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12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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The upper limb consists of how many bones all together?
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30 bones
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The longest and largest bone of the upper limb?
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humerus
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The proximal head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form what joint?
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glenohumeral joint
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Distal to the head of the humerus is a visible oblique groove called?
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anatomical neck
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A lateral projection-distal to the anatomical neck
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greater tubercle
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A anterior projection-distal to the greater tubercle?
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lesser tubercle
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A groove between the two tubercles?
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intertubercular sulcus
-AKA bicipital groove |
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A constriction in the humerus just distal to the tubercles, fractures often occur here?
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surgical neck
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Found laterally, at the middle portion of the shaft of the humerus; a roughened V-shaped area?
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deltoid tuberosity
-attachment point for tendons of deltoid muscle |
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A rounded knob on the lateral aspect of the humerus that articulates with the head of the radius?
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capitulum
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Located medial to the capitulum, a spool-shaped surface that articulates with the ulna?
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trochlea
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A posterior depression that receives the olecranon of the ulna when forearm is extended?
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olecranon fossa
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