Anatomy of Upper Limb Flashcards
What does pectoral gridle consist of
Clavicle and Scapula
3 Segments of upper limb
Arm proper
Forearm
Hand
What bones do you find in your hand
8 carpal bones in the hand
5 metacarpals in the palm
14 phalanges in the digits
Bones of forearm and arm proper
Forearm - radius nad ulna
Arm proper - humerus
Articulation of clavicle
Articulates laterally with the acromion of the scapula = acromioclavicular joint
Articulates medially with the manubrium of the sternum and 1st rib = sternoclavicular joint
3 processes of the scapula
Acromian
Coracoid Process
Spine
What is ths spinous process of scapula divided into
Supraspinous fossa
Intraspinous fossa
How does scapula articulate with head of humerus
Glanoid cavity - forms the glenohumeral joint
Components of proximal end of humerus
Greater and lesser tubercle
Head
Neck
Shaft
What is the glenohumeral joint
Ball and socket joint
Synovial
Multi-axial
Ligaments and tendons of the sholder joint
Coracohumeral ligament Glenohumeral ligament Transverse humeral ligament Tendom of long head of biceps Rotator cuff muscles and their tendons
Whic parts of the distal humerous articulate with the radius and the ulnar
Capitulum: articulates with the head of the radius
Trochlear – pulley shaped structure, articulates with ulnar
What is the coronoid fossa and its function
Just superior to trochlear = the coronoid fossa.
When the elbow is flexed, a bony process on the ulnar will move into this fossa.
What are the medial ad lateral epicondyles
sites of attachment for muscles and ligaments around the elbow joint
What is located posteriorly on the distal humerus and what is its function
- Olecranon fossa which will house the olecranon process of the ulnar during extension of the elbow
What are the three articulations of the elbw joiunt
Humerus and ulnar
Humerus and radius
Radius and ulnar
Where does pronation and supination of the forearm occur
Proximal radioulnar joint
What ligament supports flexion and extension
collateral ligaments
How does pronation and supination occur
Distally the ulnar notch of the radius slides anteriorly over the convex surface of the head of the ulna
Bones held together during this movement by the interosseous membrane
The articular disc at the distal radio-ulnar joint
Which side of the wrist articulation os convex and concave
Distal end of the radius and the articular disc overlying the distal end of the ulna
Concave
Scaphoid, lunate and triquetrum
Convex
What is the axilla
Gateway to the upper limb – between the neck and arm
Irregular shaped pyramidal shaped space that has
-An inlet/apex that is continuous with the neck
-Skin of the armpit forms the floor
All major structures passing into and out of the upper limb pass through the axilla
What is the cubital fossa
Triangular shaped depression formed by muscles anterior to the elbow joint
A major blood vessel and a major nerve pass through this region, passing from the arm to the forearm