KIN 260 - Upper Limb Skeleton (M3)

2 bones that each pectoral girdle is composed of

• clavicle

• scapula

pectoral (shoulder) girdle

attach the bones of the upper limbs to the axial skeleton

clavicle features

• acromial end

• sternal end

scapula features

• lateral border

• superior border

• superior angle

• medial border

• inferior angle

• supraglenoid tubercle

• glenoid cavity

• infraglenoid tubercle

• acromion process

• coracoid process

• subscapular fossa

• supraspinous fossa

• spine

• infraspinous fossa

how many bones are in each upper limb

30

humerus features

• anatomical neck

• surgical neck

• body

• head

• lesser tubercle

• greater tubercle

• intertubercular sulcus

• deltoid tuberosity

• lateral supracondylar ridge

• lateral epicondyle

• capitulum

• medial supracondylar ridge

• medial epicondyle

• trochlea

• olecranon fossa

ulna features

• trochlear notch

• olecranon process

• coronoid process

• radial notch

• ulnar tuberosity

• head

• styloid process

radius features

• head

• neck

• styloid process

• radial tuberosity

• ulnar notch

where is the head of the radius located

elbow

where is the head of the ulna locate

wrist

how many bones are in the wrist

8 bones

what are the joints between the various carpal bones called

intercarpal joints

some lovers try positions that they can’t handle (carpal bones)

• scaphoid

• lunate

• triquetrum

• pisiform

• trapezium

• trapezoid

• capitate

• hamate

how many bones does the hand have

19 bones