Upper Limb
Shoulder girdle, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand bones, joints, muscles, tendons, nerves and vessels.
How to prepare for the current First FRCR
Build precise radiological-anatomy recall across modalities, then connect each Physics statement to image formation, quality, dose, safety and current UK regulation.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Shoulder girdle, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand bones, joints, muscles, tendons, nerves and vessels.
Exam cue: Establish projection or cross-sectional plane, then move from bones and joints to named compartments, tendons, nerves and vessels.
Concept 2
Differentiate carpal bones, rotator-cuff tendons, flexor and extensor compartments and major neurovascular bundles.
Exam cue: Differentiate carpal bones, rotator-cuff tendons, flexor and extensor compartments and major neurovascular bundles.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Ignoring rotation or laterality, causing a correct structure to be assigned to the wrong side or compartment.
Guardrail: Read the image marker and command before committing; a correct structure with wrong side or insufficient specificity can lose marks.
Memory anchors
What anchors shoulder imaging orientation?
Glenoid, humeral head, acromion, coracoid, clavicle and scapular body.
How should the rotator cuff be mapped?
Trace subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor from muscle to tendon insertion.
How are carpal bones recalled in imaging order?
Identify proximal and distal rows from the radial to ulnar side and confirm relation to radius, ulna and metacarpals.
How should an upper-limb nerve be identified?
Use its compartment, accompanying vessel, course and expected motor or sensory territory.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
Which bone forms the anterior part of the glenoid fossa's superior arch through the coracoid process?
Which rotator-cuff tendon inserts on the lesser tuberosity of the humerus?
Answer all questions to submit.
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