Humerus Flashcards
Site
Bone of arm
Upper end
Head: Joint related & type; shoulder, synovial ball & socket
Upper end
Lesser tuberosity: Subscapularis
Upper end
Greater tuberosity: Supraspinatus, infraspinatus & teres minor
Upper end
Bicipital groove: *Lat. lip; pectoralis major *Med. lip; teres major *Floor; latissimus dorsi
Upper end
Surgical neck: Structures related; circumflex humeral vessels & circumflex n
Shaft
Med. border middle: Coracobrachialis
Deltoid tuberosity: Deltoid
Spiral groove: *Upper lip; lat. head triceps Structures related; radial n. & profunda brachii a
Lower 1⁄2 ant. aspect: Brachialis
Lower 1⁄2 post. aspect: Med. head triceps
Lower end
Trochlea & capitulum: Joint related & type; elbow, synovial hinge
Lower end
Med. epicondyle: *Structures attached; common flexor origin &med. collateral ligament.
*Nerve related; ulnar n
Lower end
Med. supracondylar ridge: Pronator teres
Lower end
Lat. epicondyle: *Structures attached; common extensor origin, lat. collateral ligament & anconeus (back).
*Nerve related; radial n
Lower end
Lat. supracondylar ridge: Brachioradialis & extensor carpi radialis longus
Joints
Joints related: -Shoulder, synovial ball & socket -Elbow, synovial hinge