AUA MED1 -- MSK -- Upper Limb – 228 Questions – With Complete Solutions

What connects the upper limbs to the axial skeleton? correct answer: the bony pectoral girdle What does the pectoral girdle consist of? correct answer: clavicle and scapula connected to the manubrium of the sternum What joints contribute to the pectoral girdle? correct answer: - acromioclavicular - sternoclavicular - shoulder / glenohumeral What supports, stabilizes and and moves the clavicles and scapulae? correct answer: axioappendicular muscles What type of joint is the glenohumeral joint? correct answer: ball and socket joint What type of joint is the sternoclavicular joint? correct answer: saddle joint What type of joint is the acromioclavicular joint? correct answer: plane joint What is the first bone to ossify? correct answer: clavicle What is the last bone to fuse? correct answer: clavicle How is the clavicle formed? correct answer: intramembranous ossification What type of bone is the clavicle? correct answer: long bone - cylindrical What type of bone is the scapula? correct answer: flat bone What type of bone is the humerus? correct answer: long bone What does the proximal head of the humerus articulate with? correct answer: glenoid cavity What nerve is damaged with fracture at the neck of the humerus? correct answer: axillary nerve What nerve is damaged with fracture midshaft o