Session 1 - Anatomy of the Clavicle, Ulna + Radius and the hand

Question 1

What is the bone shown in the picture?

Answer 1

The clavicle

Question 2

Give two functions of the clavicle

Answer 2

• Connects the upper limb to the trunk
• Only point of attachment for the scapula

Question 3

Why is the clavicle prone to fracture?

Answer 3

It is an opposed bone

Question 4

What happends if the clavicle is damaged?

Answer 4

Scapula not properly anchored to abdominal wall

Patient presents with “angel wing”

Sagging limb

Question 5

What is a greenstick fracture of clavicle?

Answer 5

Occurs in children if fracture is incomplete

Question 6

What is A?

Answer 6

Sternal end

Question 7

What is B?

Answer 7

Acromial end

Question 8

What is C?

Answer 8

Trapezoid line

Question 9

What is D?

Answer 9

Conoid tubercle

Question 10

What is E?

Answer 10

Impression for the costoclavicular ligament

Question 11

What are names of the 8 carpal bones of the hand? What rows are they in?

Answer 11

She Looks Too Proud Try To Chase Her

Proximal Row

• Scaphoid
• Lunate
• Triquetrium
• Pisiform

Distal Row

• Trapezium
• Trapezoid
• Capitate
• Hamate

Question 12

What is A?

What is specific about a fracture of A?

What does A articulate with?

Answer 12

Scaphoid, largest and most prominent

Most frequently fractured, localized pain and sensitity in anatomical snuff box.

Articulates with radius

Question 13

What is B?

What does B articulate with?

Answer 13

Lunate

Articulates with radius

Question 14

What is C?

Where does C lie?

Answer 14

Pisiform

On palmar surface of the triquetrium

Question 15

What is D?

What does D articulate with?

Answer 15

Triquetrium

Articulates with articular disk of the distal radi-ulnar joint

Question 16

What is E?

What does E articulate with?

Answer 16

Hamate

Articulates with 4th and 5th metacarpal, capitate and triquetral bones

Distinctive “hooked process”

Question 17

What is F?

Where does F articulate?

Answer 17

Capitate

Articulates with the 3rd metacarpal distally and with the trapezoid, scaphoid, lunate and hamate

Question 18

What is G?

Where does G articulate?

Answer 18

Trapezoid

Articulates with 2nd metacarpal, trapezium and scaphoid bones

Question 19

What is H?

Where does H articulate?

Answer 19

Trapezium

Articulates with the 1st metacarpal, the scaphoid and the trapezoid

Question 20

What are the three types of bones in the hand?

Answer 20

Carpal, metacarpal and phalanges

Question 21

Describe a fracture of the metacarpals

Answer 21

rapidly heal. May occur from severe crushing.
Boxer’s fracture of 5th metacarpal. Occurs from an unskilled punch.

Question 22

Describe a fracture of the phalanges

Answer 22

distal phalange fracture occurs from getting fingers caught in car door – very painful due to highly developed sensation in fingers.

Question 23

(insert hand anatomy)

What is A?

Answer 23

carpal bones

Question 24

What is B?

Answer 24

Metacarpals

Question 25

What is C?

Answer 25

Proximal phalanges

Question 26

What is D?

Answer 26

Intermediate phalanges

Question 27

What is E?

Answer 27

Distal phalanges

Question 28

Where is the first metacarpal?

Answer 28

The thumb

Question 29

What is A?

Answer 29

The Ulna

Question 30

What is B?

Answer 30

The radius

Question 31

What is C?

Answer 31

Olecranon process

Question 32

What is D?

Answer 32

Trochlear notch

Question 33

What is E?

Answer 33

The coronoid process of the Ulna

Question 34

What is F?

What is G?

Answer 34

Radial notch

Ulnar tuberosity

Question 35

What is H?

Answer 35

The head

Question 36

What is I?

Answer 36

The styloid process

Question 37

What is J?

Answer 37

Also the styloid process

Question 38

What is K?

Answer 38

Radial tubercosity

Question 39

What are L and M?

Answer 39

The neck and head

Question 40

What is a radial tuberosity?

Answer 40

Place of attachment of biceps brachii