bones of the upper extremities

Question 1

how many bones in the axial skeleton

Answer 1

80

Question 2

how many bones in the appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

126

Question 3

humerus, radius, ulna, carpal bones, metacarpal bone, phalanges

Answer 3

upper limb

Question 4

femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsal, metatarsal, phalanges

Answer 4

lower limb

Question 5

Pelvic Girdle: is made by which bone?

Question 6

Shoulder girdle: is made by which bones?

Question 7

what bone is the only bone that lies horizontally?

Answer 7

the clavicle

Question 8

an “S” shaped bone, anteriorly convex in the medial 2/3 of its length, while the lateral 1/3 is concave anteriorly.

Answer 8

the clavicle

Question 9

clavicle ends

Answer 9

sternal end at the sternal
acromial end towards the scapula

Question 10

on the clavical, near the sternal end, on the lower surface of the clavicle, is the impression for the ________ ligament.

Answer 10

costoclavicular

Question 11

The ______________ for subclavian muscle attachment muscle lies on the inferior surface of the clavicular body. The prominent _______ tubercle lies near the acromial end close to the _________.

Answer 11

subclavian groove, conoid, trapezoid line

Question 12

is a triangular flat bone that lies on the posterolateral aspect of the thorax, overlying the 2nd–7th ribs

Answer 12

the scapula (shoulder blade)

Question 13

name the boarders of the scapula

Answer 13

the medial (vertebral) border, a lateral border and a superior border.

which are separated from each other by the superior and inferior angles and the truncated lateral angle

Question 14

The anterior or costal surface is flat and slightly concave (_____________).

Answer 14

subscapular foss

Question 15

The dorsal surface is divided by the spine of the scapula into a smaller ______________and a larger __________ fossa

Answer 15

supraspinous fossa, infraspinous fossaa

Question 16

The spine of the scapula has a triangular base medially, which rises laterally to terminate in a flattened process, the _________.

Answer 16

acromion

Question 17

Near the lateral end lies an oval articular facet for articulation with the clavicle, the ___________.

Answer 17

acromial articular facet

Question 18

what is a readily palpable bony point on the scapula?

Answer 18

acromial angle

Question 19

The lateral angle of the scapula bears the ______ cavity

Answer 19

glenoid

Question 20

Below the glenoid cavity lies the ________ tubercle. The neck of the scapula is adjacent to the glenoid cavity.

Answer 20

infraglenoid

Question 21

The _______ process lies above the glenoid cavity. It is bent at a right angle ventro-laterally

Answer 21

coracoid

Question 22

Medial to the base of the coracoid process, on the upper border of the scapula, lies the ___________

Answer 22

suprascapular notch.

Question 23

what does the humerus consist of?

Answer 23

the body and upper (proximal) and lower (distal) ends

Question 24

The proximal end is formed by the ____ of the humerus, adjoining __________, the _____ tubercle, and the _______ tubercle.

Answer 24

The proximal end is formed by the head of the humerus, adjoining anatomical neck, the greater tubercle, and the lesser tubercle.

Question 25

humerus: Between these tubercles, the intertubercular (bicipital) groove or _______ is located.

Answer 25

sulcus

Question 26

The ___________ lies proximally on the body of the humerus

Answer 26

surgical neck

Question 27

humerus: In the middle of the body lies laterally the _____________

Answer 27

deltoid tuberosity.

Question 28

humerus: Behind the deltoid tuberosity, there is very shallow sulcus known as __________ (for the ___________).

Answer 28

radial groove for the radial nerve

Question 29

Humerus: The body may be divided into an antero-medial surface with a medial border, and an antero-lateral surface with a lateral border, which become sharpened distally and is called the

Answer 29

lateral and medial supracondylar ridges.

Question 30

Humerus: The groove for the radial nerve lies on the ________ surface of the body.

Answer 30

posterior

Question 31

Humerus: The distal end of the humerus bears on its medial side the large __________ and on the lateral side the smaller ___________.

Answer 31

medial epicondyle, lateral epicondyle

Question 32

Humerus: The distal end of the humerus—including the trochlea and capitulum, as well as the olecranon, coronoid, and radial fossae—makes up the _______________.

Answer 32

condyle of the humerus

Question 33

Humerus: The condyle has two articular surfaces: a lateral __________ (L., little head) for articulation with the head of the radius and a medial, spool-shaped or pulley-like ________ (L., pulley) for articulation with the proximal end (trochlear notch) of the ulna.

Answer 33

capitulum, trochlea

Question 34

Humerus: The __________ lies proximal to the _________ and proximal to the trochlea is the somewhat larger __________ (Both fossae are on the anterior surface of the distal end)

Answer 34

radial fossa, capitulum, coronoid fossa

Question 35

Humerus: Medial to the trochlea, there is a shallow groove, the sulcus for the ulnar nerve. On the posterior surface above the trochlea is a deep pit, the _____________.

Answer 35

olecranon fossa

Question 36

The _______ is the shorter bone on the lateral side of the forearm and consists of a shaft and proximal and distal ends.

Answer 36

radius

Question 37

Radius: At the proximal end is the head of the radius bearing the ________Radius: articularis, which is continuous with the articular circumference.

Answer 37

fovea

Question 38

Radius: On the transition between the neck of the radius and the shaft lies the ____________

Answer 38

radial tuberosity

Question 39

Radius: At the lower end of the radius lies the styloid process and medial to it, is the _________

Answer 39

styloid process, ulnar notch

Question 40

Radius: The carpal articular surface faces ______

Answer 40

distally

Question 41

Radius: The bony elevation, which lies on the dorsal surface of distal end is called the dorsal tubercle or ________.

Answer 41

Lister’s tubercle

Question 42

The medial and longer of the two forearm bones.

Answer 42

ulna

Question 43

For articulation with the humerus, the ulna has two prominent projections:

Answer 43

The olecranon and the coronoid process

Question 44

projection which projects proximally from its posterior aspect

Answer 44

The olecranon

Question 45

projection which projects anteriorly.

Answer 45

coronoid process

Question 46

The olecranon and coronoid processes form the walls of the trochlear notch.

Answer 46

trochlear notch

Question 47

the tuberosity of the ulna is ________ to the coronoid process

Answer 47

inferior

Question 48

On the lateral side of the coronoid process is a rounded concavity, the _______. Which receives the broad periphery of the head of the radius.

Answer 48

radial notch

Question 49

Inferior to the radial notch on the lateral surface of the ulnar shaft is a prominent ridge, the ___________.

Answer 49

supinator crest

Question 50

Between the supinator crest and the distal part of the coronoid process is a concavity, the _____________.

Answer 50

supinator fossa

Question 51

The shaft of the ulna has a medial (interosseous) border that gives attachment to the interosseous membrane.

Question 52

At the distal end of the ulna is the head of the ulna with a small, conical ulnar _______________.

Answer 52

styloid process

Question 53

In the proximal row from lateral to medial are the

Answer 53

scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and superimposed on it the pisiform.

Question 54

In the distal row from lateral to the medial side are the

Answer 54

trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate.

Question 55

what is the largest bone in the proximal row? On its palmar surface is a tubercle

Answer 55

The scaphoid

Question 56

On the palmar surface of the hamate, there is the _______________ which is curved laterally.

Answer 56

hamulus (hook of hamate),

Question 57

The eight carpal bones form an arch called the. Which is concave _______

Answer 57

carpal arch, anteriorly

Question 58

The arch is converted into a tunnel by the thinking of the deep fascia on the anterior wrist known as ___________ to a tunnel, the ______ tunnel.

Answer 58

flexor retinaculum, carpal

Question 59

_______ tendons and a nerve pass through the tunnel from the forearm to the hand.

Answer 59

Nine

Question 60

The _____ metacarpals of the hand each has a head, a shaft and a base.

Answer 60

five

Question 61

On all of them, there are articular facets at one end (base) for articulation with the carpals and at the other end (head) for the proximal phalanges.

Question 62

Each digit consists of more than one bone, namely a _______, a _____ and a ______ phalanx

Answer 62

proximal, middle and distal

Question 63

The only exception is the thumb which has only _____ phalanges, which are

Answer 63

twom a proximal and a distal

Question 64

Each phalange has

Answer 64

a shaft, a head, and a base.