Bones and Joints of Upper limbs

which bone

clavicle

landmarks of clavicle

• inferior side = roughened

• sternal end - large rounded triagnle

• acromial end - flattened

which bone

scapula

• posterior view

landmarks of scapula - which view

posterior

1. coracoid process

2. acromion

3. spine

4. glenoid fossa

sternoclavicular joint

• saddle joint

• clavicule + sternum

• strong capsule and costoclavicular joint

acromioclavicular joint

• plane joint

• clavicle + acromoin of scapula

• weak capsule

• strong corcacoclavicular ligament

which bone (green)

humerus

landmarks of humerus - which position is which

• A = anterior

1. radial groove

2. greater tubercle

3. intertubercular groove

4. olecranon fossa

5. surgical neck

6. head

7. deltoid tuberosity

8. x

9. lateral epicondyle

10. medial epicondyle

11. anatomical neck

12. lesser tubercle

13. trochlea

14. x

15. capitulum

16. radial fossa

17. cornoid fossa

which bone (red)

ulna

landmarks of ulna

1. trochlear notch

2. olecranon process

3. radial notch

4. ulnar tuberosity

5. styloid process

6. head

which bone (red)

radius

landmarks of radius - which view of bone

anterior

1. head

2. radial tuberosity

3. ulnar notch

4. styloid process

glenohumeral joint

shoulder

• ball and socket joint

• humeral head + glenoid fossa

• loose capsule and incongruent fit = unstable

elbow joint

• hinge joint

• capitulum + radial head

• trochlea + trochlear notch of ulna

• radial notch of ulna + radial head

radiocarpal joint

wrist

• pivot joint

1st carpometacarpal joint

saddle joint

2nd-5th carpometacarpal joints

plane joints

metacarpophalangeal joint

condyloid joint

interphalangeal joint

hinge joint