Nat. Review chpt. 5b

Description:	Appendicular skeleton-upper extremities
Category:	Massage Therapy
Created by:	skpoem on 2004-06-30

Question	Answer
Clavicle	Collar bone
Sternal end of the clavicle	Medial end of the collar bone
Acromial end of the clavicle	Lateral end of the collar bone
Scapula	Shoulder blade
Medial border of the scapula	Border of the scapula nearest the vertebrae
Lateral border of the scapula	Lateral, inferior border of the scapula
Spine of the scapula	Divides the lateral surface into the anterior supraspinous fossa and the posterior infraspinous fossa
Acromion process	Finger-like extension of the spine that points ventrally
Coracoid process	Small beak like projection of the scapula that points forward
Supraspinous fossa	Surface of the scapula above the spine of the scapula
Infraspinous fossa	Surface of the scapula below the spine of the scapula
Subscapular fossa	Covers most of the anterior surface of the scapula
Glenoid fossa	Hollow in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to make the shoulder joint
Humerus	Upper arm bone
Greater tubercle of the humerus	Forms the most prominent bony point of the shoulder
Lesser tubercle of the humerus	Medial to the greater and separated from it by the intertubercular groove
Bicipital groove	Groove between the greater and lesser tubercles
Deltoid tuberosity	A rough elevation about the middle of the lateral side of the shaft of the humerus, giving attachment to the deltoid muscle
Medial epicondyle of the humerus	Most medial prominent bone of the elbow
Lateral epicondyle of the humerus	Most lateral bone of the elbow
Trochlea of the humerus	Place between the epicondyles that the ulna articulates with
Capitulum of the humerus	Lateral part of the articular surface of the distal end of the humerus
Radius	Lateral and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
Inferior angle of the scapula	Bottom angle of the scapula
Superior angle of the scapula	Top angle of the scapula
Head of the humerus	Hemisphere shaped area on the humerus that articulates with the glenoid fossa of the scapula
Anatomical neck of the humerus	constriction of the humerus immediately adjoining the margin of the head, just below its proximal articular surface
Coronoid fossa	Cavity in the anterior aspect of the distal humerus proximal to the trochlea of humerus
Olecranon fossa	Deep hollow on the posterior surface of the distal humerus proximal to the trochlea of humerus
Head of the radius	Disk-shaped upper extremity articulating with the capitulum of the humerus
Radial tuberosity	Eminence on the anterior inner surface of the radius just distal to the radial neck
Styloid process of the radius	Blunt projection from the lateral surface of the distal end of the radius
Ulna	Medial and larger of the 2 bones of the forearm
Ulnar tuberosity	Tuberosity just distal to the coronoid process
Olecranon process	Process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow
Coronoid process of the ulna	Anterior eminence of the proximal ulna, distal to the olecranon
Styloid process of the ulna	Medial non-articular process on the distal end of the ulna
Radial notch	Narrow depression on the lateral side of the coronoid process of the ulna that articulates with the head of the radius
Neck of the radius	Narrow part of the shaft just below the head
Carpal	Any of the eight small bones of the wrist
Metacarpus	That part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Scaphoid bone	Found on the thumb side of the hand, within the anotomical snuffbox. It is approximately the size and shape of a cashew
Lunate bone	Second of three bones forming the proximal row of bones in the wrist
Triquetral bone	Bone in the proximal row of carpal bones lying between the lunate and pisiform bones
Pisiform bone	Small knobbly, pea-shaped bone that articulates only with the triquetral bone
Trapezium bone	Most lateral bone of the distal row of carpal bones
Trapezoid bone	Bone in the distal row of carpal bones lying between the trapezium and capitate bones
Capitate bone	Bone in the distal row of carpal bones lying between the trapezoid and hamate bones
Hamate bone	Medial bone in the distal row of carpal bones
Phalanges of the hand	Bones that form fingers and are named after the digit and their distance from the body
Proximal phalanges of the hand	Closest to the hand and articulate with the metacarpals
Middle phalanges of the hand	Between the distal and proximal phalanges. The thumb does not have one
Distal phalanges of the hand	Form the tips of the fingers
How many phalanges are there per hand?	14