Upper limb muscles & joints
Product code: HP0504
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Single Side Left or right side of a region / system / organ.
The upper limb is involved in numerous activities of daily living including feeding, object manipulation, non-verbal communication, and self-care. Being able to visualise the position, course or attachments of deeper structures and joints, in relation to more superficial structures is challenging. This Silicone Plastinate provides views of deeply located muscles, tendons, arteries, and nerves of the upper limb, and their layered arrangements. The course, branching and destination of key neurovascular structures can be explored, alongside common points for their access, entrapment, damage, or local block.
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Polymer injected arteries
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Stand mounted
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Human tissue with unique ID
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Full aftersales support
Key features include
General
- Scapula and upper limb, including the lateral part of the clavicle.
- Most veins removed to provide clear views of underlying/nearby structures.
Muscles and regions
- Forearm in a mid-pronation/supination position, and the thumb and fingers partially abducted.
- Various muscles of the shoulder, arm, forearm, and hand.
- Superficial and intermediate layers of muscles are cut, lifted, or reflected to reveal deeper muscles and neurovascular structures.
- Deeper views of key regions, including the triangular space, triangular interval, quadrangular space, cubital fossa, cubital tunnel, carpal tunnel, ulnar (Guyon) canal and radial foveola (anatomical snuffbox).
- Scapula with related scapulohumeral muscles including the rotator cuff and deltoid.
- Position and attachments of various hypaxial muscles of the back and muscles of the thorax to the scapula and humerus.
- Deltoid reflected laterally to reveal the attachments of the rotator cuff muscles, axillary nerve, and coracoacromial ligament.
- Acromioclavicular joint and the conoid and trapezoid ligaments.
- Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint opened and the proximal humerus disarticulated and cut coronally to reveal the glenoid fossa and the attachment of the long head of biceps brachii.
- Elbow joint opened and ulna disarticulated to reveal the articular surfaces of the ulna and distal humerus, the radiohumeral joint and annular ligament (cut).
- Palmar aponeurosis removed to reveal underlying structures in the palm.
- Flexor retinaculum opened, and contents of the carpal tunnel lifted and separated.
- Muscles of the thenar and hypothenar eminences cut and revealed in layers.
- Pulley system of fingers both in-situ and opened to reveal the arrangement of the flexor tendons.
- Posterior (extensor) compartments of the wrist opened and superficial extensor muscles reflected to reveal deeper muscles and their tendons.
- Extensor expansions of the hand, with associated attachments of the muscles of the hand.
Neurovasculature
- Most veins removed to provide clear views of underlying/nearby structures.
- Axillary artery and its relationship with the cords and branches of the brachial plexus.
- Course, relations, and branches of key nerves, including the axillary, musculocutaneous, ulnar, median, and radial nerves.
- Course, relations, and branches of key arteries, including the axillary, brachial, ulnar, and radial.
- Superficial and deep palmar arches and their digital branches.
- Origin, course and relations of the digital nerves and arteries in the hand.
Possible variants or pathology (not guaranteed)
- Branching patterns of vessels, nerves, and nerve plexuses.
- Position and course of vessels and nerves.
- Tortuosity of arteries.
- Arterial aneurysm and atherosclerosis.
- Positioning of the limbs.
- Orthopaedic implants.
- Osteoarthritis and disease-related joint deformity.
- Rheumatological bone and soft tissue changes.
- Morphology and position of muscles.
- Muscle attachment points, morphology, and fibre arrangement.
- Age-related changes to muscles.
- Number and position of intertendinous connections.
Available customisations
- Retain and reflect palmar aponeurosis.
- Please contact us to discuss bespoke customisations.
