Upper Limb

Question 1

What makes up the shoulder girdle?

Answer 1

Clavicle and scapula

Question 2

the ______ forms the anterior portion of the shoulder girdle and connects the upper limb to the trunk.

Answer 2

clavicle

Question 3

the clavicle’s _________ _____ articulates medially with the __________ of the sternum at sternoclavicular joint.

Answer 3

sternal end

manubrium

Question 4

Laterally the clavicle’s _______ end articulates with the ______ of the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint.

Answer 4

acromial end

acromion

Question 5

what is the first bone to begin ossifying by intramembranous ossificaiton?

Answer 5

clavicle

Question 6

the ______ has NO medullary (marrow) cavity.

Answer 6

clavicle

Question 7

_______ is a triangular flat bone that lies on the posterolateral aspect of the thorax.

Answer 7

scapula

Question 8

_________ surface of the scapula is convex and divided by the spine of the scapula into a small________ fossa and a large ________ fossa.

Answer 8

posterior

supraspinous fossa

infraspinous fossa

Question 9

the ______ surface of the scapula is concave and has a large ________ fossa

Answer 9

costal surface

subscapular fossa

Question 10

the ______ of the scapula is triangular, think and translucent superior and inferior to the scapular spine

Answer 10

Body of the scapula

Question 11

The scapula has _____ (axillary), ______ (vertebral), and ______ borders and superior and inferior angles.

Answer 11

medial

lateral

superior

Question 12

what is the thickest part of the scapula?

Answer 12

the lateral border

Question 13

the lateral border includes the lateral angle where the _________ ______ is located

Answer 13

glenoid cavity

Question 14

_______ ______ is located at the superior border at the junction of its medial two thirds and lateral third

Answer 14

suprascapular notch

Question 15

________ is the flat lateral end of the spine of the scapula, articulates with the lateral end of the clavicle

Answer 15

acromion

Question 16

______ _______ is a shallow, concave, oval fossa, located on the superolateral surface of the scapula, which articulate with the head of the humerus at glenohumeral (shoulder) joint.

Answer 16

glenoid cavity

Question 17

_________ process is superior to the glenoid cavity and projevts anterolaterally

Answer 17

coracoid

Question 18

the _______ is the largest bone in the upper limb, articualtes with the scapula at the glenohumeral joint and the radius and ulna at the elbow joint

Answer 18

humerus

Question 19

name the parts of the humerus

Answer 19

head of the humerus
intertubercular sulcus
lesser tubercle 
greater tubercle
anatomical neck
surgical neck 
Shaft
deltoid tuberosity 
epicondyle (medial and lateral)
condyle of humerus 
capitulum
trochlea
coronoid fossa
olecranon fossa
radial fossa

Question 20

the ______, ball shaped articulates with the gleoid cavity of the scapula

Answer 20

head of the humerus

Question 21

_______ _______(bicipital groove), at the proximal end of the humerus separates the lesser tubercle from the greater tubercle.

Answer 21

Intertubercular sulcus

Question 22

the __________ _______ of the humerus separates the head from the tubercles

Answer 22

anatomical neck

Question 23

the _________ ________ of the humerus is narrow and distal to the tubercle

Answer 23

surgical neck

Question 24

what makes up the condyle of the humerus?

Answer 24

trochlea
capitulum
olecranon
coronoid fossa
radial fossa

Question 25

the condyle of the humerus has what two articular surfaces?

Answer 25

capitulum (articulates with the head of the radius) Trochlea (articulates with the trochlear notch of the ulna)

Question 26

the ______ is meidal and longer of the two forearms

Answer 26

ulna

Question 27

Coronoid fossa, superior to the trochlea anteriorly which occupy the ________ ________ of the ulna during full flexion of the elbow.

Answer 27

coronoid fossa

Question 28

what is the articualtion for the head of the radius?

Answer 28

capitulum

Question 29

what is the articulation of the humerus with the trochlear notch of the ulna?

Answer 29

trochlea

Question 30

what are the two prominent projectiones on the proximal end of the ulna?

Answer 30

olecranon coronoid process

Question 31

_______ _____ is the site of articualtion with the trochlea of the humerus

Answer 31

trochlear notch

Question 32

________ _______ is the site of articulation with the head of the radius

Answer 32

radial notch

Question 33

Lower end of the ulna _______ of ulna is the rounded part of the distal end _________ _____ is a small conical projection from the head of the ulna

Answer 33

head of the ulna styloid process

Question 34

the ________ DOES NOT articulate directly with the carpal bones

Answer 34

ulna

Question 35

what are the parts of the radius?

Answer 35

upper end: head, neck, radial tuberosity shaft lower end: ulnar notch and styloid process

Question 36

what on the radius accomodates the head of the ulna?

Answer 36

ulnar notch

Question 37

the head of the radius articulates with the ______ of humerus and the _______ ______ of the ulna

Answer 37

capitulum of the humerus radial notch

Question 38

what are the 8 carpal bones? first row and second row from lateral to medial

Answer 38

Proximal row: scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform distal row: trapezius, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

Question 39

how many bones are in the hand?

Answer 39

19 (5 metacarpals and 14 digits)

Question 40

______, forms the skeleton of the palm of the hand between the carpus and the phalanges.

Answer 40

Metacarpus

Question 41

the bases of the meta carpals articulate with the _______ bones the heads of the metacarpals articulate with the ______ ________ and form knuckles

Answer 41

carpal proximal phalanges

Question 42

Phalanges, each digit has three phalanges (________, ________, _______) except the thumb, which has only two, ________and _______.

Answer 42

proximal, middle, distal proximal and distal

Question 43

each phalanx has a _____, a _____ and a _____

Answer 43

base shaft head

Question 44

what is the most commonly subluxated carpal?

Answer 44

lunate

Question 45

what is the most commonly fractured carpal?

Answer 45

scaphoid