UE 1 Flashcards
- Is a double synovial plane (gliding) joint united by the fibrous capsule.
- Is reinforced by the anterior and posterior sternoclavicular, interclavicular, and costoclavicular ligaments.
- Allows elevation and depression, protraction and retraction, and circumduction of the shoulder.
Sternoclavicular Joint
• Is a synovial plane joint that allows a gliding movement when the scapula rotates and is rein forced by the coracoclavicular ligament, which consists of the conoid and trapezoid ligaments.
Acromioclavicular Joint
• Are miniature long bones consisting of bases, shafts, and heads. The heads of the proximal and middle phalanges form the knuckles.
Occur in fingers (three each) and thumb (two).
Phalanges
• Are miniature long bones consisting of bases (proximal ends), shafts (bodies), and heads (distal ends). Heads form the knuckles of the fist.
Metacarpals
It is an entrapment of the ulnar nerve in the Guyon canal, which causes pain, numbness, and tingling in the ring and little fingers, followed by loss of sensation and motor weakness.
Guyon canal syndrome
It is a fracture of the necks of the second and third metacarpals, seen in professional boxers, and typically of the fifth metacarpal in unskilled boxers
Boxer’s fracture
Except for the pisiform, articulates with the radius and the articular disk (the ulna has no contact with the carpal bones). The pisiform is said to be a sesamoid bone contained in the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
Proximal Row (Lateral to Medial): Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, and Pisiform
Two rows of four (lateral to medial) of Carpal bones
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• Articulates with the articular disk of the distal radioulnar joint and has a styloid process.
Head (Distal End)
Accommodates the head of the radius at the proximal radioulnar joint.
Radial Notch
Is a roughened prominence distal to the coronoid process that provides an attachment site for the brachialis
Ulnar Tuberosity
Receives the trochlea of the humerus
Trochlear Notch
Is located below the trochlear notch and provides an attachment site for the brachialis
Coronoid Process
Is the curved projection on the back of the elbow that provides an attachment site for the triceps tendon.
Olecranon
The distal fragment is displaced anteriorly. This fracture may show styloid processes of the radius and ulna lineup on a radiograph.
reverse Colles fracture (Smith fracture)
It is a distal radius fracture in which the distal fragment is displaced (tilted) posteriorly, producing a characteristic bump described as dinner (silver) fork deformity because the forearm and wrist resemble the shape of a dinner fork.
Colles fracture of the wrist
Where can Styloid Process be palpated?
proximal part of the anatomic snuffbox between the extensor pollicis longus and brevis tendons
• Is located on the distal end of the radius and is approximately 1 cm distal to that of the ulna and provides insertion of the brachioradialis muscle.
Styloid Process
Is an oblong prominence just distal to the neck and provides an attachment site for the biceps brachii tendon
Radial Tuberosity
Articulates with the proximal row of carpal bones, including the scaphoid, lunate, and triquetral bones but excludes the pisiform bone
Distal End
Is enclosed by the lower margin of the annular ligament, and the neck and head are free from capsular attachment and thus can rotate freely within the socket
Neck of radius
Articulates with the capitulum of the humerus and the radial notch of the ulna and is surrounded by the annular ligament
Head (Proximal End)
Is shorter than the ulna and is situated lateral to the ulna
Radius
- Projects from the trochlea and has a groove on the back for the ulnar nerve and superior ulnar collateral artery.
- Provides attachment sites for the ulnar collateral ligament, the pronator teres, and the common tendon of the forearm flexor muscles.
Medial Epicondyle
Projects from the capitulum and provides the origin of the supinator and extensor muscles of the forearm. It is an attachment site for the radial collateral ligament.
Lateral Epicondyle
Is an anterior depression above the capitulum that is occupied by the head of the radius during full flexion of the elbow joint.
Radial Fossa
Is an anterior depression above the trochlea of the humerus that accommodates the coronoid process of the ulna on flexion of the elbow
Coronoid Fossa
Is a posterior depression above the trochlea of the humerus that houses the olecranon of the ulna on full extension of the forearm
Olecranon Fossa
Is the lateral articular surface, globular in shape, and articulates with the head of the radius
Capitulum
Is a spool-shaped medial articular surface and articulates with the trochlear notch of the ulna
Trochlea
It may damage the ulnar nerve. This nerve may be compressed in a groove behind the medial epicondyle “funny bone,” causing numbness.
Fracture of the medial epicondyle
• Contains the radial nerve, separating the origin of the lateral head of the triceps above and the origin of the medial head below.
Spiral Groove of humerus
Is a rough triangular elevation on the lateral aspect of the midshaft that marks the insertion of the deltoid muscle.
Deltoid Tuberosity
Is a narrow area distal to the tubercles that is a common site of fracture and is in contact with the axillary nerve and the posterior humeral circumflex artery.
Surgical Neck of humerus
Provides insertions for the pectoralis major on its lateral lip, the teres major on its medial lip, and the latissimus dorsi on its floor
Intertubercular (Bicipital) Groove of humerus
Lies between the greater and lesser tubercles, lodges the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle, and is bridged by the transverse humeral ligament.
Intertubercular (Bicipital) Groove of humerus
• Lies on the anterior medial side of the humerus, just distal to the anatomic neck, and provides an insertion for the subscapularis muscle.
Lesser Tubercle of humerus
Lies just lateral and distal to the anatomic neck and provides attachments for the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor muscles.
Greater Tubercle of the humerus
Is an indentation distal to the head and provides an attachment for the fibrous joint capsule
Anatomic Neck of humerus
Articulates with the scapula at the glenohumeral joint (ball and socket joint).
Head of humerus
• Provide origins for the tendons of the long heads of the biceps brachii and triceps brachii muscles, respectively.
Supraglenoid and Infraglenoid Tubercles