Girdles

Question 1

What is the pectoral girdle and what is its function

Answer 1

Clavicle and scapula; set of bones that connect the upper limbs to the axial skeleton

Question 2

What joint connects the pectoral girdle to the axial skeleton

Answer 2

Sternoclavicular joint

Question 3

What does the scapula articulate with

Answer 3

Humerus and clavicle

Question 4

What is the lateral end of the clavicle called

Answer 4

Acromial end

Question 5

What is the medial end of the clavicle called

Answer 5

Sternal end

Question 6

What does the scapula stop the upper limb from doing

Answer 6

Keeps upper limb away from the thorax so limb has maximum range of movement

Question 7

What ligaments connect the clavicle and scapula

Answer 7

Coracoclavicular ligaments

Question 8

What joint articulates with the humerus and scapula

Answer 8

Glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint)

Question 9

What are the 4 muscles in the shoulder joint

Answer 9

Supraspinatus; infraspinatus; teres minor; subscapularis

Question 10

What is the brachial plexus

Answer 10

Arrangement of nerve fibres, running to and from the spinal chord (C5-T1)

Question 11

What artery provides the scapula with blood

Answer 11

Scapular anastomosis

Question 12

What nerves supply the pelvic and lower limbs region

Answer 12

Lumbosacral plexus

Question 13

Where does the brachial plexus proceed to in the body

Answer 13

The neck, the axilla (armpit region) and into the upper limb

Question 14

What is the infrapubic angle in males

Answer 14

Less than 90° (pelvic inlet = heart shaped)

Question 15

What is the infrapubic angle in females

Answer 15

More than 90° (pelvic inlet = oval shaped)

Question 16

Name the 2 superficial muscles in the pelvis

Answer 16

Gluteus maximus and gluteus medius

Question 17

Name the 6 deep muscles in the pelvis

Answer 17

Gluteus minimus, piriformis muscle, gemellus superior and inferior, obturator internus and quadratus femoris