Monday, June 14, 2021

OSTEOLOGY OF UPPER LIMB


 REVISION NOTES FOR OSTEOLOGY OF UPPER LIMB

1.Clavicle

2.Scapula

3.Humerus

4.Ulna

5.Radius

6.Hand


Clavicle


 There are two ends    - Lateral end(acromion end)

                                    - Medial end(sternal end)   

There are two curves  - Medial half convex anteriorly

                                    -  Lateral half concave anteriorly

Superior Surface - It is smooth.

Inferior Surface  - It is rough. It has Conoid tubercle attached to conoid ligament(part 

                             of coracoclavicular ligament).

                           - Has Trapezoid line attached to trapezoid ligament(part of                                                         coracoclavicular ligament).

                           - Has impression of Costoclavicular ligament.

                           - Subclavian groove ( for ‎attachment‎ of subclavius muscle).

                           - Nutrient foramen present on inferior surface, too.

 

Scapula


It is a triangular bone.

Present on the posterolateral aspect of thorax in between ribs 1 to 7.

Posterior Surface 

                             - Divided by spine into Supraspinous fossa & Infraspinous fossa.

Anterior Surface  

                            - It has Subscapular fossa. Which gives attachment to Subscapular muscle.

Scapula has total 3 angles(superior, inferior, lateral), 3 borders(medial, lateral, superior)

                            - Lateral border forms the head & neck of the scapula .

                            - Superior border have suprascapular notch.


Spine present on scapula enlarges laterally to acromion & articulates with clavicle.

Head of scapula contains glenoid cavity, supra & infra glenoid tubercle and has coracoid process.


Humerus


Articulates proximally to the head of the scapula & distally at the elbow joint with ulna & radius.

Anterior view of right side of  humerus

Head of humerus articulates with scapula at glenohumeral joint within glenoid cavity.

It has anatomical & surgical neck. There is  a tubercle present in both the necks. One is greater tubercle & another is lesser tubercle. Both are separated by intertubercle groove.

Shaft 

           - Laterally it has deltoid tuberosity.

           - Inferiorly has medial & lateral supracondylar ridges.

           - Distally has medial & lateral epicondyle.

Distally humerus has condyle which has two articulating surfaces (Trochlea & Capitulum).

Humerus has fossa named coronoid fossa  & radial fossa.


Posterior view of right side of  humerus

We can only see greater tubercle.

Shaft

           - Posteriorly radial groove present.

           - Inferiorly has medial & lateral supracondylar ridges present.

           - Distally it has medial & lateral epicondyle.

We can see trochlea & capitulum condyle.

It has olecranon fossa.


Ulna

 

It is larger than radius &medially stabilizes the forearm.

Proximally - it has olecranon & coronoid process.

                   - There is a c-shaped trochlear notch which articulates with the trochlear of humerus.

                   - At coronoid process laterally it has radial notch & supinator crest. Inferiorly has tuberosity of ulna.

Shaft has sharp interosseous border.

Distally      - has rounded head & ulnar styloid process. Which doesn't directly articulate with carpal bones. Separated by articular disc. 


Radius


It is shorter than ulna & present laterally.

Proximally - has head, neck & radial tuberosity.

                   - Head articulates with capitulum of humerus & radius notch of ulna.

Shaft has sharp interosseous border & widens distally.

Distally      - At medial side ulnar notch articulates with the head of ulna.

                   - at lateral side radial styloid notch is present.

                   - It has dorsal tubercle. Which is a pulley for extensor muscle of thumb.


Hand


It has 

wrist(carpus) two rows of 4 carpal bones . Total 8 carpal bones. It provides flexibility. 

Proximal row( lateral to medial ) - Scaphoid

                                                      - Lunate

                                                      - Triquetrum

                                                      - Pisiform

Distal row( lateral to medial )      - Trapezium

                                                     - Trapezoid

                                                     - Capitate

                                                     - Hamate

Palm(metacarpus) has 5 metacarpals bone. Bone has base, shaft & head.

Base articulates with distal row of carpal bones.

Shaft

Head articulates with the proximal phalanges( knuckles ).

 

Digits - there are three phalanges( proximal, middle & distal)

           - Except for digit one(thumb) which has two.

           - Each phalanx has base, shaft & head.




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