Pectoral Girdle And Arm Flashcards
Learn Parts
Clavicle Proximal (medial) End
blunt end, attaches to sternum
Clavicle Distal (lateral) End
is flat and attaches to scapula
Scapula (know right from left)
the processes face out
Acromion Process
very top of the scapula
Coracoid Process
sits below the acromion (looks like a crow’s head)
Glenoid Cavity
sits below the coracoid process (think: thumb print)
Lateral Border
Thickened Edge
Inferior Angle
point at the bottom of the scapula
Superior Border
at the top of the scapula
Supraspinous Fossa
in the valley of two spines
Spine
Ridge to or on the acromion process
Medial Border
medial side, flat and thin
Infraspinous Fossa
Below the Spine
Humerus (humeri-pleural) Know right from left
Hinge part connects to the elbow
Head of the Hunerus
goes in the Glenoid Cavity of the scapula