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Upper and Lower Limbs Flashcards

1
Q

Name the 4 regions of the upper limb

A

Pectoral girdle; arm; forearm; hand

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2
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Name the 3 joints in the upper limb

A

Shoulder; elbow; wrist

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3
Q

How many carpals do we have

A

8

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4
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How many metacarpals do we have

A

5

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5
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How many phalanges (hand) do we have

A

14 (2 in thumb; 3 in fingers)

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6
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Where does the radius attach to the humerus

A

Capitulum

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7
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Where does the ulna attach to the humerus

A

Trochlea

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8
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How many muscles are attached to the greater tubercle (humerus)

A

3

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9
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How many muscles are attached to the lesser tubercle (humerus)

A

1

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10
Q

What membrane holds the ulna and radius together

A

Interosseous membrane

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11
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Where does the ulna attach to the radius

A

Ulnar notch

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12
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What carpals attach to the radius

A

Scaphoid and lunate

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13
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Where does the radius attach to the ulna

A

Radial notch

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14
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Is the head of the ulna superior or inferior to the opposite end of bone

A

Inferior

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15
Q

What ligaments hold the humerus and scapula together

A

Glenohumeral ligaments (superior, middle and inferior)

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16
Q

Name the 4 rotator cuff muscles (around scapula and clavicle)

A

Subscapularis; supraspinatous; infraspinatous; teres minor

17
Q

What do the rotator cuff muscles and their tendons act upon

A

Stabilise the shoulder

18
Q

What bone in the arm moves during pronation and supination

A

Radius; it ‘radiates’

19
Q

What are the wrist bones called

A

Carpals

20
Q

Name the 3 types of phalanges (start with the most proximal)

A

Proximal; intermediate; distal

21
Q

What phalanges are in the thumb

A

Sesamoid

22
Q

Number the fingers from 1 to 5

A

Thumb is 1st digit; little finger is 5th digit

23
Q

What muscle is responsible for the rotation of your upper limb

A

Deltoid

24
Q

What muscle is responsible for the flexion of your forearm

A

Brachialis

25
Q

What muscle is responsible for the extension of your forearm

A

Triceps brachii

26
Q

What are the 4 regions of the lower limb

A

Hip; thigh; leg; foot

27
Q

What are the 3 joints of the lower limb

A

Hip; knee; ankle

28
Q

What tendon and ligament does the patella develop within

A

Quadricep tendon; patellar ligament

29
Q

What is the large bump at the top of the tibia called; and what attaches to it

A

Tibial tuberosity; patellar ligament

30
Q

Name the 7 tarsals

A

Talus; calcaneus; navicular; cuboid; medial, intermediate and lateral cuneiforms

31
Q

Name the 2 main muscles in the foot

A

Lumbrical muscles; quadratus plantae

32
Q

Name the ankle bone

A

Talus

33
Q

Name the heel bone

A

Calcaneus

34
Q

Name the 8 carpals

A

Scaphoid; lunate; triquetrum; pisiform; trapezium; trapezoid; capitate; hamate

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