Bones Of The Upper Limb Flashcards
Arm
Region of the upper limb located between the shoulder and elbow joints; contains the humerus bone
Hand
Region of the upper limb distal to the wrist joint
Humerus
Single bone of the upper arm
Ulna
Bone locates on the medial side of the forearm
Carpal Bone
One of the eight small bones that form the wrist and base of the hand; these are grouped as a proximal row consisting of (from lateral to medial) the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and pisiform bones, and a distal row containing (from lateral to medial) the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate bones
Carpal Bone
Metacarpal Bone
One of the five long bones that form the palm of the hand; numbered 1-5, starting on the lateral (thumb) side of the hand
Phalanx Bone of the Hand
One of the 14 bones that form the thumb and fingers; these include the proximal and distal phalanges of the thumb, and the proximal, middle, and distal phalanx bones of the fingers two through five
Head of the Humerus
Smooth, rounded region on the medial side of the proximal humerus; articulates with the glenoid Fossa of the scapula to form the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint
Anatomical Neck
Like on the humerus locates around the outside margin of the numeral head
Greater Tubercle
Enlarged prominence locates on the lateral side of the proximal humerus
Lesser Tubercle
Small bony prominence locates on anterior side of the proximal humerus
Inter-tubercular Groove (Sulcus)
Bicipital groove; narrow groove locates between the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus
Bicipital Groove
Inter-tubercular groove; narrow groove located between the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus
Surgical Neck
Region of the humerus where the expanded, proximal end joints with the narrow shaft
Shaft of the Humerus
Narrow, elongated, central region of the humerus
Deltoid Tuberosity
Roughened, v-shaped region locates laterally on the mid-shaft of the humerus
Medial Epicondyle of the Humerus
Enlarged projection located on the medial side of the distal humerus
Lateral Epicondyle of the Humerus
Small projection locates on the lateral side of the distal humerus
Lateral Supracondylar Ridge
Narrow bony ridge locate along the lateral side of the distal humerus l, superior to the lateral Epicondyle
Elbow Joint
Joint locates between the upper arm and forearm regions of the upper limb; formed by the articulation between the trochlea of the humerus and the trochlear of the ulnar, and the capitulum of the humerus and the head of the radius
Trochlea
Pulley shaped region located medially at the distal end of the humerus; articulates at the elbow with the trochlear notch of the ulna
Capitulum
Knob like bony structure locates anteriorly on the lateral distal end of the humerus
Coronoid Fossa
Depression on the anterior surface of the humerus above the trochlea; this space receives the Coronoid process of the ulna when the elbow is maximally flexed