Deck 16: Pectoral Girdle and Upper Limb

Question 1

Anatomically, the forearm represents the region from the

A) elbow to the fingers.
B) shoulder to the elbow.
C) elbow to the wrist.
D) shoulder to the fingers.
E) wrist to the fingers.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following features is found on both the radius and the ulna?

A) Coronoid process
B) Styloid process
C) Ulnar notch
D) Radial notch
E) Deltoid tuberosity

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of the bones of the hand?

A) The hand contains a single metacarpal for each digit.
B) The carpals are arranged in 2 rows of 4 bones each.
C) The metacarpals articulate with the proximal phalanges.
D) All 5 digits of the hand contain 3 phalanges.
E) All of these are true of the bones of the hand.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The trochlear notch of the ulna articulates with the ________ of the humerus.

A) olecranon fossa
B) trochlea
C) head
D) capitulum
E) intertubercular sulcus

Question 5

The bones of the pectoral girdle are part of the axial skeleton.

Question 6

The carpals are not included in the anatomical description of the hand.

Question 7

The humerus articulates with all of the following bones except the

A) radius.
B) clavicle.
C) scapula.
D) ulna.
E) all of these bones articulate with the humerus.

Question 8

The heads of the radius and ulna are found on the proximal end of their respective bones.

Question 9

Which bone of the pectoral girdle or upper limb is S-shaped?

A) Radius
B) Scapula
C) Ulna
D) Humerus
E) Clavicle

Question 10

All of the following are in the proximal row of carpals except the

A) triquetrum.
B) scaphoid.
C) pisiform.
D) trapezoid.
E) lunate.

Question 11

The intertubercular sulcus of the humerus is a passageway for a tendon of the Biceps brachii muscle.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the humerus?

A) Coronoid process
B) Intertubercular sulcus
C) Surgical neck
D) Deltoid tuberosity
E) Capitulum

Question 13

Which of the following is the most distal part of the ulna?

A) Olecranon process
B) Coronoid process
C) Radial notch
D) Trochlear notch
E) Head

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of the pectoral girdle?

A) The clavicles meet along their medial borders above the sternum.
B) It consists of the clavicles and scapulae.
C) The scapulae do not meet along their medial surfaces.
D) The loose attachment of the pectoral girdle to the humerus provides flexibility, but also increases shoulder injuries.
E) All of these are true of the pectoral girdle.

Question 15

When the olecranon fossa of the humerus articulates with the olecranon process of the ulna, it allows a person to straighten the arm at the elbow.

Question 16

Which of the following parts of the scapula articulates with another bone?

A) Coracoid process
B) Superior border
C) Glenoid cavity
D) Scapular spine
E) Infraspinous fossa

Question 17

Which of the following structures forms the point of the elbow?

A) Trochlea
B) Coronoid process
C) Deltoid tuberosity
D) Coracoid process
E) Olecranon process

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT true of the ulnar notch?

A) It articulates with the head of the ulna.
B) It is found on the radius.
C) It is closer to the humerus than to the wrist.
D) It is a curved shallow depression.
E) All of these are true of the ulnar notch.