Bones Of Arm Flashcards
What does the humerus form
Arm
At the proximal end the humerus articulates with what
Head articulates with the glen our cavity of the scapula
Area inferior to the head
Anatomical neck
What is the location of the Intertubercular sulcus
Anterior and lateral to the neck
What is the function of the tunercules of the humerus
Sites of attachment
What is on both sides of the intertubercular sulcus
Greater and lesser tubercles
What is distal to the tubercles
Surgical neck
What is significant about the surgical neck
Most frequently fractured part of humerus
What is the deltoid tuberosity
Where the deltoid muscle attaches to the humerus
Location of deltoid tuberosity
Midway down the shaft
What is the radial groove
Marks the course of the radial nerve
The coronoid fossa and old random fossa allow what
The ulna to move freely when the elbow is bent and extended
At the distal end of the humerus what articulates with what
The trochlea and capitulum articulates with the bones of the forearm
What is the bone of the humerus like
Single long bone
