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Bones of the Upper Limb
YEAHH!!!!!!! THE UPPER LIMB BONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LEARN ABOUT THEM ALLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Biology
12th Grade
12/06/2011

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HUMERUS
Definition
THIS IS THE BONE THAT MAKES UP THE FOREARM OF YOUR UPPER LIMB! IT IS STRONG, AND ARTICULATES AT THE PECTORAL GIRDLE GLENOID CAVITY AND AT THE ELBOW WITH THE ULNA AND RADIUS (THIS IS NOT FUNNY!)[image]
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ULNA
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THIS IS THE LARGER, MORE STATIONARY BONE OF THE ARM. IT IS MEDIAL TO THE RADIUS IN ANATOMICAL POSITION. IT MEETS THE RADIUS AT THE RADIULNAR ARTICULATION POINTS[image]
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RADIUS
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THIS IS THE SHORTER OF THE TWO ARM BONES. THE RADIUS LIES LATERALLY TO THE ULNA IN ANATOMICAL POSITION. [image]
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SCAPHOID
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THIS IS ONE OF THE CARPAL BONES OF THE WRIST[image]
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LUNATE
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THIS IS A CARPAL BONE OF THE WRIST[image]
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TRIQUERTRUM
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THIS IS A BONE OF THE WRIST, IT IS A CARPAL BONE[image]
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PISIFORM
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THIS IS A BONE OF THE CARPAL BONES OF THE WRIST[image]
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TRAPEZIUM
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THIS IS A BONE OF THE CARPAL BONES OF THE WRIST[image]
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TRAPEZOID
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IT'S A QUADRILATERAL!

 

HAHAHAHA NO!!!

 

IT IS A CARPAL BONE OF THE WRIST[image]

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CAPITATE
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NOT THE ENDING OF DECAPITATE!

THIS IS A CARPAL BONE OF THE WRIST[image]

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HAMATE
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THIS IS A BONE OF THE WRIST AND IT IS A CARPAL BONE![image]
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METACARPALS
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THESE ARE THE INITIAL BONES OF THE HAND. THEY LIE JUST DISTALLY TO THE CARPAL BONES AND PROXIMAL TO THE PHALANGES. THERE ARE 5, LABELED 1-5 FROM THE THUMB[image]
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PHALANGES
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THESE ARE THE BONES THAT MAKE UP THE FINGERS. THERE ARE 3 ROWS, PROXIMAL, MIDDLE, AND DISTAL. WITH 5, 4, AND 5 BONES IN EACH, RESPECTIVELY.[image]
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