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Regions

Regions of the Upper Limb:

  • Shoulder

  • Arm

  • Forearm

  • Hand

 

 

 

 

 

Shoulder

 

Shoulder region can be split into 3 parts:

  • Anterior axiappendicular muscles (pectoral girdle muscles)

  • Posterior axioappendicular muscles

    • Superficial muscles

    • Deep muscles

  • Scapulohumeral muscles

    • Rotator cuff muscles

    • Deltoid

    • Teres major 

Arm

 

Arm region can be split into 2 parts:

  • Anterior/Flexor compartment

  • Posterior/Extensor compartment

Forearm

 

Forearm region can be split into 2 compartments:

  • Anterior compartment muscles

    • Superficial

    • Intermediate

    • Deep

  • Posterior compartment muscles

    • Hands/wrist

    • Digits/fingers

    • Thumb

Hand

 

Hand region can be split into 5 compartments:

  • Thenar compartment

  • Hypothenar compartment

  • Adductor compartment

  • Lumbricals compartment

  • Interossei compartment

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