Upper Limb&Movement Terminology

Question 1

Division of skeletal system including the shoulders, upper limbs, hips, and lower limbs

Answer 1

Appendicular Skeleton

Question 2

Division of the skeletal system including the skull, vertebral column, sternum, and ribs

Answer 2

Axial Skeleton

Question 3

AKA. shoulders

Answer 3

Pectoral Girdle / Thoracic Girdle

Question 4

AKA. arm

Answer 4

Humerus

Question 5

AKA. forearm

Answer 5

Ulna / Radius

Question 6

AKA. wrist

Answer 6

Carpals

Question 7

AKA. hand

Answer 7

Metacarpals

Question 8

AKA. fingers

Answer 8

Phalanges

Question 9

Gliding motion of scapula moving superiorly

Answer 9

Elevation

Question 10

Gliding motion of scapula moving inferiorly

Answer 10

Depression

Question 11

Gliding motion of scapula moving towards spine

Answer 11

Retraction

Question 12

Gliding motion of scapula moving away from spine

Answer 12

Protraction

Question 13

The glenoid fossa is the point of reference for?

Answer 13

Rotation

Question 14

Glenoid fossa moves superiorly - inferior angle moves laterally

Answer 14

Upward/Lateral Rotation

Question 15

Glenoid fossa moves inferiorly - inferior angle moves medially

Answer 15

Downward/Medial Rotation