11/9/2010
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Osteology of the Upper
Limb ‐2‐
Lab Session 4
Lab Session 4
Dr. Hayder Jalil Al‐Assam
MBChB (Iraq), Mres Anatomy (UK)
: dr_hayder_anatomy@yahoo.com
Upper limb bones
•
Pectoral girdle (
clavicle
&
Scapula
)
•
Arm ‐
Humerus
•
Forearm ‐
Radius
&
Ulna
•
Wrist –
carpal bones
(8 bones)
•
Hand –
metacarpal & phalanges
Radius
•
Head
•
Radial Fovea
•
Neck
•
Shaft
•
Radial tuberosity
•
Styloid process
•
Ulnar Notch
•
Interosseous membrane
Ulna
•
Olcranon process
•
Coronoid process
•
Trochlear notch
•
Radial notch
•
Ulnar tuberosity
•
Styloid process
•
Dorsal tubercle
•
Head
Carpal Bones
•
Proximal row:
S
caphoid,
L
unate,
T
riquetrum,
P
isiform
•
Distal row:
H
amate
C
apitate
T
rapezoid
T
rapezium
H
amate,
C
apitate,
T
rapezoid,
T
rapezium
Mnemonics:
S
alma
L
ikes
T
o
P
lay –
T
he
T
iny
C
hrome
H
armonica
Scaphoid
•
Boat shape
•
Important Clinically (Scaphoid
Fracture)
11/9/2010
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Metacarpal Bones
•
Long bone
•
It Has:
1‐ Head (distal)
2‐ neck
3‐ Shaft
4‐ Base (proximal)
Phalanges
•
Long bones
•
3 bones in each finger
except the thumb (2
bones)
bones)
•
Each has:
Base (proxima)
Shaft , Neck
Head (Distal)
The End
The End