Bones of the Upper Limb
the long bone located in the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
What is the humerus?
The longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the human body.
What is the femur?
Open and close in one direction like a door, allowing bending and straightening
What are hinge joints?
A large muscle on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
What is the bicep?
Any of the three large muscles at the back of the thigh, or the tendons behind the knee
What is the hamstring?
The 27 bones of the hand that are divided in these three main groups
What are carpals, metacarpals and phalanges?
The inner and larger bone of the lower leg that connects the knee joint at the top to the ankle joint at the bottom.
What is the tibia?
The rounded end of one bone fits into the cup-like depression of another, allowing rotation in almost any direction
What are ball and socket joints?
The large group of three muscles located on the back of the upper arm that straightens the elbow
What is the tricep?
A large group of muscles located at the front of the thigh
What is a quadriceps?
One of the two long bones in the human forearm, located on the lateral (thumb) side
What is the radius?
The 26 bones that provide structural support, balance, and weight distribution during movement broken in to three groups
What are the tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges?
The cup-shaped socket in the hip bone that holds the head of the thigh bone (femur) to form the hip joint
What is the acetabular?
A large, triangular superficial muscle that abducts the arm
What is the deltoid?
The large, superficial muscle located on the back of the lower leg that forms the main bulk of the calf
What is the gastrocnemius?
The long, stabilizing bone in the medial forearm (the side of the pinkie finger) that stretches from the elbow to the wrist
What is the ulna?
The outer and thinner of the two bones in the human lower leg
What is the fibula?
Flat or slightly curved bone surfaces slide past one another (example: bones in the wrist)
What are Plane or Gliding joints?
20 distinct muscles divided into two main compartments that control your wrist, hand, elbow, and finger movements
What is the forearm?
A broad, flat calf muscle located deep beneath the outer gastrocnemius muscle in the back of the lower leg
What is the soleus?
The area between the elbow and shoulder
What is the arm?
A thick, flat, triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint
What is the patella?
Fluid-filled cavities, allowing free movement (for example, your knee and shoulder)
What are Synovial Joints?
The largest and most prominent muscle in the upper forearm
What is the brachioradialis?
A long, thick, spindle-shaped muscle connecting the spine and pelvis to the leg and acts as the primary and strongest muscle used to lift the upper leg toward the torso
What is the psoas or hip flexors?