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Musculoskeletal
BONES: THE UPPER EXTREMETIES
Term | Definition |
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Clavicle | the collar bone,or clavicular. A curved bone that joins with the sternum medially and the acromion process of the scapula |
clavicular | pertaining to the clavicle |
scapula | the shoulder blade, a large flat trianglar bone |
glenoid | socket-like; resembling a socket |
acromion | the lateral extention of the projecting spine of the scapula. projects over the shoulder joint forming the highest point of the shoulder |
humerus | the upper arm bone. the head of the proximal end fits into the glenoid cavity. The distal end articulates with the bones of the forearm |
radius | the shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones located on the side of the thumb |
ulna | the forearm bone on the side of the little finger that extends from the wrist to the elbow. the proximal end forms the olecranon process or elbow |
carpus | the eight bones of the wrist; the wrist |
metacarpus | the five bones of the hand between the wrist and the fingers |
phalanx | any bone of a finger or toe. Each finger or toe having three such bones and the thumb and great toes having two. pl. Phanlanges |