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Appendicular skeleton-upper extremities

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