Humerus & Shoulder Girdle Anatomy

Question 1

what bones make up the pectoral girdle?

Answer 1

anterior clavicle
posterior scapula

Question 2

the pectoral girdle attaches the upper limbs to the ? skeleton

Answer 2

axial

Question 3

where does the clavicle lie?

Answer 3

anteriorly to the thorax
superiorly to the 1st rib

Question 4

what does the medial/sternal end of the clavicle articulate with?

Answer 4

manubrium of the sternum

Question 5

what shape is the medial/sternal end of the clavicle?

Answer 5

rounded

Question 6

what joint does the medial end of the clavicle and the sternum create?

Answer 6

sternoclavicular joint - plane/gliding joints

Question 7

what does the lateral/acromial end of the clavicle articulate with?

Answer 7

acromion of the scapula

Question 8

what shape is the lateral/acromial end of the clavicle?

Answer 8

flat and broad

Question 9

what joint does the lateral end of the clavicle and the acromion create?

Answer 9

acromioclavicular joint - plane/gliding joints

Question 10

where is the conoid tubercle?

Answer 10

on the lateral inferior side of the clavicle

Question 11

what side does the spine of the scapula run and in which direction?

Answer 11

posterior side and runs diagonally

Question 12

? fossa is superior to the spine of the scapula

Answer 12

supraspinous

Question 13

? fossa is inferior to the spine of the scapula

Answer 13

infra-spinous

Question 14

on the lateral border of the scapula, what is superior and posterior?

Answer 14

the acromion

Question 15

where does the glenoid cavity lie?

Answer 15

inferior to the acromion

Question 16

what depression articulates with the head of the humerus?

Answer 16

glenoid cavity

Question 17

what type and name of joint occurs at the glenoid cavity?

Answer 17

gleno-humeral joint - ball and socket