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Laboratory 16: Pectoral Girdle. Flashcards

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What does the pectoral girdle consist of?

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Consists of an anterior clavicle and a posterior scapula on each side of the body.

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What does the pectoral girdle represent?

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An incomplete ring (girdle) of bones as the posterior scapulae do not meet each other but muscles extend from their medial borders to the vertebral column.

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Do the clavicles meet?

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No

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What do the clavicles articulate with?

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Manubrium of the sternum.

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What does the pectoral girdle do?

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Supports the upper limb and serves as the attachment point for various muscles that move the upper limb.

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What does this allow for?

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Considerable flexibility of the shoulder.

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What does the relatively loose attachments of the pectoral girdle do?

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They allow for a wide range of movements but shoulder joint injuries are somewhat common.

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When is the clavicle easily broken?

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The clavicle is a frequently broken bone when on reaches with an upper limb to break a fall.

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What does each upper limb include?

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A humerus, a radius, and an ulna. Eight carpals, five metacarpals, and fourteen phalanges in the hand.

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Where is the humerus?

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Upper arm.

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Where is the ulna?

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Forearm, closest to the body.

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Where is the radius?

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Forearm (farthest from the middle of the body)

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What do the clavicle and the scapula provide?

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Provide for attachment muscles of the neck and trunk.

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Describe the clavicle

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The clavicle is not a straight bone but rather has two curves making it slightly s-shaped and it serves as a bone to keep the upper limb to the side of the body.

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Does the scapula connect directly to the axial skeleton?

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No

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What makes the humerus vulnerable?

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The amount of flexibility of shoulder movements. This much flexibility makes the humerus vulnerable to dislocation from the scapula.

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What is the sternal end of the clavicle?

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Articulates with the manibrum of the sternum.

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What is the acromial (lateral end) of the clavicle?

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Articulates with the acromion of the scapula.

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What is the acromoin scapula?

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Lateral end of spine.

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What is the glenoid cavity (Scapula)?

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Shallow socket, aritculates with head of humerus.

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What is the coracoid process? (Scapula)

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Beaklike projections

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Why is the humerus called the funny bone?

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Because of a tingling sensation if it is bumped on the medial epicondyle where the ulnar nerve passes.

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What are the carpal bones?

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Scaphoid, triquetrum, lunate, pisiform, hamate, trapezoid, capitate, trapezium.

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What carpal bones are included in the proximal row?

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Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum pisform.

25
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What does So Long Top Part Stand for?

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The carpal bones in the proximal row.

Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform.

26
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What are the carpal bones in the distal row?

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Hamate, trapezoid, capitate, trapezium.

27
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What does Here Comes The Thumb stand for?

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The carpal bones located in the distal row. Hamate, Capitate, Trapezoid, Trapezium.

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What are the metacarpals?

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Phalanges. Including proximal phalanx, middle phalanx, distal phalanx.

29
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What digit doesn’t have a middle phalanx?

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First metacarpal (Digit)

30
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What does the head of the humerus do?

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Articulates with glenoid cavity.

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Where is the greater tubercule on humerus?

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On lateral side.

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Where is the lesser tubercule on humerus?

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On anterior side.

33
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What is the anatomical neck (humerus)?

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Tapered region near head.

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What is the surgical neck?

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Common fracture site. Where the bone switchs from a ball to a shaft

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What is the intertubercular suculus?

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Furrow for tendon of biceps muscle. Between the greater and lesser tubercule.

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What is the deltoid tuberosity? Humerus

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Little bump in the middle of the bone towards the top.

37
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What is the capitulum? Humerus?

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Lateral condyle (Rounded process) articulates with radius oppisote of the lesser tubercule.

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What is the trochlea humerus?

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Medial condyle (Rounded process) articulates with ulna. Below the greater tubercule

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What is the medial epicondyle?

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Superior to trochlea.

40
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What is the lateral epicondyle?

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Superior to capitulum.

41
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What is the cornoid fossa?

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Articulates with coronoid process of ulna. (On anterior side.)

42
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What is the olecranon fossa?

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Articulates with olecranon process of ulna.

43
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What is the radius?

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Lateral bone of the forarm.

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What is the head of the radius?

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Allows rotation at elbow.

45
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What is the ulnar notch of the radius?

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Articulation site with the ulna.

46
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What is the ulna?

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Medial bone of forearm.

47
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Which is longer, ulna or radius?

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ULNA

48
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What is the radial notch of ulna?

A

Articulation site with head of radius.

49
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Where is the head of ulna?

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At distal ends.

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