Bones Of The Upper Limb

Question 1

What do the upper limbs include?

Answer 1

• Arm
• Forearm
• Wrist
• Hand

Question 2

Bones of the arm

Answer 2

• Humerus
• Radius
• Ulna

Question 3

The greater tubercle serves as insertion to:

Answer 3

• supraspinatus
• infraspinatus
• teres minor muscles

Question 4

Lesser tubercle serves as insertion to:

Answer 4

Subscapularis muscle

Question 5

What does the head of the humerus articulate with?

Answer 5

Glenoid cavity of the scapula

Question 6

What muscles are attached to the intertubercular groove?

Answer 6

• Biceps branchii
• Latissimus dorsi

Question 7

Humerus landmarks

Answer 7

• Head
• Greater tubercle
• Lesser tubercle
• intertubercular groove
• radial groove
• deltoid tuberosity
• trochlea
• capitulum
• coronoid fossa
• olecranon fossa
• medial epicondyle
• lateral epicondyle
• radial fossa

Question 8

Radius landmarks

Answer 8

• head
• tubercle
• styloid process
• ulnar notch

Question 9

Ulnar landmarks

Answer 9

• coronoid process
• olecranon
• radial notch
• trochlear notch
• styloid process
• head

Question 10

The wrist/carpus

Answer 10

Consists of 8 carpal bones.

• Lunate
• scaphoid
• trapezium
• trapezoid
• capitate
• hamate
• triquetral
• pisiform

Question 11

What is the Carpal tunnel?

Answer 11

The tunnel created by the flexor retinaculum & the carpal bones.

It contains the median nerve & flexor tendons as they pass towards the hand.

Question 12

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?

Answer 12

Inflammation of synovial membranes surrounding the flexor tendons that compress the median nerve

Question 13

Bones of the hand

Answer 13

• Metacarpals
• proximal phalanges
• middle phalanges
• distal phalanges

Question 14

What does the pectoral girdle consist of?

Answer 14

• two scapulae
• two clavicles

Question 15

How is the humerus joined to the scapula?

Answer 15

At the glenohumeral joint (a ball & socket joint)

Question 16

Is the radius on the thumb side or pinky side?

Answer 16

Thumb

Question 17

Is the ulna on the thumb side or pinky side?

Answer 17

Pinky side

Question 18

Which are the elbow joint bones?

Answer 18

• humerus
• radius
• ulna

Question 19

Mention the 3 elbow joints

Answer 19

1) humero ulnar
2) radio humeral
3) radio ulnar

Question 20

Mention the 3 ligaments of the elbow

Answer 20

1) Ulnar collateral
2) Radial collateral
3) Annular

Question 21

The acromioclavicular joint is located at the proximal or distal extremity of the clavicle?

Answer 21

Distal

Question 22

Is the acromioclavicular AC joint commonly disjointed?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

Where are the medial and lateral epicondyles located?

Answer 23

Distal end of the humerus

Question 24

Where is the trochlea located?

Answer 24

Medial portion of the articulating surface on the distal end of the humerus

Question 25

The only bony connection of the girdle to the axial skeleton is at the?

Answer 25

Sternoclavicular joint

Question 26

Name the bones

Answer 26

A - clavicle B - scapula C - humerus D - ulna E - radius F - carpals G - metacarpals H - phalanges

Question 27

Name the joints

Answer 27

1 - acromioclavicular joint 2 - glenohumeral joint 3 - sternoclavicular joint 4 - humeroulnar joint 5 - radiohumeral joint 6 - proximal radioulnar joint 7 - distal radioulnar joint 8 - radiocarpal joint 9 - intercarpal joint 10 - carpometacarpal joint 11 - intermetacarpal joint 12 - metacarpophalangeal joint 13 - interphalangeal joints