacarpophalangeal joints*? Bones and joints of upper limb seen in anteroposterior and lateral view radiographs of
shoulder region, arm, elbow, forearm and hand
? Bony landmarks of upper limb - jugular notch, sternal angle, acromial angle, spine of the
scapula, vertebral level of the medial end, inferior angle of the scapula
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? Surface projection of cephalic and basilic vein? Palpation of brachial artery and radial artery
? Testing of muscles: trapezius, pectoralis major, serratus anterior, latissimus dorsi, deltoid,
biceps brachii, brachioradialis
? Development of upper limb*
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