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27 Cards in this Set
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The upper limb skeleton is part of the...
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appendicular skeleton.
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Each limb consists of the...(6)
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scapula, clavicle, humerus, radius, ulna, and manus
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The scapula and clavicle form the...
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pectoral girdle.
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The pectoral girdle connects the limb to the...
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axial skeleton.
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The humerus is the bone of the...
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arm (brachium)
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The humerus is a typical...
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long bone.
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A typical long bone has a...(3)
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proximal end, shaft/body, and distal end.
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The radius and ulna are bones of the...
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forarm (antebrachium).
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The radius and ulna are typical...
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long bones.
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The hand consists of eight...
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carpal bones.
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The hand consists of five...
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metacarpal bones.
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Carpal
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wrist
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Metacarpal
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beyond the wrist
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The hand consists of fourteen...
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phalanges.
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The pollex contains two...
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phalanges
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The names of the phalanges in the thumb are the...
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proximal and distal phalanges.
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The names of the phalanges in the fingers are...
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proximal, middle, and distal phalanges.
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The metacarpals are numbered ... starting from the...
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1-5/thumb
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Medially the clavicle joints at the sternum at the...
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sternoclavicular joint.
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The sternoclavicular joint is the only bony joint between the upper limb and the...
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axial skeleton.
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The head of the humerus joints with the ... of the scapula.
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glenoid cavity
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Laterally the clavicle joints with the scapula at the...
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acromioclavicular joint.
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The radius and ulna are jointed to each other at both ends: the ... and ... joints.
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proximal/distal radioulnar
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The joints between the carpals are called the...
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intercarpal joints.
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The joints between the carpal and metacarpal bones are called the...
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carpometacarpal joints.
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The joints between the metacarpals and phalanges are called the...
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metacarpophalangeal joints.
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The joints connecting the phalanges are the...
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interphalangeal joints.
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