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Contents – Articular surfaces Ligaments Bursae Relations Blood supply Nerve supply Muscles producing movements Applied Introduction – Ball & socket type of Synovial joint. Articular Surfaces The joint is  formed by articulation of  the glenoid cavity of scapula  & head of  the  humerus.  Therefore, it  is  also known the  glenohumeral  articulation. The glenoid cavity is too …

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1) Definition 2) Muscles &Joints involved 3) Functional Significance 4) Axis of Movement 5) Limiting Factors 1) Definition a) Inversion – a movement in which the medial border of the foot is elevated, so that the sole faces medially. b) Eversion – a movement in which the lateral border of the foot is elevated, so …

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BRONCHOPULMONARY SEGMENTS What is bronchopulmonary segmet? Anatomic, functional, surgical sectors of lung with each segment aerated by Segmental/Tertiary Bronchus. Each segment has a tertiary bronchus, segmental artery, lymph vessels & autonomicnerves but segmental veins lie in the connective tissue b/w adjacent BPS. Thus one segment is drained by more than one vein & one vein drains …

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Introduction Terminal part of the large intestine Situated below the level of Pelvic diaphragm Lies in triangle of perineum b/w left and right Ischioanal Fossa Extent Anorectal junction to Anus Direction Downwards and backwards Relations 1. Anteriorly :  In males – membranous urethra & the bulb of penis In females – lower end of vagina …

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-Shivani Indrekar Chaitanya Inge

-Chaitanya Inge

Site of injury Lower trunk of Brachial plexus Causes Undue abduction of arm while clutching something with hands after a fall from height or birth injury Nerve roots involved C8-T1 Muscles involved Intrinsic muscles of hand (T1) & Ulnar flexors of wrist and fingers (C8) Deformity Claw hand Disability  Cutaneous anaesthesia and analgesia along the …

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Site of injury One region on upper trunk of Brachial plexus where 6 nerves meet (Erb’s point) Causes Undue separation of head from the shoulder due to –  Birth injury  Fall on the shoulder  During anaesthesia Nerve Roots C5-C6 Muscles involved Biceps brachii, Deltoid, Brachialis, Brachioradialis, Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus & Supinator (SBI Bank South Delhi Branch) …

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