The upper limb extends from the shoulder girdle which attaches the upper limb to the trunk, to the hand.

 

The content covered in this module includes:

• Bones

• Regions

• Muscles

• Joints

• Neurovasculature

  • Arteries

  • Veins

  • Nerves

  • Dermatomes

  • Lymphatics

 

Structure of upper limb section:

• The 'Muscles' section will be covered in the order expressed in the 'Regions' section'.

• Nerve innervations for muscles that you need to know will be covered in the 'Muscles' section and recapped again in the 'Nerves' subsection of 'Neurovasculature' section.

• Muscle actions will be covered in the appropriate 'Joints' section stating the movement the muscle causes on respective joints.