Pectoral Girdle and Upper Arm Structures Flashcards
Where is the acromial end of the clavicle

Sternal end of clavicle

Scapula

Glenoid cavity

Spine

supraspinous fossa

infraspinous fossa

Acromion process

Coracoid process

humerus

Head of humerus

surgical neck of humerus

Anatomical neck of humerus

Greater tubercle of humerus

Lesser tubercle of humerus

Intertubercular groove (sulcus) of humerus
Deltoid tuberosity

Capitulum of humerus

What is the trochlea of the humerus?

What is the lateral epicondyle of the humerus?

What is the medial epicondyle?

What is the coronoid fossa of the humerus?

What is the olecranon fossa of the humerus?

what is the ulna?

What is the trochlear notch of the ulna?

What is the coronoid process of the ulna?

What is the olecranon process of the ulna?

What is the radial notch of the ulna?

What is the head of the ulna

What is the styloid process of the ulna?

What is the radius?

What does the pectoral girdle consist of?
What are the general characterists of the clavicles?
- S-shaped
- Articulate with manubrium and scapulae
- brace the scapulae, which are freely moveable
- acromial end
- sternal end
- conoid tubercle
What are the general charactertistics of the scapulae?
- spine
- supraspinous fossa
- infraspinous fossa
- acromion process
- coracoid process
- glenoid fossa or cavity
- subscapular fossa
What is the head of the radius?

Radial tuberosity

Neck of radius

Styloid process of radius

Ulnar notch of radius

Carpals

Scaphoid carpals

Lunate of carpal

triquetrum of carpal

Pisiform of carpal

Trapezium of carpal

Trapezoid bone of carpal

capitate of carpal

hamate of carpal

metacarpals of palm

Phalanges

Pollex (digit)

What are the 3 borders of the scapula?
- superior
- lateral directed toward the upper limb
- The medial border is closest to the vertebral column
What does the humerus articulate with?
What does the radius articulate with?
- with the humerus and ulna at its proximal end, and with the ulna and carpal bones at its distal end
What does the ulna articulate with?
- with the humerus and the radius at its proximal end and with the radius and carpal bones at its distal end
What do the carpals articulate with?
what do the metacarpals articulate with?
- With the carpals on the proximal end and with the phalanges on their distal ends
What do the proximal phalanges articulate with?
- with the metacarpals on their proximal ends and the middle phalanges at their distal ends