The Upper limb

Question 1

___________ attach the limbs to the axial skeleton

Answer 1

Girdles

Question 2

Each upper limb has _____ bones

Answer 2

32

Question 3

The pectoral (shoulder) girdle has ______ bones and the free part has ________bones

Answer 3

pectoral (shoulder) girdle: 2 bones
free part : 30 bones

Question 4

The upper limb consists of the total number of——– bones.

Answer 4

30 bones.
These include the
bones of the arm (humerus),
forearm (radius and ulna),
wrist (carpals),
hand (metacarpals), and
fingers (phalanges).

Question 5

The structure on the proximal end of the humerus ——— is subjected to fracture/injury.

Answer 5

surgical neck of the humerus

Question 6

The head of the humerus articulates with———-.

Answer 6

glenoid cavity of the scapula

Question 7

————of the humerus accommodates the head of the radius

Answer 7

_Capitulum

Question 8

Posterior depression on the distal end of the humerus is———-.

Answer 8

Olecranon fossa

Question 9

Capitulum of the humerus articulates with—–

Answer 9

head of the radius

Question 10

——–serves as the attachment for the tendon of the deltoid muscle.

Answer 10

Deltoid tuberosity

Question 11

The posterior side of the distal end of the ulna has a prominence (tip of the elbow) called————–.

Answer 11

Olecranon

Question 12

The radial notch of the ulna articulates with ————-.

Answer 12

head of the radius.

Question 13

A fibrous connective tissue between the radius and ulna is————–.

Answer 13

Interosseous membrane

Question 14

Fracture the ——–of the radius is the most common in adults older than 50 years.

Answer 14

distal end of the radius,

Question 15

—— is the point of attachment for the tendons of the biceps brachii.

Answer 15

radial tuberosity.

Question 16

The distal end of the radius articulates with two bones of the wrist are——-, ——–.

Answer 16

Scaphoid and Lunate.

Question 17

The proximal row of carpal bones articulate with the distal end of the —— and ——–.

Answer 17

radius and ulna.

Question 18

In about 70% of the carpal fractures, only the ——–is broken.

Answer 18

Scaphoid bone

Question 19

The heads of metacarpals articulate with the proximal phalanges to form the ————-joint.

Answer 19

metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint (Knuckles)

Question 20

————is the joint between the bones of the phalanges.

Answer 20

Interphalangeal joint (IP)

Question 21

——- is another term used for the thumb.

Answer 21

Pollex

Question 22

There are ———phalanges (finger bones) in the five digits of each hand.

Answer 22

14 phalanges

Question 23

The thumb has only——-phalanges.

Answer 23

2 phalanges

Question 24

The joint between metacarpals and phalanges is the ——- type of joint.

Answer 24

condyloid or ellipsoidal joint

Question 25

What’s the site of the epiphyseal plate in the humerus?

Answer 25

Anatomical neck of the scapula

Question 26

What’s the tendons of the forearm muscles attachment?

Answer 26

Epicondyles

Question 27

_________ is the longest and the strongest bone of the upper limb

Answer 27

Humerus

Question 28

To which structure of the scapula/pectoral girdle does the head of the humerus articulate with?

Answer 28

glenoid cavity of the scapula.

This articulation forms the glenohumeral joint.

Question 29

Greater and lesser tubercle- two projections-(rounded contours of the shoulder) are separated by

Answer 29

Intertubercular sulcus/groove

Question 30

The rough V-shaped area which is the tendon of the deltoid muscle is called

Answer 30

Deltoid tuberosity

Question 31

Each joint has an anterior palmar ligament and two collateral ligaments. True or False?

Answer 31

True

Question 32

___________accommodates the coronoid process of the ulna

Answer 32

Trochlea

Question 33

What is located at the posterior distal end of the humerus?

Answer 33

Olecranon fossa