Week 3 Flashcards
What is the appendicular skeleton attached to?
Axial skeleton via pectoral and pelvic girdles
What is the pectoral girdle also known as?
Shoulder
What does the pectoral girdle attach?
Upper limbs to the trunk
What are the components of the pectoral girdle?
Clavicle and scapula
What shape is the clavicle?
S-shaped collarbone
Where does the medial end of the clavicle attach?
Manubrium of sternum
Where does the lateral end of the clavicle attach?
Scapula
What shape is the scapula?
Triangular Shoulder Blade
What are the three borders of the scapula?
Medial, Lateral, and Superior
Which border of the scapula is the shortest?
Superior Border
Which border of the scapula is parallel to the vertebral column?
Medial Border
Which border of the scapula is associated with the axilla?
Lateral Border
What are the key structures of the scapula?
Glenoid cavity, coracoid process, suprascapular notch, spine, acromion, infraspinous fossa, supraspinous fossa
What is the arm also known as?
brachium
What is the forearm also known as?
antebrachium
What is the longest and largest bone in your arm?
Humerus
What are the proximal end structures of the humerus?
Head, anatomical neck, surgical neck, greater/lesser tubercle, intertubercular sulcus
What are the middle structures of the humerus?
Deltoid Tuberosity and Radial Groove
What are the distal end structures of the humerus?
Trochlea, capitulum, medial/lateral epicondyles, coronoid fossa, radial fossa, olecranon fossa
What bones make up the forearm?
Ulna and radius
Which is side is the ulna located on in anatomical position?
Medial
What is the main bone forming the elbow joint with the humerus called?
Ulna
What are the proximal end structures of the Ulna called?
Olecranon Process, Coronoid Process, Trochlear Notch, Radial Notch
What is the proximal end of the ulna called?
Olecranon