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68 Cards in this Set
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Clavicle - Medial end
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– rounded, articulates with the manubrium
of sternum forming sternoclavicular joint. |
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Clavicle - Lateral end
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– flat, broad, articulates with the acromion
of scapula forming acromioclavicular joint. |
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Scapula - Spine
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– Sharp ridge runs diagonally across the
posterior surface of the body. |
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Scapula - Acromion
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– Projects from the lateral end of the spine and
articulates with the clavicle forming acromioclavicular joint. |
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Scapula - Glenoid cavity:
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– Shallow depression inferior to the acromion
– accepts the head of the humerus, forming glenohumeral joint |
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Scapula - Medial border
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– thin edge near the vertebral column
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Scapula - Lateral border
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– Thick closer to the arm.
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Scapula - Inferior angle
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– medial and lateral border join inferiorly
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Scapula - Superior border
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– the superior edge of the scapula
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Scapula - Scapular notch
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– indentation along the superior border through
which suprascapular nerve passes |
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Scapula - superior angle
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– where the superior border join the vertebral border
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Scapula - Coracoid process
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– Projection at the lateral end of the superior border
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Scapula - Supraspinous and infraspinous fossa:
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– superior and inferior to the spine
– attach supraspinatous and infraspinatous muscles |
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Scapula - Subscapular fossa:
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– hollowed-out area on the anterior surface
– Point of attachment for tendons of shoulder muscles |
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Humerus - Head
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– At the proximal end articulates
with the glenoid cavity forming glenohumeral joint |
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Humerus - Anatomical Neck
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– Oblique groove distal to the
head – the site of the epiphyseal line |
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Humerus - Greater Tubercle
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– Projection distal to the
anatomical neck |
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Humerus - Lesser Tubercle
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– Projects anteriorly
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Humerus - Intertubercular sulcus:
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– Between the tubercles
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Humerus - Surgical Neck
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– Constrictions distal to the
tubercles, where the head tapers to the shaft – Most fractures occur here, hence the name |
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Humerus - Body
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– Cylindrical at the proximal end
flattened and broad at the distal end |
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Humerus - Deltoid Tuberosity
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– the V shape area of the lateral
middle portion of the shaft. – Attaches the deltoid muscle – Ends at the radial groove on the posterior surface |
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Humerus - Capitulum
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– rounded knob on the lateral aspect
of the bone articulates with the radius head. |
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Humerus - Radial Fossa
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– Anterior depression receives the
head of the radius when the forearm flexed. |
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Humerus - Trochlea
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– Spool-shaped surface medial to the
Capitulum, articulates with the ulna. |
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Humerus - Coronoid fossa
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– Anterior depression receives the
Coronoid process of the ulna when the forearm flexed. |
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Humerus - Olecranon fossa
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– posterior depression receives the
Olecranon of the ulna when the forearm extended. |
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Humerus - Medial and lateral epicondyle:
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– projections on either side of the
distal end. – attach forearm muscle tendons. – Ulnar nerve lies on the posterior surface of the medial epicondyle |
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Ulna - Olecranon (proximal end)
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forms the prominence of the elbow
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Ulna - Coronoid process (proximal end)
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• anterior projection
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Ulna - Trochlear notch (proximal end)
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• large curved area between the Olecranon and the
coronoid process • Articulates with trochlea of the humerus at the elbow joint |
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Ulna - Radial notch (proximal end)
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• Accommodates the head of the radius forming
proximal radioulnar joint |
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Ulna - Ulnar process (proximal end)
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• inferior to the coronoid process
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Ulna - Head (Distal end)
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• separated from the wrist by fibrocartilage disc
• Articulates with the distal end of the radius to form the distal radioulnar joint |
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Ulna - Styloid process (Distal end)
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• on the posterior side of the distal end
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Radius - Head (Proximal end)
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• disc-shaped
• articulates with the Capitulum of the Humerus and the radial notch of the ulna |
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Radius - Neck (Proximal end)
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• constructed area inferior to head
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Radius - Radial tuberosity (Proximal end)
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• rough area inferior to the neck on the
medial side. • Provides attachment for the tendon of the biceps muscles |
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Radius - Ulnar notch (Distal end)
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• On the medial surface
• Articulates with the head of the ulna |
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Radius - Styloid process (Distal end)
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• on the lateral side
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Interosseous
membrane: |
Joins the shafts of the
ulna and radius |
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Proximal radioulnar
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The head of the radius
articulates with the ulna’s radial notch |
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Distal radioulnar joint:
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• the head of the ulna
articulates with the Ulnar notch of the radius • the distal end of the radius articulates with three bones of the wrist – lunate, scaphoid, triquertrum. |
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Femur - Head
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– Rounded, in the proximal end
– Articulates with the acetabulum of the hip bone to form hip joint – Contains fovea capitis, a small center depression – femur ligament connect fovea capitis to the acetabulum. |
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Femur - Neck
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– Constrict area distal to the head
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Femur - Trochanters
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– both greater and lesser provide
attachment for tendons of the muscles of the thigh and buttock |
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Femur - Lesser Trochanter
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– inferior and medial to greater
trochanter– inferior and medial to greater trochanter |
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Femur - Intertrochanteric line
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– between the anterior surfaces of the
trochanters |
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Femur - Intertrochanteric crest
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between the posterior surfaces of
the trochanters |
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Femur - Gluteal tuberosity
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– vertical ridge on the posterior
surface of the femur, inferior to Intertrochanteric crest |
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Femur - Linea aspera
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– vertical ridge blend with gluteal
tuberosity |
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Femur - Medial and lateral condyle
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– In the Femur distal end
– articulate with the medial and lateral condyles of the tibia. |
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Femur - Intercondyle fossa
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– Between the condyles in the
posterior surface and patellar surface anteriorly |
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Femur - medial and lateral epicondyles
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– superior to the condyles.
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Femur - patellar surface
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– Smooth articular surface over which
the patella glides |
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Tibia - proximal end
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– expands into lateral and medial condyles
that articulate with the femur condyles to form tibiofemoral joint (knee) • The inferior surface of the lateral condyle articulates with the end of the fibula |
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Tibia - interconylar eminence
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– upward projection separates the condyles
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Tibia - Tibial tuberosity
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– on the anterior surface, a point of attachment
for the patellar ligament.– on the anterior surface, a point of attachment for the patellar ligament. |
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Tibia - Anterior border
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– inferior and continuous with the tibial
tuberosity. |
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Tibia - medial maleolus
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– in the distal end articulates with the talus and
forms the protrusion on the medial surface of the ankle |
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Tibia - Fibular notch
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– articulates with the distal end of the fibula to
form distal tibiofibular joint |
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Fibula - Interoseous membrane
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- Bound the tibia to the fibula
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Fibula - Head
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– in the proximal end articulates with
inferior surface of the lateral condyle of the tibia to form tibiofibular joint |
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Fibula - Lateral maleolus
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– prominence on the lateral surface of
the ankle in the distal end, articulates with the talus of the of the ankle bone |
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Calcaneus
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– largest and strongest tarsal bone located in
the posterior part of the foot |
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Cuboid bone
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– Articulates with the anterior surface of the
calcaneus |
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Navicular
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– Anterior to the talus on the medial side
– Articulates with the talus and the 3 cuneiform bones |
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Talus bone
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– the uppermost tarsal bone and the only
bone that articulates with the fibula and tibia to form talocrural joint |