Humerus Flashcards
Where is the humerus located in the arm?
Arm
What does the humerus sit inbetween?
Pectoral girdle and forearm
What and where does the humerus articulate with?
With scapula at the hed
With the ulna at the trochlea, coronoid fossa and olecranon fossa
Is the head of the humerus rough or smooth?
Smooth
How many tubercles are found on the humerus?
2
Name the tubercles
Greater (more lateral)
Lesser (anterior)
What lies between the two tubercles?
Intertubercular groove/sulcus
Where is the deltoid tuberosity located?
Laterally
What line comes diagonal almost to the deltoid tuberosity?
Radial/spiral groove
What are the names of the 2 sharp edges near the distal end of humerus?
Medial and lateral supracondylar ridges/crests
What supracondylar ridge is sharper?
Lateral
What are the most extreme distal points of the humerus?
Medial and lateral epicondyles
What epicondyle is bigger?
Medial
What sits above the capitulum?
Radial fossa (anterior)
Where is the coronoid fossa located?
Medial
What is located below the coronoid fossa?
Trochlea
Where is the olecranon fossa located?
Posteriorly
What is the biggest fossa on the humerus?
Olecranon fossa
Name the rotator cuff muscles
Subscapularis
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor