Joints of the Upper Limb
The Pectoral Girdle is less mobile but more stable compared to the Pelvic Girdle.
True or False?
False
When you move your arm away from the body?
Abduction
The motions possible at the elbow joint.
flexion and extension
What muscle decreases the angle of the elbow?
biceps brachii
Name of the bones between the carpals and phalanges.
metacarpals
The Acromioclavicular (AC) joint is a synovial joint classified as:
a) saddle joint
b) hinge joint
c) plane joint
d) pivot joint
c) plane joint
Closing a car door is an example of what movement?
a. internal rotation
b. internal rotation
c. flexion
d. extension
a. internal rotation
Flipping a pancake is what motion of the forearm?
Supination
triceps brachii
Name the only horizontal long bone in the body.
clavicle
The only place where the upper limb skeleton articulates with the axial skeleton.
What is the sternoclavicular joint?
Giving a high five is an example of what main movement?
a. rotation
b. deviation
c. flexion
d. adduction
c. flexion
Name of the movement to make the tip of the thumb touch the tip of the pinky finger.
opposition of the thumb
The four muscles of the rotator cuff, and the function they share in common.
a. supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis
b. latissimus dorsi, deltoid, teres minor, subscapularis
c. superspinatus, levator scapulae, Infraspinatus, teres major
supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres MINOR, and subscapularis
Larger forearm bone that is on the side of the 5th metacarpal and phalange
ulna
Hinge joint of the arm
elbow joint
Reaching behind your back to scratch that itch you cannot reach is an example of what shoulder movements?
a. extension and external rotation
b. extension and circumduction
c. internal rotation and flexion
d. none of the above
a. extension and external rotation
A muscle that can extend, adduct, and medially rotate the arm.
a. latissimus dorsi
b. biceps brachii
c. levator scapulae
d. teres minor
a. latissimus dorsi
What is the main function of the rotator cuff muscles?
a. stabilize the glenohumeral joint
b. adduction of the humerus
c. extension of the shoulder
d. internal rotation of the arm
a. stabilize the glenohumeral joint
Area on the humerus that articulates with the ulna.
trochlea
Joint name between the radius and carpal bones
a. carporadial joint
b. deviation joint
c. radiocarpal joint
c. radiocarpal joint
Drawing a circle is what type of movement/
a. flexion
b. internal rotation
c. circumduction
d. adduction
c. circumduction
At which joint(s) do supination and pronation of the forearm occur?
At the proximal and distal radio-ulnar joints.
What movement is in use when turning a screwdriver?
pronation
The only forearm bone that articulates with the carpals
radius