UE Osteology Flashcards
Name the two bones of the Shoulder Girdle
Clavicle
Scapula
What articulates with the Manubrium of the Sternum and the Acromion of the Scapula?
Clavicle
What end of the scapula articluates with the Manubrium of the Sternum?
Sternal end
The sternal end of the clavicle possesses an impression for what ligament?
Costoclavicular L.
The body of the clavicle contains a groove which serves as an attachment point for what muscle?
Subclavius M.
The subclavian groove is located where on the clavicle?
Body/Shaft
What part of the Acromial End of the Clavicle articulates with the Acromion?
Acromial Facet
What end of the clavicle attaches to the Conoid Ligament?
Acromial End
What ligaments attach to the Acromial End of the Scapula?
Conoid Ligament
Trapezoid Ligament
What bone is fractured in a Greenstick Fracure?
Clavicle
What bone rests on the posterior Thoracic wall?
Scapula
Name the 3 borders of the Scapula
Lateral/Axillary
Medial/Vertebral
Superior
What border of the scapula is the Suprascapular Notch located on?
Superior
What border of the scapula is the Coracoid process located on?
Superior
What artery and nerve transmit through the Suprascapular Notch?
Suprascapular A. and N.
What angle is the Scapular Head located on?
Lateral
What does the Glenoid Cavity articulate with?
Humeral head
What tubercle(s) of the scapula serves as an attachment point for the Long Head of the Biceps Brachii M.?
Infraglenoid and Supraglenoid Tubercles
What angle of the scapula is the Scapular Neck located on?
Lateral
The scapular spine is located on the anterior or posterior surface of the scapula?
Posterior
What part of the scapula articlates with the clavicle?
Acromion
What tubercle on the scapula serves as an attachment point of the Deltoid M.?
Deltoid tubercle
What are the fossas of the posterior surface of the scapula?
Supraspinatous Fossa
Infraspinatous Fossa
What is the fossa of the anterior surface of the scapula?
Suprascapular Fossa
What is the fossa of the Subscapularis M.?
Subscapular Fossa
What does the proximal end of the humerus articulate with?
Glenoid Cavity of the scapula
What does the distal end of the humerus articulate with?
Ulnar and Radial bones
What is the difference between the anatomical neck and the surgical neck of the Humerus?
Anatomical neck exists b/w the Humeral head and tubercles
Surgical neck is b/w the proximal end of the humerus and shaft (most common fx site)