Human Anatomy Vol 1

UPPER LIMB

Case 1

A patient came dehydrated withhistory of diarrhoea

and vomiting, He needed intravenous fluids.

. IAlhich vein is most convenient for intravenous
infusion of glucose and why?
r How does one make the vein prominent?

underl g brachial afiery.

on the arm or by keeping one's hand tightl"v a

Due to this exercise, the venous return gets

Case 2

A female patient of 60 years felt two nodular

swellings in her right axilla.

o What parts of the body have to be examined?

. What is the probable diagnosis of these swellings?

Ans: The parr.s b be exarnined are both the

marn ry glands, axil.la of both sides for lnore

iateral quadrant of her right breast, tlte dra osis

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Skin of nail bed of ring finger is supplied by:

a. Lateral half by median, medial half by ulnar

b. Medial half by median, lateral half by radial

c. Whole by median nerve

d. \Atrhole by ulnar nerve

2. Skin of anterior, medial and lateral sides of arm is
   supplied by all except:
   a. Medial cutaneous nerve of arm
   b. Lateral supraclavicular nerve
   c. Posterior cutaneous nerve of arm
   d. Intercostobrachial nerve

Fig. 7.11 : Lymphangitis

Enlarged

axillary

lymph nodes

Fig.7.12:. Enlarged axillary lymph nodes

(b)

Figs 7.13a and b: (a) Normal upper limb, and (b) lympho-

edema due to removal of axillary lymph nodes in case of

carcinoma of the brpast

(a)

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