Identify the main landmarks for each bone in the upper limb, from the shoulder girdle to the wrist, on the living patient and radiologically

Question 1

How do you identify the tip of the coronoid process on the living patient?

Answer 1

by palpating in the deltopectoral triangle

(bounded by the pectoralis major, the clavicle and the deltoid)

Question 2

Where would you find the greater tubercle on the humerus?

Answer 2

Lateral in the head of the humerus

Question 3

Locate the acromion, clavicle, coracoid process, lateral border of scapula and inferior border of scapula

Answer 3

Question 4

Identify the greater tubercle, head of humerus, anatomical neck, surgical neck, intertubercular sulcus, medial epicondyle, olecranon fossa, lateral epicondyle, trochlea, and capiyulum

Answer 4

Question 5

Which bony landmark is identifiable on the posterior side of the scapula?

Answer 5

Spine of scapula

Question 6

What 5 bony landmarks can be identified from the anterior aspect of the humerus?

Answer 6

1. Lesser tubercle
2. lateral lip of the intertubercular groove
3. medial lip of the intertubercular groove
4. floor of the intertubercular groove
5. coronoid fossa

Question 7

Identify the hamate, pisiform, triquetral, lunate, capitate, scaphoid, trapezium and trapezoid

Answer 7

Question 8

Identify the capitulum, medial epicondyle, radial fossa, trochlea, coronoid fossa, olecranon fossa, and lateral epicondyle

Answer 8

Question 9

Identify these bony landmarks

Answer 9

Question 10

Which 2 bony landmarks can be identified on the posterior aspect of the radius and ulna?

Answer 10

1. dorsal tubercle of radius
2. olecranon process

Question 11

Identify these bony landmarks

Answer 11

Question 12

Identify the hamate, pisiform, triquetral, lunate, capitate, scaphoid, trapezium and trapezoid

Answer 12

Question 13

What is the difference between the anatomocal neck and the surgical neck of the humerus?

Answer 13

• The anatomical neck is between the head and the tubercles
• the surgical neck is between the tubercles and the shaft

Question 14

What 8 ‘bony landmarks’ can be identified on the wrist?

Answer 14

1. Trapezium
2. trapezoid
3. capitate
4. hamate
5. pisiform
6. triquetrum
7. lunate
8. scaphoid

Question 15

What is this pointing to?

Answer 15

dorsal tubercle of radius

Question 16

Identify the olecranon, radial tuberosity, ulna tuberosity, ulna, ulnar styloid process, radial styloid process, radius, head of radius and neck of radius.

Answer 16

Question 17

Identify the anatomical neck, greater tuberosity, surgical neck, humeral head, intertubercular groove, lesser tuberosity and deltoid tuberosity

Answer 17

Question 18

What bones does this mnemonic associate with?

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Answer 18

• S: scaphoid
• L: lunate
• T: trapezium
• P: pisiform
• T: trapezoid
• T: triquetrum
• C: capitate
• H: hamate

Question 19

What are 8 bony landmarks that can be seen from any angle of the humerus?

Answer 19

1. humeral head
2. anatomical neck
3. surgical neck
4. greater tubercle
5. medial epicondyle
6. lateral epicondyle
7. trochlea
8. capitulum

Question 20

How do you identify the spine of the scapula on the living patient?

Answer 20

it is palpable along its length on the posterior aspect of the shoulder

Question 21

Which bony landmark lies superior to the radial nerve on the posterior humerus?

Answer 21

spiral groove

Question 22

Identify the Olecranon process, trochlear notch, ulnar tuberosity, radial tuberosity, radial neck, radial styloid process and ulna styloid process

Answer 22

Question 23

What 4 bony landmarks can be identified from any angle of the radius and ulna?

Answer 23

1. head of radius
2. neck of radius
3. styloid process of radius
4. styloid process of ulna

Question 24

Where would you find the lesser tubercle on the humerus?

Answer 24

it lies medial to the intertubercular sulcus

Question 25

Locate the acromion, acromioclavicular joint, coracoid, glenoid fossa and humeral head

Answer 25

Question 26

The medial border, lateral border, inferior angle, superior angle and acromion process are all bony landmarks of which bone in the upper limb?

Answer 26

The scapula

Question 27

Which bony landmark can be identified from the anterior aspect of the radius and ulna?

Answer 27

bicipital tuberosity

Question 28

What are the 6 bony landmarks identifiable on the anterior aspect of the scapula?

Answer 28

1. coracoid process
2. clavicle
3. glenoid fossa
4. supraglenoid tubercle
5. infraglenoid tubercle

Question 29

What 2 bony landmarks can be seen from the posterior aspect of the humerus?

Answer 29

1. spiral groove
2. olecranon fossa

Question 30

How do you identify the acromion process on the living patient?

Answer 30

it’s palpable superior to the deltoid muscle