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mercedesjohnsonmm on May 11, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 carpals | wrist bones; tightly bound in rows, |
| metacarpals | long, slender; bones spanning the palm |
| radius | shorter of the forearm bones; thumb side of the arm, |
| humerus | largest bone of the upper limb; between shoulder and elbow joints |
| carpus | mass of wrist bones; articulates with radius and ulna, |
| radius head | disk-shaped; articulates with the humerus and the radial notch of the ulna, |
| distal phalanx | bone in the tip of each finger, |
| trochlea | condoyle of the humerus; articulates with the ulna |
| ulna | longer of the forearm bones; articulates with the humerus |
| proximal phalanx | finger bone closest to the wrist |
| humerus head | rounded section of the humerus that articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula, |
| deltoid tuberosity | V-shaped section of the humerus to which the deltoid muscle attaches, |
| ulnar head | knob-shaped; articulates with a notch on the radius and a wrist bone, |
| radial tuberosity | process that the bicep muscles attaches to |
| trochlear notch | wrench-like cavity of the ulna that articulates with the humerus |
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