Appendicular Skeleton- PECTORAL GIRDLE, ARM/ FOREARM Flashcards
Scapula
Shoulder Blade
Clavicle
Collar Bone
Glenoid Cavity
Notch where humerus meets scapula
Humerus
Upper arm bone
Ulna
Medial arm bone
Radius
Lateral arm bone
Carpus
Wrist
Carpals
Make up Carpus (wrist)
Metacarpus
Palm, 5 metacarpals
Phalalnges
Fingers (14), (proximal, middle and distal phalanx
Anatomical neck of humerus
Small, thin section directly below head of Humerus
Capitulum
Rounded end of a bone that connects to other bones
Coracoid Process of Scapula
Hook-like structure on scapula that aids in stabilization of shoulder joint
Coronoid Fossa of Humerus
Small indentation superior to trochlea of Humerus
Coronoid Process of Ulna
Triangular, forward facing protrusion from top, front of ulna
Deltoid Tuberosity
Triangular protrusion found in the middle third of the anterolateral Humerus (Middle)
Greater Tubercle
Largest protuberance on lateral side of Humerus
Head of Humerus
Most superior part of the Humerus, ball part that connects to the socket
Head of Ulna
Most superior part of the ulna
Inferior Angle of Scapula
Southern-most point of scapulary trinagle
Lateral Border of Scapula
Lateral border of scapula
Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus
Prominence on outside of elbow
Lesser Tubercle
Protuberance (rounded)
Medial Border of Scapula
Medial border of scapula
Medial Epicondyle of Humerus
Inner rounded protuberance of elbow
Nutrient Foramen
Small opening in the shaft of a long bone that allows blood vessels and nerves to supply bone with nutrients
Olecranon Process
A protuberance on upper end of Ulna that forms point of elbow
Olecranon Fossa
Triangular depression in base of Humerus that allows olecranon of ulna to fit in it when arm is extended
Radial Notch of Ulna
Small, oblong depression in lateral side of top of Ulna
Semilunar Notch of Ulna
C-shaped notch at top of Ulna, forms elbow joint
Spine of Scapula
Triangular ridge along upper half of Scapula
Infraspinous Fossa
Lower 3/4 of Scapula
Sternal End of Clavicle
Part of clavicle that connects to the sternum
Styloid Process of Ulna
Forms the wrist bone lump
Superior Angle of Scapula
Uppermost angle in scapular triangle
Supraspinous Fossa
Uppermost triangle of scapula
Surgical Neck of Humerus
Beginning of the shaft of humerus
Ulnar Notch of Radius
Notch in base of Radius where Ulna and Radius meet
Acromial End of Clavicle
End of clavicle that meets the shoulder
Acromial Process
Part of acromial head that extends back towards shoulder blade
Infraspinous Fossa
Depression in flat scapula
Greater Tuberosity
Bone bump at top of humerus that serves as attachment for rotator cuff, shoulder bump
Radial Tuberosity
Anteromedial aspect of proximal part of radius, comes into contact with Ulna shaft
Styloid Process of Radius
Conical projection at base of Radius, serves as part of wrist, anterior