HUMERUS AND SHOULDER GIRDLES Flashcards
what does shoulder girdle includes
clavicle and scapula
largest and longest bone in the upper limb
humerus
the length of the humerus is equal to ____ of body height
1/5
what aticulates with the scapula
proximal humerus
what makes up the houlder joint
scapula and poximal humerus
most proximal part of the humerus
head
a line of demarcation between the rounded head
and the adjoining greater and lesser tubercles.
anatomic neck
the site of frequent
The deep groove between these two tubercles
intertubercular groove
named because it is the site of frequent
fractures requiring surgery. Fractures
surgical neck
is the roughened raised triangular elevation
along the anterolateral surface of the bod
deltoid tuberosity
main function of the clavicle and scpula
connect tht eupper limb to the axial skeleton