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7. The Skeletal System

Bones of the Upper Limb

7. The Skeletal System

Bones of the Upper Limb

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Overview of the Arm and Forearm

Overview of the Arm and Forearm

Overview of the Wrist and Hand

Overview of the Wrist and Hand

Bones of the Upper Limb Example 1

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Upper Extremity Bones

Upper Extremity Bones

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Multiple Choice

Of the two bones in the forearm, which bone is medial?

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Multiple Choice

When a person falls, a common reaction is to try to catch themselves by sticking out their hands. This will sometimes lead to a fracture in one or both of the bones of the forearm. Because one forearm bone is larger where it articulates with the wrist, this bone tends to absorb more force from the impact and is broken more often, making it the most commonly broken bone in the body. Where would such a break likely occur?

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Multiple Choice

Arrange the bones of the upper limb from proximal to distal. Some bones may not be included.

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Multiple Choice

Often people will 'crack' their knuckle by pulling on their pointer finger. The cracking sound comes from knuckle where the finger meets the hand. What's another way to describe this location?

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Multiple Choice

Choose the INCORRECT pairing.

Radius and ulna of the right forearm

Multiple Choice

When a person attempts to break his or her fall with an outstretched hand, he or she often winds up with __________.

The humerus of the right arm

Multiple Choice

Mary fractured her pisiform bone in a fall. What part of her body was injured?

Multiple Choice

The olecranon process is found on the __________.

Textbook Question

Which of the following portions of the scapula articulates with the clavicle?

a. Coracoid process

b. Acromion

c. Spine

d. Glenoid cavity

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Textbook Question

Use key choices to identify the bone descriptions that follow. Key: a. carpals b. femur c. fibula d. humerus e. radius f. tarsals g. tibia h. ulna ______ (1) articulates with the acetabulum and the tibia ______ (2) forms the lateral aspect of the ankle ______ (3) bone that 'carries' the hand ______ (4) the wrist bones ______ (5) end shaped like a monkey wrench ______ (6) articulates with the capitulum of the humerus ______ (7) largest bone of this 'group' is the calcaneus

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Textbook Question

Justiniano worked in a poultry-packing plant where his job was cutting open chickens and stripping out their visceral organs. After work, he typed for long hours on his computer keyboard, writing a book about his work in the plant. Soon, his wrist and hand began to hurt whenever he flexed it, and he began to awaken at night with pain and tingling on the thumb half of his hand. What condition did he probably have?

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Textbook Question

The 'elbow bone' is called the:

a. trochlea

b.capitulum

c.olecranon

d.deltoid tuberosity

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Textbook Question

Fill in the blanks: The only bone of the arm is the _______. The forearm consists of the medial ______and the lateral_____.

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Textbook Question

Which of the following is not a proximal carpal bone?

a. Hamate

b. Pisiform

c. Scaphoid

d. Lunate

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Textbook Question

Why would a physician be concerned about the growth patterns of a young child request an x-ray of the hand?

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Textbook Question

Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Which bone of the arm corresponds to the femur of the leg? a. Ulna b. Humerus c. Radius d. Tibia e. Fibula

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Textbook Question

The point of the elbow is actually the _____of the ulna. (a) styloid process, (b) olecranon, (c) coronoid process, (d) trochlear notch.

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Textbook Question

The bones of the hand articulate distally with the (a) carpal bones, (b) ulna and radius, (c) metacarpals, (d) phalanges.

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Textbook Question

At the glenoid cavity, the scapula articulates with the proximal end of the (a) humerus, (b) radius, (c) ulna, (d) femur.

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Textbook Question

Jack injures himself playing hockey, and the physician who examines him informs him that he has dislocated his pollex. What part of Jack's body did he injure? (a) his arm, (b) his leg, (c) his hip, (d) his thumb, (e) his shoulder.

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