KIN 2320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Shoulder Joint, Metacarpal Bones, Carpal Bones
9 Nov 2018
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The upper limber is characterized by its mobility and ability to grasp, strike and preform fine motor skills (manipulation). These characteristics are especially marked in the hand. Efficiency of hand function results in a large part of the ability to place it in the proper position by movements at the scapulothoracic, glenohumeral, elbow, radio-ulnar and wrist joints. The upper limb consists of 4 segments, which are further subdivided into regions. Shoulder, which includes the deltoid, pectoral, scapular and lateral part of lateral cervical region. Pectoral should gridle: is a boney ring, incompletely posteriorly, formed by the scapulae and clavicles and completed anteriorly by the manubrium of the sternum. Arm (l. brachium) is between the shoulder and the elbow and is centered around the humerus. It consists of the anterior and posterior regions of the arm. Forearm (l. antebrachium) is between the elbow and the wrist and contains the ulna and radius.
