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Bones of Upper Extermity
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
08/23/2006

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Term
Clavicle
Definition
Collar bones, slender doubly curved bones. Cone shaped at its medial sternal end
Term
Scapula
Definition
Triangular flat bones, dorsal side between ribs 2-7
Term
Humerus
Definition
the sole bone of the arm, long bone
Term
G. Tubercle
Definition
Lateral
Term
L. Tubercle
Definition
Medial
Term
Deltoid Tuberosity
Definition
Down shaft of humerus, a small projection
Term
Capitulum
Definition
Distal end of humerus
Term
Trochlea
Definition
medial to the capitulum, looks like an hour glass tipped on its side
Term
Coronoid Fossa
Definition
superior to the trochlea
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L. Epicondyle
Definition
posterior view behind, capitulum and trochlea
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M.Epicondyle
Definition
posterior view behind, capitulum and trochlea
Term
Olecranon fossa
Definition
Posterior surface, deeper than the Coronoid Fossa
Term
Radius
Definition
Lateral bone of the forearm. Thin at its proximal end and wide at its distal end.

Special Markings: Radial tuberosity. styloid process, Head, ulnar notch
Term
Ulna
Definition
Medial bone of the forearm. Wide at its proximal end and thin at its distal end.

Markings: Coronoid Process, olecranon process, radial notch, trochlear notch, styloid process, head.
Term
Radial head
Definition
superior to ulnar head
Term
Radial tuberosity
Definition
slightly inferior to the head, anchors bicep muscle of the arm
Term
Styloid Process
Definition
Lateral, anchor site for ligaments that run to the wrist. The bump on the very bottom of the radius.
Term
Ulnar notch
Definition
Part of the radius that articulates with the ulna.
Term
Radial notch
Definition
A small depression on the lateral side of the Coronoid Process where the ulna articulates with the radial head
Term
Trochlear Notch
Definition
superior part of the ulna that articulates with the trochlea of the humerus
Term
Olecranon Process + Coronoid process
Definition
O. process sits slightly superior to the C. Process. They are seperated by the trochlear notch.
Term
Ulnar Head
Definition
Inferior end of Ulna
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