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March 27
Chapter 6/7 shoulder/hip
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
03/26/2013

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Term
Clavicle
Definition
  • lies horizontally across the top of the chest 
  • reaches from the clavicular notch of the sternum across the top of the shoulder
  • articulates with the superior aspect of the scapula
  • braces the shoulder anteriorly, preventing the strong chest muscles from pullimg the shoulder towards the sternum
  • fractures= fall onto outstretched arm
Term
Scapula
Definition
  • large triangular bone that lies flat along the superposterior aspect of the thorax
  • consists of a flat body and a dorsal ridge of bone
Term
Humerus
Definition

longest and heaviest of the bones in the upper limb

Term
Glenoid cavity
Definition
  • on the lateral surface of the scapula
  • a shallow crater where the bone of the arm, the humerus, meets the scapula to form the shoulder joint
Term
Acromian process
Definition
  • bony prominence
  • forms a bony bulge at the top of the shoulder, where it articulates with the clavicle to form the acromioclavicular joint
Term
Coracoid process
Definition
  • serves as an attachment point for certain chest and shoulder muscles
Term
Ilium
Definition
  • the largest and uppermost bone that fuses to form the coxal bones
  • wing-shaped bone that attaches firmly to the sacrum at a scroiliac joint
Term
Pubis
Definition
  • roughly mirror image of the ischium
  • these two bones meet anteriorly at the symphysis pubis to form a midline bony prominence above the genitalia.
  • can separate slightly to allow passage of a baby
Term
Obturator foramen
Definition
  • formed when the pubis bones and ischium meet inferiorly and posteriorly 
  • large hole in which blood vessels and nerces pass through to reach the anterior thigh
Term
Pubic arch
Definition
  • male= narrow
  • female= wide
Term
Acetabulum
Definition
  • a socket into which the bone of the thigh fits to join the lower limb to the pelvis
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