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Practice 2 - Osteology: Skeleton of the Upper & Lower Limb
Exam Study Summary
𦴠BIG PICTURE: Appendicular Skeleton
The appendicular skeleton (skeleton appendiculare) = girdle + free limb (proximal β middle β distal).
| Feature | Upper Limb | Lower Limb |
|---|---|---|
| Function | Mobility, grasping, fine motor | Weightbearing, locomotion, stability |
| Girdle | Pectoral (scapula + clavicle) | Pelvic (hip bones + sacrum) |
| Proximal bone | Humerus (1, largest) | Femur (1, largest) |
| Second segment | Radius + ulna (forearm) | Tibia + fibula (leg) |
| Short bones | 8 carpal bones | 7 tarsal bones |
| Key mobility difference | Can supinate/pronate | Fixed in pronated position |
UPPER LIMB
1. Clavicle (clavicula)
- Anterior part of the shoulder girdle; lies horizontally across upper chest
- Parts: shaft/body, sternal end (medial, widens), acromial end (lateral, flat)
- Medial 1/3 = convex anteriorly; lateral 1/3 = concave
- Inferior surface features: impressio ligamenti costoclavicularis, tuberositas ligamenti coracoclavicularis, sulcus musculi subclavii
- Conoid tubercle + trapezoid line = coracoclavicular tuberosity
- Brachial plexus trunks and subclavian vessels pass behind the clavicle
2. Scapula (scapula)
- Flat triangular bone overlying ribs 2-7; posterior wall of axilla
- 2 surfaces: costal (anterior/subscapular fossa - concave), posterior (convex)
- 3 borders: superior, medial, lateral
- 3 angles: superior, inferior, lateral (carries glenoid cavity)
- 3 processes: spine β acromion (bears clavicular facet), coracoid process
- Posterior surface divided by spine into supraspinous fossa and infraspinous fossa
- Suprascapular notch on superior border
- Glenoid cavity at lateral angle β articulates with humerus head
- Above glenoid: supraglenoid tubercle; below: infraglenoid tubercle
- Neck of scapula = constricted part around glenoid
3. Humerus
- Longest bone of upper limb; long tubular
- Proximal end: head (hemispherical, articulates with glenoid), anatomical neck, greater tubercle (lateral), lesser tubercle (anterior), intertubercular/bicipital groove between them
- Surgical neck = below tubercles (common fracture site!)
- Shaft: deltoid tuberosity (V-shaped), radial groove (spiral) on posterior surface
- Distal end (condyle):
- Capitulum (lateral) β articulates with radial head
- Trochlea (medial, pulley-shaped) β articulates with ulna
- Medial epicondyle - groove for ulnar nerve posteriorly
- Lateral epicondyle
- Coronoid fossa (anterior, above trochlea), radial fossa (above capitulum), olecranon fossa (posterior, largest)
4. Radius
- Lateral bone of forearm
- Proximal: head (disc-shaped; articular facet connects with capitulum), neck, radial tuberosity (biceps attachment)
- Shaft: triangular cross-section; 3 borders (interosseous/medial, anterior, posterior), 3 surfaces
- Distal: ulnar notch, radial styloid process, carpal articular surface (forms wrist joint)
- Tip of radial styloid lies 1 cm lower than ulnar styloid
5. Ulna
- Medial bone of forearm; homologous with tibia
- Proximal: olecranon, coronoid process, trochlear notch (between them β articulates with humerus trochlea), radial notch (lateral side, for radius head), ulnar tuberosity
- Shaft: triangular (upper ΒΎ), cylindrical (lower ΒΌ)
- Distal: head (articular circumference), ulnar styloid process (posterolateral, 1 cm higher than radial styloid)
6. Carpal Bones (8 total, 2 rows)
| Row | Lateral β Medial |
|---|---|
| Proximal (3 form wrist joint) | Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform |
| Distal | Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate |
Memory tip - Proximal: "She Likes To Play" | Distal: "Tennis Throws Catches Harder"
Key facts:
- Scaphoid = most commonly fractured (across waist)
- Lunate = most commonly dislocated (forwards into carpal tunnel)
- Pisiform = sesamoid bone, last to ossify; in tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris
- Capitate = largest carpal bone
- Hamate has a hook (hamulus) β in contact with deep ulnar nerve branch
- Carpal tunnel (flexor retinaculum + carpal groove) transmits flexor tendons + median nerve
7. Metacarpals (I-V)
- 5 short tubular bones; numbered lateral β medial
- Each has: base (proximal, connects with distal carpals), shaft, head (distal, forms knuckles)
- 1st metacarpal: shortest, stoutest, rotated 90Β° medially, does NOT articulate with other metacarpals
- 3rd metacarpal base has a styloid process
8. Phalanges (14 per hand)
- Thumb (pollex): 2 phalanges (proximal + distal)
- Fingers 2-5: 3 phalanges (proximal, middle, distal)
- Each: base, shaft, head
- Distal phalanx has horseshoe-shaped rough tuberosity at tip
LOWER LIMB
9. Hip Bone (os coxae) - 3 fused bones
Ilium + Pubis + Ischium fuse at the acetabulum (age 16-18 yrs)
Acetabulum: cup-shaped cavity, lateral aspect
- Lunate surface (horseshoe) = articular surface β femoral head
- Acetabular fossa = non-articular rough floor
- Acetabular notch = inferior gap in acetabular margin
- Formed: superiorly by ilium, posteroinferiorly by ischium, anteromedially by pubis
Ilium (upper 2/5 of acetabulum):
- Wing (ala), iliac crest (with outer lip, inner lip, intermediate zone)
- Spines: ASIS, AIIS (anterior); PSIS, PIIS (posterior)
- Greater sciatic notch below PIIS
- Iliac fossa (internal, above arcuate line)
- Gluteal surface has 3 lines: posterior (shortest), anterior (longest), inferior
- Auricular surface + iliac tuberosity on sacropelvic surface
Pubis (anterior 1/5 of acetabulum):
- Body, pubic tubercle, pubic crest, symphysial surface (articulates with opposite pubis)
- Superior ramus (pectineal line/pecten pubis on superior border) + inferior ramus
- Iliopubic eminence = junction of ilium and pubis
- Obturator groove on inferior aspect
Ischium (posterior 2/5 of acetabulum):
- Body + ramus
- Ischial tuberosity (you sit on this!)
- Ischial spine (above tuberosity)
- Lesser sciatic notch (between spine and tuberosity)
- Ramus unites with inferior pubic ramus β ischiopubic ramus
- Obturator foramen = between pubis and ischium (largest foramen in body)
10. Femur (longest, strongest bone in body)
Proximal end:
- Head (>half sphere, fovea capitis femoris for ligamentum teres), neck (neck-shaft angle ~125Β°, smaller in females)
- Greater trochanter (large, quadrangular; trochanteric fossa medially)
- Lesser trochanter (conical, posteromedial)
- Intertrochanteric line (anterior), intertrochanteric crest (posterior, smooth)
Shaft:
- Cylindrical, convex anteriorly
- Linea aspera (posterior ridge, middle 1/3) with medial lip (β pectineal line) and lateral lip (β gluteal tuberosity; largest = 3rd trochanter)
- Lower 1/3: lips diverge as supracondylar lines enclosing popliteal surface
Distal end:
- Medial + lateral condyles (medial more prominent), medial + lateral epicondyles
- Adductor tubercle on medial epicondyle
- Intercondylar fossa (posterior, between condyles)
- Patellar surface (anterior, between condyles)
11. Patella
- Largest sesamoid bone in body; in tendon of quadriceps femoris
- Apex (directed downward), base (superior border), anterior surface (rough, convex), articular surface (posterior upper ΒΎ)
- Separated from skin by prepatellar bursa
12. Tibia (medial, larger; homologous with radius)
Proximal end:
- Medial condyle (larger) + lateral condyle
- Intercondylar eminence (between condyles) with medial + lateral tubercles
- Anterior + posterior intercondylar areas
- Tibial tuberosity (anteriorly, quadriceps tendon inserts)
- Lateral condyle has fibular articular facet
Shaft: triangular, 3 borders, 3 surfaces; soleal line on posterior surface
Distal end:
- Medial malleolus (projects downward)
- Inferior articular surface β connects with talus
- Fibular notch on lateral surface
13. Fibula (lateral, smaller; homologous with ulna)
- Proximal: head (articular facet for lateral tibial condyle), apex of head, neck
- Shaft: 3 borders, 3 surfaces
- Distal: lateral malleolus (projects below tibia level; triangular articular facet connects with talus)
- Malleolar fossa posteriorly
14. Tarsal Bones (7 total)
| Row | Bones |
|---|---|
| Proximal | Talus (above) + Calcaneus (below) |
| Intermediate | Navicular |
| Distal | Medial, Intermediate, Lateral cuneiforms + Cuboid |
Talus: head, neck (sulcus tali), body (trochlea tali β widest anteriorly; malleolar facets laterally and medially)
Calcaneus (largest foot bone):
- Calcaneal tuberosity (posterior, weight-bearing)
- Sustentaculum tali (medial shelf, palpable distal to medial malleolus)
- Sinus tarsi / tarsal canal (between sulcus tali and sulcus calcanei)
- Fibular trochlea on lateral surface
Navicular: medial foot, between talus head and cuneiforms; tuberosity on medial surface (palpable)
Cuneiforms: wedge-shaped; medial = largest (reversed wedge β key to transverse arch), intermediate = smallest, lateral
Cuboid: most lateral in distal row; groove for peroneus longus tendon on plantar surface
15. Metatarsals (I-V, medial β lateral)
- 1st = shortest, thickest, stoutest
- Each: base, shaft, head
- 5th metatarsal tuberosity = peroneus brevis insertion
- Bases of 2nd/3rd β intermediate/lateral cuneiforms; 4th/5th β cuboid
16. Foot Phalanges (14 per foot)
- Great toe (hallux): 2 phalanges (proximal + distal)
- Toes 2-5: 3 phalanges each
- Smaller than hand phalanges; shafts compressed side-to-side
17. Foot Arches
- Weight rests on: posterior calcaneus, metatarsal heads, lateral border
- Medial longitudinal arch = elevated from ground (the instep)
- Transverse arch = distal tarsal row, dorsally convex
- Medial cuneiform (reversed wedge) is key to the transverse arch
β‘ HIGH-YIELD EXAM FACTS
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Surgical neck fracture | Humerus (not anatomical neck!) |
| Scaphoid fracture | Across the waist; blood supply risk |
| Ulnar nerve groove | Posterior to medial epicondyle |
| Radial groove | Posterior surface of humerus, below deltoid tuberosity |
| Carpal tunnel contents | Flexor tendons + median nerve |
| Largest carpal bone | Capitate |
| Largest foot bone | Calcaneus |
| Largest sesamoid bone | Patella (in quadriceps tendon) |
| Acetabulum fusion age | 16-18 years |
| Neck-shaft angle femur | ~125Β° (less in females due to wider pelvis) |
| 3rd trochanter | Large gluteal tuberosity of femur |
| Radial vs ulnar styloid | Radial is 1 cm lower |
| Pisiform | Sesamoid in flexor carpi ulnaris; last carpal to ossify |
| Tibia homologous with | Radius |
| Fibula homologous with | Ulna |
β TEST ANSWERS (Practice MCQs)
| Q | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 - Glenoid cavity = lateral angle |
| 2 | 2,3 - Trapezoid line + conoid tubercle |
| 3 | 3 - Behind medial epicondyle (ulnar nerve) |
| 4 | 2,3,4 - Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum (+ pisiform) |
| 5 | 1,2,4 - Deltoid tuberosity, greater tubercle, condyle |
| 6 | 2,3,4,5 - Coracoid process, acromion, supraglenoid tubercle, lateral margin |
| 7 | 4 - Posterior surface below deltoid tuberosity |
| 8 | 1,3,4 - Head, trochlea, body (of talus) |
| 9 | 3,4,5 - Cuboid articular surface, peroneal groove, calcaneal tubercle |
| 10 | 3,5 - Head, greater trochanter (proximal femur) |
| 16 | 3 - Patella = sesamoid bone |
| 17 | 4 - Lateral malleolus = distal part of fibula |
Clinical Quest Answer (hip fracture question):
The posterosuperior acetabulum is formed by the ilium (C). The acetabulum = ilium (superior), ischium (posteroinferior), pubis (anteromedial).
π KEY LATIN TERMS TO KNOW
| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Cavitas glenoidalis | Glenoid cavity |
| Collum chirurgicum | Surgical neck |
| Sulcus nervi radialis | Radial groove |
| Sulcus nervi ulnaris | Groove for ulnar nerve |
| Tuberositas deltoidea | Deltoid tuberosity |
| Fossa olecrani | Olecranon fossa |
| Incisura trochlearis | Trochlear notch |
| Sustentaculum tali | Talar shelf |
| Fovea capitis femoris | Fovea for ligament of femoral head |
| Linea aspera | Linea aspera (rough line) |
| Eminentia intercondylaris | Intercondylar eminence |
| Tuberositas tibiae | Tibial tuberosity |
| Malleolus medialis/lateralis | Medial/lateral malleolus |
| Acetabulum | Acetabulum |
| Foramen obturatorium | Obturator foramen |
| Crista iliaca | Iliac crest |
| Trochanter major/minor | Greater/lesser trochanter |
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