Class 8 Flashcards
All the joints associated with the pectoral girdle are _______ joints.
synovial.
The ______ ______ consists of three bones on each side of the body. The are the _______(______), _______(_______) and the ________.
pectoral girdle, clavicle, clavicle(collar bone), scapula (shoulder blade), humerus.
The ______ articulates medially to the sternum and laterally to the __________. These form two joints: the __________ and the ___________>
clavicle, scapula. sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular.
The scapula articulates with the humerus to form the _________ joint, which is easily ______ due to loose ________>
glenohumeral, dislocated, attachment.
The ______ is s-shaped and somewhat flattened and on the inferior side has _____ and _______ for muscle attachment. The ______ end is rounded and the ______ end is flattened.
clavicle, grooves, ridges. sternal, acromial.
The ______ braces the shoulder keeping the upper limb away from the midline of the body. It is the most frequently _______ bone in the body.
clavicle. fractured.
The ______ has three sides: the ______, _____(____) and _____(_____) with three angles of the same name.
scapula, superior, medial(vertebral), lateral(axillary).
The ________ notch is a conspicuous notch on the ______ border, and it provides passage for a _______>
suprascapular, nerve.
The _____ of the scapula is a ______ ridge on the posterior surface that separates the _______ fossa and the _______ fossa.
spine, transverse, supraspinous, infraspinous.
The ________ fossa is concave and is at the ______ surface of the scapula.
subscapular, anterior.
The _____ is a platelike extension of the _____ of the scapula that forms the _____ of the shoulder. It articulates with the _____ and is the sole point of attachment of the scapula and upper limb to the rest of the _______.
acromion, spine, apex. clavicle, skeleton.
The _______ process is shaped like a _____ finger and it provides attachment for _______ of the ________ _____ and other arm muscles.
coracoid, tendons, biceps brachii.
The ______ ______ is a shallow socket that articulates with the _____ of the _____, thereby forming the _______ joint.
glenoid, head, humerus, glenohumeral joint.
The _____ or “arm proper” extends from the shoulder to the elbow, and contains only one bone: the _________.
brachiium, humerus.
The _________ or forearm extends from the elbow to the wrist and contains two bones: the _____ and ______.
antebrachium, radius, ulna.