Bones of the Arm and Shoulder

Bones of the Arm and Shoulder

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Bone	Parts	Joints	Notes
Clavicle	Sternal end acormial end	Sternoclavicular acromioclavicular	Often broken 1/3 way from sternal end
Scapula	acromial process glenoid fossa supraglenoid tubercle infraglenoid tubercle subscapular fossa inferior angle supraspinous fossa infraspinous fossa spine of scapula vertebral border	Glenohumeral
Humerus	Anatomical neck greater tuberosity lesser tuberosity intertuburcular groove head shaft deltoid tuberosity radial groove supprcondylar ridge lateral epicondyle medial epicondyle olecranon fossa radial fossa coronoid fossa trochlea capitulum	Glenohumeral Elbow
Radius	head neck radial tuberosity shaft styloid process dorsal tubercle	elbow distal radio-ulnar Proximal radio-ulnar radiocarpal
Ulna	coronoid process olecranon process trochlear notch styloid process	elbow distal radio-ulnar Proximal radio-ulnar
Carpal bones	Scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform trapezium, trapezoid, capitate hamate
Metacarpal bones	base shaft head (knuckle)
Phalanges	Proximal Middle distant

7.2.1 Osteology

Identification of bone, or identification on a plain radiograph or scan, or as surface landmarks, of the structures listed below.

7.2.1.1 Bones of the shoulder girdle

Clavicle (sternal and acromial ends); scapula (coracoid process, acromion, supra- and infraspinous fossae, glenoid fossa).

Fractured clavicle.

7.2.1.2 Bones of the upper limb

Humerus (head, surgical neck, greater and lesser tuberosities, intertubercular & radial grooves, deltoid tuberosity, medial and lateral epicondyles, trochlea, capitulum).

Ulna (coronoid process, olecranon process, radial notch, styloid process).

Radius (head, radial tuberosity, styloid process).

Carpal bones (esp. scaphoid - tubercle, proximal pole, note blood supply, lunate; metacarpals; phalanges. Fractured scaphoid.

Fractures of humerus

Dislocated lunate

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