Upper Limb Anatomy

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What is the primary bone that forms the shoulder girdle along with the scapula?

Radius

Humerus

Clavicle (correct)

Ulna

What is the distal part of the upper limb, extending from the wrist joint?

Hand (correct)

Arm

Forearm

Shoulder

What is the name of the joint that connects the clavicle to the sternum?

Glenohumeral joint

Wrist joint

Sternoclavicular joint (correct)

Elbow joint

What is the region above the spine of the scapula?

Supraspinous fossa (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the glenoid cavity?

Pear-shaped (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following bones is not part of the upper limb?

Femur (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the surface of the scapula that lies against the posterolateral part of the thoracic wall?

Costal surface (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the acromion process?

It forms a projection that overhangs the glenoid cavity (B) Signup and view all the answers

How many angles does the scapula have?

Three (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the medial end of the clavicle attached to?

Manubrium sterni (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the feature of the lateral 1/3rd of the clavicle?

It is concave forwards (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the feature of the medial 2/3rd of the clavicle?

It is cylindrical (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the junction of the head with the rest of the upper end of the humerus called?

Anatomical neck (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the groove between the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus?

Intertubercular sulcus (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the rough area on the anterolateral surface of the humerus?

Deltoid tuberosity (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the lateral rounded part of the lower end of the humerus that articulates with the radius?

Capitulum (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the depression on the anterior aspect of the lower end of the humerus that lodges the coronoid process of the ulna?

Coronoid fossa (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the posterior depression on the lower end of the humerus that lodges the olecranon process of the ulna?

Olecranon fossa (B) Signup and view all the answers

What structure lies in the intertubercular sulcus?

Tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the small projection on the lateral surface of the radius?

Styloid process (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the joint where the humerus articulates with the ulna and radius?

Elbow joint (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of the lunate carpal bone?

Crescent-shaped (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the band of fascia that converts the concavity of the carpal bones into a tunnel?

Flexor retinaculum (C) Signup and view all the answers

How many metacarpal bones are there in the human hand?

5 (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the joint where the clavicle articulates medially with the manubrium of the sternum?

Sternoclavicular Joint (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the process on the upper end of the ulna?

Olecranon process (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve crosses behind the medial epicondyle?

Ulnar nerve (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the joint where the radius articulates with the carpal bones?

Wrist joint (C) Signup and view all the answers