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Upper Limb
A&P Chapter 8 Dr.Cutler
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Girdles | Pectoral girdle (shoulder), Pelvic Girdle (hip) |
| Limbs | Bones of the arms and legs |
| Function of Limbs | Movement |
| Appendicular Skeleton | 2 Girdles and 4 Limbs |
| Pectoral Girdle | Clavicle and scapula |
| Upper Limbs | Clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges |
| Clavicle | Long curved (S) bone, forms front of pectoral girdle, protects neurovascular structures |
| Scapula | Flat, triangular bone (spatula), forms back of pectoral girdle, anchors shoulder muscles |
| Acromion | Attaches to clavicle |
| Coracoid Process | "bent finger" in the scapula |
| Humerus | Head, Deltoid tuberosity, Olecranon fossa (triangle inside humerus), Medial epicondyle (funny bone), trochlea, capitulum, greater and lesser tubercles |
| Humerus | Brachium (only bone in upper limb) |
| Radius | Antebrachium (Thumb side) |
| Ulna | Antebrachium (Pinky side) |
| Carpal Bones | Lunate, Scapoid, Trapezium |
| Metacarpal Bones | Begins with thumb (1-5) |
| Phalanges | Fingers (1-5) |