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What are the two main subdivisions of the body skeleton?
What are the two main subdivisions of the body skeleton?
Axial skeleton and Appendicular skeleton
Name the regions of the upper limb in surface anatomy.
Name the regions of the upper limb in surface anatomy.
Shoulder, Arm, Forearm, Hand
List the bones of the upper limb mentioned in the text.
List the bones of the upper limb mentioned in the text.
Clavicle, Scapula, Humerus, Ulna, Radius, Carpals, Metacarpals
What are the functions of the upper limbs?
What are the functions of the upper limbs?
Describe the structure of the clavicle.
Describe the structure of the clavicle.
What are the attachments on the inferior view of the clavicle?
What are the attachments on the inferior view of the clavicle?
What are the two carpal bones in the distal row that provide flexibility in the wrist?
What are the two carpal bones in the distal row that provide flexibility in the wrist?
Which bone in the forearm is longer than the radius and stabilizes the forearm?
Which bone in the forearm is longer than the radius and stabilizes the forearm?
What is the important structure in the radius that serves as a pulley for the extensor muscle of the thumb?
What is the important structure in the radius that serves as a pulley for the extensor muscle of the thumb?
How many carpal bones make up the wrist (carpus)?
How many carpal bones make up the wrist (carpus)?
What are the two bones in the proximal row of carpal bones, from lateral to medial?
What are the two bones in the proximal row of carpal bones, from lateral to medial?
What is the name of the joint that connects the wrist to the hand (metacarpus)?
What is the name of the joint that connects the wrist to the hand (metacarpus)?
What is the shape of the scapula?
What is the shape of the scapula?
Which aspect of the thorax does the scapula's posterolateral surface face?
Which aspect of the thorax does the scapula's posterolateral surface face?
What divides the posterior surface of the scapula into supra and infra-spinous fossae?
What divides the posterior surface of the scapula into supra and infra-spinous fossae?
What is the name of the fossa on the anterior surface of the scapula?
What is the name of the fossa on the anterior surface of the scapula?
Which bone articulates with the scapula at the glenohumeral joint?
Which bone articulates with the scapula at the glenohumeral joint?
What is the name of the cavity on the head of the humerus?
What is the name of the cavity on the head of the humerus?
