The tibia is the medial and strongest bone of the lower part of the leg and is the. Clinical anatomy of the upper limb welcome to khima. The humerus is the largest bone of the upper extremity and defines the human brachium arm. Anatomical network comparison of human upper and lower. They range in size from the tiniest found in the middle ear, to the largest that forms our thigh. The upper limb or upper extremity is the region in a vertebrate animal extending from the deltoid region up to and including the hand, including the arm, axilla and shoulder. The anatomy of the upper limb is difficult to remember like the rest of anatomy. The human body has an amazing array of different bones, many of which you can find on yourself or on a skeleton. Abstract the skeletal system is formed of bones and cartilage, which are. Gross anatomy bones of upper limb and muscle attachments. The clavicle is an sshaped long bone lies horizontally across the root of the neck just beneath the skin medially it articulates with the sternum and 1st costal cartilage laterally with the acromion process of the scapula provides the only bony link bw the upper. Clinical anatomy of upper limb muscles clinical anatomy of nerve affect upper limb muscles special diagnostic tests. The term upper arm is redundant in anatomy, but in informal usage is used to.
Bones and joints of upper limb regions bones joints shoulder girdle clavicle scapula sternoclavicular joint acromioclavicular joint bones of arm humerus upper end. These injuries are especially common in elderly people whose bones are weakened due to osteoporosis. Distinguishing human from animal bone arizona state museum. In the human body the muscles of the upper limb can be classified by origin. The bones of the upper limb can be divided into four main groups. Related posts of bone anatomy upper limb human bone dicot stem. The adult human skeleton contains 206 bones which vary in size from the almost. The upper limb or upper extremity is the region in a vertebrate animal extending from the. Human bone dicot stem 12 photos of the human bone dicot stem, bone. The upper limb or upper extremity is the region in humans or vertebrates extending from the deltoid region which includes the hand, arm, axilla and the shoulder. Clavicle collar bone scapula shoulder bone humerus bone ulna bone radius bone bones of hand 2. Bone is an active tissue, and even though it is about 22 per cent water, it has an.
The humerus is the single bone of the upper arm, and the ulna medially and the radius laterally are the paired bones of. Scroll down to read the article or download a printfriendly pdf here if the pdf fails to. The human growth hormone somatotropin is the main stimulus for. The bones and muscles of the lower limb are larger and stronger than those of the upper limb, which is necessary for the functions of weightbearing and. Pdf gross anatomy of wing and pelvic limb bones in emu. Falls onto the hand or elbow, or direct blows to the arm. Comparative radiologic anatomy of the mammalian forelimb pdf. It articulates proximally with the glenoid via the glenohumeral gh joint, and distally with the. Salient morphological characteristics have been discussed. Structural differences between bones of the emu and fowl will not only strengthen the anatomical knowledge which will contribute to understand functional aspects of musculoskeletal system but also form a data base for applications to design clinically. Upper limb bone video for gross human anatomy mededportal. Abstract introduction many students left to their own may not discern the orientation of the scapula in the body, the relationship of the radius and ulna, or the. In formal usage, the term arm only refers to the structures from the shoulder to the elbow, explicitly excluding the forearm, and thus upper limb and arm are not synonymous. There are a total of 206 bones in the adult human body.
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