Upper Body Flashcards
The long orange part is the _____
spine
The red part is the _____ and it forms a joint with the bone called the_____
acromion: projection on the scapula articulates with the clavicle
clavicle
The green part is the _____
coracoid process: anterior projection of the scapula that serves as a muscle attachment site (birds beak)
The blue depression on the lateral side is the _____ and it forms a joint with the head of the _____ bone in the arm.
glenoid cavity: depression on the scapula where the head of the humerus articulates to form a ball & socket joint
humerus
The blue border is called the _____ and the red border is called the _____
lateral edge
medial edge
Depression A is called the _____
subscapular fossa (anterior surface of the scapula)
Depression B is called the _____
supraspinous fossa (above the spine on the posterior side)
Depression C is called the _____
infraspinous fossa (below the spine on the posterior side)
Name this bone.
humerus
The yellow part is the _____ and it articulates with the depression called the _____
head of the humerus
glenoid fossa
The larger blue part on the later side is the _____ and the smaller green part is the _____
greater tubercle
lesser tubercle
tubercle = attachment site for muscles that move the arm
On the proximal end of the humerus, the depression indicated by the black dotted line is the _____
intertubercular groove
Part A is the _____
shaft
On the distal end, the red part is the _____
capitulum
The green part is the _____
trochlea
The blue part is the _____ and the orange part is the _____
lateral epicondyle
medial epicondyle
The part in the blue circle is the _____ of the _____ (bone A)
head
radius
The part in the orange circle is the _____ of the _____ (bone B)
head
ulna
The green part is the _____
trochlear notch
The blue part is the _____
olecranon
The red bone is the _____
3rd distal phalanx
The black bone is the _____
4th middle phalanx
The blue bone is the _____
5th proximal phalanx
The orange bone is the _____
2nd metacarpal
