Upper and Lower Limbs Flashcards
Name the 4 regions of the upper limb
Pectoral girdle; arm; forearm; hand
Name the 3 joints in the upper limb
Shoulder; elbow; wrist
How many carpals do we have
8
How many metacarpals do we have
5
How many phalanges (hand) do we have
14 (2 in thumb; 3 in fingers)
Where does the radius attach to the humerus
Capitulum
Where does the ulna attach to the humerus
Trochlea
How many muscles are attached to the greater tubercle (humerus)
3
How many muscles are attached to the lesser tubercle (humerus)
1
What membrane holds the ulna and radius together
Interosseous membrane
Where does the ulna attach to the radius
Ulnar notch
What carpals attach to the radius
Scaphoid and lunate
Where does the radius attach to the ulna
Radial notch
Is the head of the ulna superior or inferior to the opposite end of bone
Inferior
What ligaments hold the humerus and scapula together
Glenohumeral ligaments (superior, middle and inferior)
Name the 4 rotator cuff muscles (around scapula and clavicle)
Subscapularis; supraspinatous; infraspinatous; teres minor
What do the rotator cuff muscles and their tendons act upon
Stabilise the shoulder
What bone in the arm moves during pronation and supination
Radius; it ‘radiates’
What are the wrist bones called
Carpals
Name the 3 types of phalanges (start with the most proximal)
Proximal; intermediate; distal
What phalanges are in the thumb
Sesamoid
Number the fingers from 1 to 5
Thumb is 1st digit; little finger is 5th digit
What muscle is responsible for the rotation of your upper limb
Deltoid
What muscle is responsible for the flexion of your forearm
Brachialis
