UE: Medical Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
clavicle | The collarbone or clavicula; a curved bone that joins with the sternum medially and the acromion process of the scapula |
clavicular | Pertaining to the collarbone |
scapula | The shoulder blade; a large flat triangular bone |
glenoid | socket-like; resembling a socket |
acromion | The lateral extension 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 wrists; the wrist |
metacarpus | The five bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers. |
phalanx | Any bone of a finger or toe, each finger or toe having three such bones and the thumb and great toe having two. The three bones are the proximal, middle and distal bones |
phalanges | (pl.) (fuh-LAN-jees) |
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