BIOL 030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Critical Role, Scapula, Acromion

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Biology (BIOL)
• Course: BIOL 030
• Professor: Dewey

Document Summary

Contains 31 bones, extending from the pectoral girdle to the hand. The upper limb is composed of the arm (shoulder to elbow), forearm (elbow to wrist), wrist, and hand. Connects the upper limb to the axial skeleton and formed by the. It joins with the manubrium proximally and the. With which the acromion (posterior surface feature), stabilizes the shoulder joint. Features of the scapula are the acromion and spine. Feature of the scapula is the glenoid fossa, which articulates with the head of the humerus (arm bone) to contribute to the shoulder joint. The single bone of the arm is the humerus. Articulates with the capitulum of the humerus. Wide and flat, articulates with the wrist joint. Olecranon: fits into the olecranon fossa of the humerus. Coronoid process: fits into the coronoid fossa of the humerus. Trochlear notch: interlocks with the trochlea of the humerus.