Bones: Upper Limb and Pectoral Girdle Flashcards
What does the head of the humerus articulate with?
The glenoid cavity
Where is the greater tubercle found?
Lateral side of proximal humerus
What bony projections are on either side of the distal end of the humerus?
Epichondyles
What does that trochlea articulate with?
Ulna
What does the capitulum articulate with?
Radius
Where is the coranoid process?
Ulna
What forms the most pointed process of the elbow?
Olecranon
Where does the coranoid process of the ulna join?
Coranoid fossa
What is the medial bone in the forearm?
Ulna
What is the lateral bone in the forearm?
Radius
What is between the radius and the ulna?
Interosseous membrane
What projects from the posterior side of the ulnar head
Styloid process
What does the scapula articulate with?
The clavicle and the humerus
How many muscles attach to the scapula?
17
Where does the costal surface of the scapula face?
The ribcage
What is the depression on the costal surface of the scapula called?
Subscaular fossa
Is the acromion or the coracoid process closer to the front of the body?
Coracoid process
Name of area of scapula below the spine?
Infraspinous fossa
Name of area of scapula above the spine?
Supraspinous fossa
What does the medial end of the clavicle articulate with?
The manubrium of the sternum
What does the shoulder girdle consist of?
clavicle and scapula
What does the bone of the clavicle lack?
Marrow
What accounts for the carrying angle?
the trochlea projects further at its medial border than at its lateral border which angles the forearm laterally with respect to the arm
Where is the humerus commonly fractured?
at the surgical neck, below the anatomical head
