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How do you palpate the Bicipital groove?
Place your index finger on one tubercle and the ring finger of the same hand on the other tubercle. The middle finger of the same hand is placed in between the other two fingers to palpate the area of the biciptal groove. The tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii is located in this groove.
Is the coracoid process palpable?
The coracoid process is palpable just below the lateral end of the clavicle (collar bone). It is otherwise known as the “Surgeon’s Lighthouse” because it serves as a landmark to avoid neurovascular damage.
Where is the bicipital groove?
humerus
The bicipital groove (intertubercular groove, sulcus intertubercularis) is a deep groove on the humerus that separates the greater tubercle from the lesser tubercle. It allows for the long tendon of the biceps brachii muscle to pass.
What runs in the bicipital groove?
Bicipital groove (BG) is an indentation on the anterior aspect of proximal part of humerus. This groove allows tendon of long head of biceps brachi muscle enveloped in synovial sheath and ascending branch of anterior circumflex humeral artery to pass through it.
How do you palpate the coronoid process of the mandible?
Palpate the area near the highest point on the zygomatic arch and the caudal border of the coronoid process of the mandible. A depression is felt caudal to the coronoid process. The nerve itself can often be palpated crossing the apex of the coronoid process in a horizontal direction (see Figs.
What is coracoid tenderness?
In conclusion, the present study documents a “coracoid syndrome” characterized by anterior shoulder pain and tenderness to palpation over the apex of the coracoid process at the common tendon origin of the SHB and coracobrachialis muscles; the pain in this syndrome is usually amenable to steroid treatment.
What passes through intertubercular groove?
The bicipital groove (intertubercular groove, sulcus intertubercularis) is a deep groove on the humerus that separates the greater tubercle from the lesser tubercle. It allows for the long tendon of the biceps brachii muscle to pass.
What is bicipital groove in medical terms?
What goes in the intertubercular groove?
The intertubercular sulcus, also known as the intertubercular groove, or bicipital groove, is a groove separating the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus. The tendon of the long head of the biceps muscle runs in this groove and attaches on the supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula.
What passes through the intertubercular groove?
Fibrocartilage lines the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus and protects both the bone and the tendon of the long head of biceps brachii where the tendon passes through the sulcus. It provides a smooth, resilient, lubricated gliding surface on the bone.
Is subclavius palpable?
The subclavian arteries are usually palpable along the medial portion of the supraclavicular fossa.
What does the subclavius do?
The main function of the subclavius muscle is the active stabilization of the clavicle at the sternoclavicular joint during movements of the shoulder and arm. Furthermore, its contraction leads to a depression of the sternal end of the clavicle and subsequent elevation of the first rib.
How do you palpate a mandible?
Palpate directly over the joint while the patient opens and closes the mandible, and the extent of mandibular condylar movement can be assessed. Normally, condylar movement is easily felt. Have the patient close slowly, and you will feel the condyle move posteriorly against your finger.