Unit 4: Upper Extremity Skeletal Anatomy Flashcards by Hannah Geisler

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-supports the upper limbs
-involve scapula and clavicle
-movements of pectoral girdle include: elevation and depression, upward and downward rotation, and protraction and retraction

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pectoral girdle

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-has 3 portions: body, medial/sternal end, and lateral/acromial end
-braces scapulae to hold shoulder in place
-has no medullary cavity
-most common fractured bone
-first bone to ossify in fetus

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clavicle

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sternal end of clavicle

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conoid tubercle

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acromial end of clavicle

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-aligned with 1-7 thoracic vertebrae
-least fractured bone in the body
-found on the dorsal aspect of thoracic cage

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scapula

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scapular notch

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superior border

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superior angle

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coracoid process

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infraglenoid tubercle

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subscapular fossa

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lateral border

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inferior angle

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spine of scapula

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supraspinous fossa

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acromion

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infraspinous fossa

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glenoid cavity

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humerus

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head of humerus

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anatomical neck

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surgical neck

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greater tubercle

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lesser tubercle

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also called intertubercular groove

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bicipital groove

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deltoid tuberosity

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medial epicondyle

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lateral epicondyle

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capitulum

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trochlea

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radial fossa

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coronoid fossa

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olecranon fossa

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lateral supracondylar ridge

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medial supracondylar ridge

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carrying bone of the hand

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radius

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radial head

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radial tuberosity

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styloid process

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lister’s tubercle

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stabilizing bone of the forearm

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ulna

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trochlear notch

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coronoid process

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radial notch

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olecranon process

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styloid process

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ulnar notch

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neck of radius

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FOOSH
-common mechanism of injury for wrist and forearm

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Fall On an Out-stretched Hand

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8 bones

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carpals

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scaphoid

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lunate

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triquetrum

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pisiform

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trapezium

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trapezoid

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capitate

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hamate

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metacarpal

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base of metacarpal

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shaft of metacarpal

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head of metacarpal

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phalanges

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proximal phalanx

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middle phalanx

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distal phalanx

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sesamoid bone

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hook of hamate