L4 Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards
Attaches the upper limbs to the trunk consists of the clavicle and the scapula
Pectoral girdle
Attaches the lower limbs to the trunk
Pelvic girdle
Extend horizontally across the superior thorax
Clavicle
Lie on the dorsal surface of the rib cage
Scapula
Hold the scapula and arms laterally
Clavicle
The only bone in the arm longest and strongest bone in the upper limb
Humerus
Contributes heavily to the wrist joint and when it moves the whole hand moves with it
Radius
The main bone responsible for forming the elbow joint with a humorous it’s hinge joint allows the forearm to bend on arm and it plays little to no movement
Ulna
Main bone responsible for forming the elbow joint with the humerus
Ulna
The superior surface of its head articulates with the capitulum
Radius
Attributes heavily with the wrist joint
Radius
Forms the true wrist the proximal region of the hand
Carpal
It forms the palm and its five marble size bones radiate distally from the wrist
Metacarpal
Numbered 1 to 5 beginning with the pollex
Phalanges
Attaches lower limbs to the spine supports visceral organs
Pelvic girdle