Anatomy of the Skeleton (The Upper Limb overview)

Question 1

Clavicle (Collarbone)

Answer 1

Lies horizontally between the sternum and the shoulder at the upper portion of the chest

Question 2

Scapula (Shoulder blade)

Answer 2

The flat triangular-shaped bone at the back

Question 3

Humerus

Answer 3

Name of the bone of the upper bone

Question 4

Glenoid fossa

Answer 4

The concave area on the scapula

Question 5

Glenohumeral joint of the shoulder

Answer 5

Where the head of the humerus meets the glenoid fossa

Question 6

Radius and Ulna bones

Answer 6

Bones found further down the humerus at the elbow joint

Question 7

The wrist

Answer 7

The radius and ulna connect to the carpal bones

Question 8

Carpal bones

Answer 8

-8 carpal bones in total
-Connect to the metacarpal bones

Question 9

Metacarpal bones

Answer 9

-Numbered 1 to 5 from the thumb to the little finger
-1st metacarpal bone is at the base of the thumb
-5th metacarpal bone is at the base of the little finger

Question 10

Phalanges

Answer 10

Bones in which the fingers and thumb contain

Question 11

Types of bones in the fingers

Answer 11

Each finger has a;
-Proximal phalanx
-Middle phalanx
-Distal phalanx

Question 12

Types of bones in the thumb

Answer 12

-Proximal phalanx
-Distal phalanx

Question 13

Joints in the finger (from the base to the tip)

Answer 13

-Metacarpophalangeal Joint (MCP Joint)
-Proximal Interphalangeal Joint (PIP Joint)
-Distal Interphalangeal Joint (DIP Joint)

Question 14

Joints in the thumb

Answer 14

Base of the thumb= Carpometacarpal Joint (CMC Joint)