Upper Limb Flashcards
(41 cards)
Sub
Below
Cut
Skin
Example: cutaneous, cutis
Oss
Bone
Example: Ossify
Stern
Breastbone
Example: sternum
Supra
Over, above
Example: supraspinous (above the spine)
Fossa
Hollow/depressed area
Example: coronoid fossa (depression in the humerus for the coronoid process of the ulnar)
Infra
Below; under
Example: Infraspinous (below spine)
Post
After; behind
Example: posterior
Ante
In front of
Example: Anterior
Later
Side
Example: Lateral
Medi
Middle
Example: Medial
Dors
Back
Example: Dorsal
Ventr
Belly
Example: Ventral (anterior)
Supin
Lying back
Example: Supination
Pron
Lying forward
Example: Pronation
Caud
Tail
Example: Caudal (towards the tail)
Crani
Skull
Example: Cranial (towards the skull)
Articulate
To join
Example: acromion articulated with the clavicle.
Pector
Chest
Example: pectoral
Serr
Saw, tooth-like
Example: Serratus anterior (a thin muscle of the chest wall extending from the ribs under the arm to the scapula)
Innervate
- To supply with nerves
- To stimulate into action
Example: long thoracic nerve (C5-7) innervates the serratus anterior.
Manubrium
The uppermost portion of the sternum.
Costal
Pertaining to rib
Example:
Costal surface of scapular is the subscapular fossa.
Notch
Indentation
Example:
Suprascapular notch