Upper Extremity Bones Flashcards
humerus head
round ball
humerus anatomical neck
groove around head
humerus surgical neck
constricted portion
humerus greater tubercle
large bump opposite head, always lateral
humerus lesser tubercle
smaller bump next to greater, always anterior
humerus intertubercular groove
groove between tubercles, sulcus
deltoid tuberosity
bump in middle
capitulum
sphere bulge, lateral
trochlea
low bump, medial
humerus medial epicondyle
big bump on head side
humerus lateral epicondyle
bump on lateral side
humerus olecranon fossa
big dent at back bottom
humerus coronoid fossa
dent between capitulum and trochlea
ulna
crescent wrench, medial
ulna olecranon process
top bump (elbow)
ulna coronoid process
bump at bottom of notch
ulna trochlear/semilunar notch
c-shaped clamp (proximal and anterior)
ulna radial notch
depression for radius (lateral)
ulna styloid process
little pointy bit at bottom
ulna head
opposite clamp
radius
smaller bone, lateral
radial head
round end
radial tuberosity
bump under head (anterior)
radial styloid process
little spike at bottom (lateral)
radius, ulnar notch
notch for ulna to fit against
carpal bones
scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate
metacarpal bones
1-5 (thumb is 1)
phalangeal bones
proximal, middle, and distal 1-5 (thumb lacks middle)