bones of upper limb Flashcards
pectoral girdle and upper limb
32 bones
Clavicle
Scapula
Humerus
Radius
Ulna
8 carpals
5 metacarpals
14 phalanges
pectoral gridle consists of
2 bones clavicle and scapula
arm articulates with the trunk through the _________
pectoral girdle
clavicle
articulates medially with
sternum and sternoclavicular joint
clavicle articulates laterally with
acromion and acromioclavicualr joint
clavicle
medial end, rounded shape:
-features
costal tuberosity, costoclavicular ligament
clavicle
lateral end, flattened shape
-features
conoid tubercle, coracoclavicular ligament
clavicle acts as a brace to resist
longitudinal compression
clavicle
fracture of the ________ is common and dislocation of the _____ joint
medial portion
AC joint
ligaments on inferior clavicle
coracoclavicular
costoclavicular
spine of scapular articulates with
clavicle
acromion process of scapula articulates with
clavicles to form acromioclavicular joint (AC joint)
coracoid process of scapula stabilizes …
shoulder
fossae of scapula
supraspinous, infraspinous and sub scapular
attachments for mm
glenoid cavity of scapula articulates with … to form
head of humerus to from shoulder glenohuermal joint, ball and socket
T or F
the spine of the scapula articulates with the humerus, forming the shoulder joint
False
humerus articulates proximally with -___– and distally with ____ and ____
scapula
radius and ulna
proximal end of humerus
head (fits in glenoid cavity to form shoulder GH joint)
anatomical neck
surgical neck
great and lesser tubercles