upper limbs

Question 1

what is the ribcage attached to?

Answer 1

vertical column

Question 2

what is the sternum?

Answer 2

breastbone - lies flat in the middle and has a t shape

Question 3

how can the sternum be divided?

Answer 3

into 3 parts:

manubrium, body and the xiphoid process

Question 4

what connects the manubrium and body of sternum?

Answer 4

sternal angle-fibrocartilage joint

Question 5

what is the jugular notch?

Answer 5

superior aspect of the manubrium. concave - producing a depression

Question 6

what is the xiphisternal joint?

Answer 6

is a symphysis between the inferior margin of the body of the sternum and the superior margin of the xiphoid process.

Question 7

how many ribs are there?

Answer 7

12

Question 8

how many of each break down ribs are there?

Answer 8

7 true ribs, 4 false ribs

Question 9

which are the floating ribs?

Answer 9

11, 12

Question 10

how do ribs attach to the sternum?

Answer 10

via cartilage

Question 11

which rib intersects the sternal angle fibrocartilage?

Answer 11

rib 2

Question 12

how do false ribs attach to sternum?

Answer 12

indirectly via cartilage - ribs 8,9,10 join rib 7 which attaches to sternum

Question 13

what do floating ribs attach to?

Answer 13

diaphragm

Question 14

how many moveable bones are there in the vertebral column?

Answer 14

24

Question 15

what separates the vertebrae?

Answer 15

intervertebral discs

Question 16

what type of joint connects the v column? why good for v column?

Answer 16

facet joints. The joints between the articular facets, allow for some gliding motions between the vertebrae.

Question 17

where do you find 5 fused sacral v?

Answer 17

at the end

Question 18

what are 5 fused sacral v followed by?

Answer 18

4 fused cocygeal v

Question 19

how would you describe the v column?

Answer 19

rigid yet flexible

Question 20

what is scapula aka?

Answer 20

shoulder blade

Question 21

where does the scapula articulate with the humerus?

Answer 21

glenohumeral joint

Question 22

how does upper limb attach the axial skeleton? which bones does this consist of?

Answer 22

via the pectoral girdle. scapula and clavicle

Question 23

name for sternum and clavicle joint?

Answer 23

sterno-clavicular joint

Question 24

name of bones in forearm?

Answer 24

radius and ulna

Question 25

describe position of radius and ulna

Answer 25

radius is most lateral bone - gives rise to the thumb

Question 26

name of upper arm bone/

Answer 26

humerus

Question 27

wristbones aka?

Answer 27

carpal

Question 28

how many bones in carpal?

Answer 28

8

Question 29

which are the relevant bones in the carpal?

Answer 29

scaphoid and lunate. articulate with the radius and ulna and allow it twist.

Question 30

which bones are in the palm of the hand? how many?

Answer 30

metacarpal - 5

Question 31

how many phalanges in the thumb?

Answer 31

2 (proximal and distal)

Question 32

how many phalanges in the fingers?

Answer 32

3 (proximal, middle and distal)

Question 33

how many phalanges?

Answer 33

14