| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Anatomical Snuff Box | Located on posterior surface of the wrist is this triangular depression |
| Anatomical Snuff Box | Hollow at back of hand and base of thumb |
| Anatomical Snuff Box | Overlies scaphoid and radial artery |
| Anatomical Snuff Box | Tenderness in this area indicates scaphoid fracture |
| Radius and ulna | Two bones of the forearm; either consists of a body, shaft, and two articular ends |
| Laterally, medially | The radius is located _________ and the ulna ________ |
| Ulna, tapers distally | The shaft/body of the ____ is long and slender and ______ ________ |
| Olecranon process | The proximal end of the ulna that curves or concaves anteriorly and forms the trochlear or semilunar notch |
| Coronoid process | The more distal process that projects anteriorly from the anterior surface fo the ulnar body and curves slightly superiorly; forms the lower portion of the trochlear/semilunar notch |
| Radial notch | A depression located on the lateral aspect of the coronoid process |
| Head of ulna | The distal end of the ulna |
| Ulnar styloid process | Process located at the head of the ulna |
| Articular disc | Head of ulna is seperated from wrist joint by an _________ ____ |
| Proximal, head, neck | ________ end of the the radius is a flat, disc-like ____ above and constricted ____ |
| Radial tuberosity | Located inferiorly to the neck of the radius, on the medial side of the body |
| Radial styloid process | Located at the distal end of the radius |
| Humerus | Bone of the upper arm; consists of a body/shaft and two articular ends |
| Shoulder girdle | Proximal portion of the humerus articulates with the ________ ______ |
| Distal | ______ humerus presents numerous processes and depressions |
| Trochlear notch | The large cavity at the proximal end of the ulna, formed by the olecranon and the coronoid process, and serving for articulation with the trochlea of the humerus. |
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