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51 Cards in this Set
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The forearm consists of ___ bones that lie _______ to each other. |
2, parallel |
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Bones that make up the forearm |
radius & ulna |
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What type of bones are the radius & ulna? |
long bones |
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The radius is on the ________ side of the forearm. |
lateral |
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The ulna is on the _______ side of the forearm. |
medial |
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The _____ of the ulna is long and slender. |
body |
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The upper portion of the ulna is large and has _____ beaklike ________. |
2, processes |
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The proximal process, or __________ process forms the proximal portion of the ________ __________. |
olecranon, trochlear notch |
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Another name for trochlear notch |
semilunar notch |
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The distal process, or _________ process projects ________ and curves slightly ________. |
coronoid, anteriorly, superior |
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Coronoid process forms the ______ portion of the ________ _______. |
lower, trochlear notch |
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The ________ notch is a depression located on the ________ aspect of the _________ process. |
radial, lateral, coronoid |
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The _______ end of the ulna includes a ________ process on its _________ side called the ______ and a ________ conic projection on the ______________ side called the __________ process. |
distal, rounded, lateral, head, narrower, posteromedial, styloid |
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The _______ end of the radius is small and has a flat disklike ______ above a constricted area called the ______. |
proximal, head, neck |
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Radial tuberosity |
roughened process just inferior to the neck on the medial side of the body of the radius |
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The ______ end of the radius is broad and flattened and has a ______ projection on its _______ surface called the ________ ________ process. |
distal, conic, lateral, radial styloid |
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The arm has _____ bone called the ________ which consists of a ______ and 2 ________ ends. |
one, humerus, body, articular |
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The ______ end of the humerus is called the _______ ________ and includes _____ smooth elevations for __________ with the bones of the _________. |
distal, humeral condyle, 2, articulation, forearm |
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Humeral condyle elevations |
Trochlea & Capitulum |
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Trochlea is on the ______ side of the humerus. |
medial |
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Capitulum is on the ______ side of the humerus. |
lateral |
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The ______ and ______ epicondyles are ________ to the condyle and are easily ________. |
medial, lateral, superior, palpated |
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The _________ fossa receives the coronoid ________ when the ______ joint is _______. |
coronoid, process, elbow, flexed |
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Coronoid fossa |
shallow depression on anterior surface superior to the trochlea |
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The small ______ fossa receives the radial ______ when the _______ joint is _______. |
radial, head, elbow, flexed |
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Radial fossa |
Located lateral to the coronoid fossa and proximal to the capitulum |
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The ________ fossa accommodates the olecranon _______ when the ______ is ________. |
olecranon, process, elbow, extended |
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Olecranon fossa |
Deep depression found immediately behind the coronoid fossa on the posterior surface of the humerus |
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The _______ end of the humerus contains the ______ which is large, smooth, and rounded and lies in an ______ plane on the ____________ side. |
proximal, head, oblique, superomedial |
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The proximal humerus articulates with the _________ __________. |
shoulder girdle |
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Just below the ______ of the humerus, lying in the same oblique plane, is the narrow, constricted ________ neck. |
head, anatomic |
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The constriction of the ______ of the humerus just below the tubercles is called the _______ neck. |
body, surgical |
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Surgical neck |
Site of many fractures |
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Surgical neck |
Site of many fractures |
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The ________ tubercle is situated on the anterior surface of the bone immediately below the anatomic neck. |
lesser |
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Surgical neck |
Site of many fractures |
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The ________ tubercle is situated on the anterior surface of the bone immediately below the anatomic neck. |
lesser |
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The _________ tubercle is located on the lateral surface of the bone just below the anatomic neck. |
greater |
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Tendon of subscapularis muscle |
Inserts at lesser tubercle |
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Intertubercular Groove |
Deep depression separating greater and lesser tubercles |
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Another name for intertubercular groove |
Bicipital groove |
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Radiocarpal joint |
Synovial-ellipsoidal-diarthrodial |
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Radioulnar joint |
Synovial-pivot-diarthrodial |
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Humeroulnar & humeroradial joints |
Synovial-hinge-diarthrodial |
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The ____ areas of fat associated with the elbow joint can be visualized only in the ________ projection. |
3, lateral |
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The _______ fat pad covers the largest area and lies within the _________ fossa of the posterior __________. |
posterior, olecranon, humerus |
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Anterior Fat Pad |
Formed by superimposed coronoid and radial fat pads |
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Where do the coronoid and radial fat pads lie? |
In the coronoid and radial fossae |
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The ________ fat pad is positioned anterior to and parallel with the ______ aspect of the _______ radius. |
supinator, anterior, proximal |
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The ________ fat pad is positioned anterior to and parallel with the ______ aspect of the _______ radius. |
supinator, anterior, proximal |
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Example of why fat pads are significant in radiology. |
Elbow injury causes effusion and displaces the fat pads or alters their shape |