THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON:

UPPER EXTREMITY

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE

AXIAL AND APPENDICULAR SKELETONS?

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 WHAT IS THE GENERAL FUNCTION OF

THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON?

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 NOTE THE UPPER EXTREMITY IS
COMPOSED OF:

• PECTORAL GIRDLE
(CLAVICLE AND SCAPULA)
• HUMERUS
• ULNA AND RADIUS
• CARPALS, METACARPALS,
AND PHALANGES

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 PECTORAL GIRDLE
(SHOULDER)

ONLY TWO BONES:

• CLAVICLE
• SCAPULA

Figure 7.25a The pectoral girdle and clavicle.

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 CLAVICLE

Figs 7.25b and c The pectoral girdle and clavicle.

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 SCAPULA

Figure 7.26a The scapula.

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 SCAPULA

Figure 7.26a The scapula.

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 SCAPULA

Figure 7.26b The scapula.

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 SCAPULA

PAY ATTENTION TO THE

ORIENTATION OF EACH FIGURE!

Figure 7.26c The scapula.

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 THE ARTICULATED UPPER
EXTREMITY

CONSISTS OF:

• ARM (BRACHIUM)
HUMERUS

• FOREARM (ANTEBRACHIUM)
RADIUS AND ULNA

• HAND
CARPALS (WRIST),
METACARPALS,
PHANALANGES
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 HUMERUS
(THE ARM)
SHAFT/BODY

Figure 7.27 The humerus of the right arm and detailed views of articulation at the elbow.
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 HUMERUS
(THE ARM)

Figure 7.27 The humerus of the right arm and detailed views of articulation at the elbow.
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 HUMERUS
(THE ARM)

Figure 7.27 The humerus of the right arm and detailed views of articulation at the elbow.
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 RADIUS AND ULNA
(THE FOREARM)

Figure 7.28a–b Radius and ulna of the right forearm.

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 RADIUS AND ULNA
(THE FOREARM)

Figure 7.28a–b Radius and ulna of the right forearm.

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 Figure 7.27c–d The humerus of the right arm and detailed views of articulation at the elbow.

Humerus Coronoid
fossa
Capitulum Medial
epicondyle

Head of Trochlea
radius Coronoid
Radial process of ulna
tuberosity Radial notch
Radius Ulna
Anterior view at the elbow region

Humerus Olecranon
fossa
Olecranon
Lateral
Medial epicondyle
epicondyle
Head
Neck
Ulna Radius
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 CARPALS, METACARPALS, PHALANGES
(THE WRIST AND HAND)

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 CARPALS, METACARPALS, PHALANGES
(THE WRIST AND HAND)

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