Upper and Lower Limb intro

Question 1

what is the pectoral girdle

Answer 1

clavicle and scapula and the muscles attached to these bones

Question 2

what is the arm

Answer 2

region between shoulder and elbow joint

Question 3

what is the forearm

Answer 3

between elbow and wrist

Question 4

what is the hand

Answer 4

distal to the wrist

Question 5

what is the glenohumeral joint, what is it formed by and type of joint

Answer 5

shoulder joint
articulation between scapula nd proximal humerus
synovial ball and socket

Question 5

type of elbow joint, what bones articulate and what type of movement does this allow

Answer 5

synovial hinge joint
articulation of distal humerus with ulna and radius
flexion and extension

Question 6

proximal and distal radioulnar joitns

Question 7

proximal and distal radioulnar joints

between what and what is the action

Answer 7

radius and ulnar

pronation and supination

Question 8

radiocarpal joints alternative name, bones forming it and movement

Answer 8

wrist joint
articulation of distal radius, scaphoid and lunate
flexion, extension, adduction and abduction

Question 9

what does the scapula do during normal movement of the shoulder joint

Answer 9

movement of the scapula over the chest wall

Question 10

actions of the pectoral girdle (5) and how is the scapula involved in two of them

Answer 10

protraction (scapula anteriorly)
retraction (scapula posteriorly)
elevation, depression and rotation

Question 11

actions of the shoulder joint (7)

Answer 11

flexion
extension
abduction
adduction
medial rotation
lateral rotation
circumduction

Question 12

what r movements of the shoulder always accompanied by

Answer 12

movement of scapula on chest wall

Question 13

what happens when we raise our upper limbs

Answer 13

scapula rotates

Question 14

action of elbow joint

Answer 14

flexion and extension

Question 15

action of wrist joint

Answer 15

flexion, extension

adduction, abduction

Question 16

actions of 4 digits (not the thumb)

Answer 16

flexion, extension

adduction, abduction

Question 17

action of radioulnar joints

Answer 17

pronation and supination

Question 18

what is the pelvis made of (3)

Answer 18

two hip bones and the sacrum

Question 19

what is the thigh

Answer 19

between hip and knee joints

Question 20

what is the bone of the thigh

Answer 20

femur

Question 21

what is the the leg

Answer 21

between knee and ankle joint

Question 22

what r the bones of the leg

Answer 22

tibia and fibula

Question 23

what is the foot

Answer 23

distal to the ankle

Question 24

what r the two surfaces of the foot

Answer 24

palmar (sole) and dorsal (top)

Question 25

hip joint

movement (6) , type of joint, articulation

Answer 25

flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, medial and lateral rotation
synovial ball and socket
articulation between acetabulum and proximal femur

Question 26

knee joint

movement (2) , type of joint, articulation

Answer 26

flexion and extension
synovial hinge joint
articulation between distal femur and tibia

Question 27

ankle joint

movement, type of joint, articulation

Answer 27

flexion and extension/ plantarflexion and dorsiflexion
synovial hinge joitn
articulation between distal end of tibia and fibula with talus

Question 28

action of toes

Answer 28

flexion
extension
abduction
adduction