7.5 humerus Flashcards

1
Q

humerus

A

long bone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

the humerus has a _ head

A

round
-directly on top of the bone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

shaft (diaphysis)

A

body of the bone
stores fat as yellow bone marrow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

anatomical neck is

A

distal to the head

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

the surgical neck is

A

below where the head narrows, distal to the anatomical neck

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

tubercle

A

part of a bone that sticks out from the bone and is a hattened process

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

greater tubercle

A

opposite to the head

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

lesser tubercle

A

smaller, sharper, and faces anterior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

intertubercular sulcus (bicipital groove)

A

groove between the tubercles
biceps muscle attaches

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

sulcus

A

small, ditch-like structure in a bone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

deltoid tuberosity

A

sticks out from the bone, rough patch
deltoid muscle attaches

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

heads of long bones always face

A

medial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

condyles

A

bone markings where bones articulate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

lateral epicondyle

A

distal to the greater tubercle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

medial epicondyle

A

distal to the lesser tubercle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

capitulum

A

attaches radius

17
Q

trochlea

A

attaches ulna

18
Q

fossa

A

indent

19
Q

coronoid fossa

A

depression that attaches the coronoid process

20
Q

olecranon fossa

A

depression that attaches the olecranon process