Chapter 8 Flashcards
what is the pectoral girdle
articulates with the trunk and supports the upper limb
what does the pectoral girdle consist of
the clavicle and scapula
what does the clavicle articulate wit
the manubrium of the sternum and laterally with the acromion
what is the scapula
a broad flat triangular bone that is located posteriorly on the body
glenoid cavity
articulates with head of humerus spin
spine of scapula
slender piece of bone on the posterir side of
acromion process
laterally to the spine
coracoid process
anterior projection
what are the parts of the upper limb
humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges
parts of the proximal part of the brachium
head, anatomical neck, surgical neck, greater and lesser tubercles, and intertubercular sulcus
distal features of the brachium
shaft, deltoid tuberosity, medial and lateral epicondyles, capitulum, trochlea
distal fossae of the brachium
radial, coronoid, olecranon fossa
what is the antebrachium
the forearm, where the ulna and radius are located
parts of the radius
head of radius, neck, radial tuberosity, styloid process, ulnar notch, and carpal articular surface
parts of the ulna
trochlear notch, olecranon process, coronoid process, radial notch, head of ulna, styloid process
parts of the carpal
scaphoid, lunate, traquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid capitate, and hamate
how many metacarpals are there
5 each hand
how many proximal phalanges are there
5 each hand