Book questions Flashcards
What makes up the axial skeleton?
cranium, vertebral column and thoracic cage
With what two bones does the clavicle articulate?
Acromion and manubrium of sternum
What is the name of medial coracoclavicular ligament?
Coniod ligament
Where does the conoid ligament attach on the clavicle?
coniod process
What is the name for lateral portion of the coracoclavicular ligament?
Trapeziod
Where does the trapeziod attach on the clavicle?
trapeziod line
What is another name for the Lateral border of the scapula?
Axillary border
What is another name for the Medial border of the scapula?
Vertebral border
Where is a common site of fracture on the humerus?
Surgical neck
Name the parts that make up the condyle of the humerus
trochlea, capitulum, and olecranon coronoid and radial fossae
Which bone is the longer stabilizing arm of the forearm?
Ulna
What is at the elevated sternal ends of the clavicle?
Suprasternal notch(AKA jugular notch)
Is the greater or lesser tubercle more lateral?
Greater
What is a greenstick fracture?
one side of bone broken the other side bent
Which nerve does the surgical head of the humerus have direct contact?
Axillary nerve
Which nerve does the radial groove have direct contact?
Radial nerve
which nerve does the distal end of humerus have direct contact?
medial nerve
Which nerve does the medial epicondyle have direct contact?
Ulnar nerve
What happens when a bone is comminuted?
broken into pieces
What is the membrane between pectoralis minor and subclavius called?
Costocoracoid membrane
A major nerve network formed by the anterior rami of spinal nerves c5-T1 is?
Brachial plexus