Bones of the Upper Limb in Human Anatomy
This concept covers the osteology of the upper limb (superior appendicular skeleton) within human anatomy, describing its skeletal composition and its single point of articulation with the axial skeleton. It establishes the principle that the appendicular skeleton attaches to the axial skeleton via one joint—the sternoclavicular joint—which permits the upper limb's characteristically wide range of motion, and defines the sequential bones and joints from clavicle/scapula through humerus, radius/ulna, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges.
Bones of the Upper Limb in Human Anatomy
This concept covers the osteology of the upper limb (superior appendicular skeleton) within human anatomy, describing its skeletal composition and its single point of articulation with the axial skel…