Upper Extremity Bones Quiz

1. A fracture described as occurring at the surgical neck involves which bone?

2. The eight small bones between the forearm and metacarpals belong to which group?

3. Which joint provides the upper limb's only direct bony connection to the axial skeleton?

4. A radiograph of the thumb should normally show how many phalanges in that digit?

5. The bony point felt at the back of a flexed elbow is formed by which structure?

6. A clinician identifies the acromion while examining the top of a patient's shoulder. The acromion is part of which bone?

7. Moving from the thumb side toward the little-finger side, which bone is first in the proximal row of carpals?

8. When a person stands in anatomical position, which bone is on the medial, little-finger side of the forearm?

9. After a fall onto an outstretched hand, a person has tenderness on the thumb side of the wrist. Which carpal bone is classically associated with this injury pattern?

10. Which feature of the scapula receives the head of the humerus at the shoulder joint?

11. With the body in anatomical position and the palms facing forward, which forearm bone lies on the thumb side?

12. During pronation of the forearm, which bone moves across the other?

13. Which two bones form the pectoral girdle on each side of the body?

14. At the elbow, the trochlea of the humerus primarily articulates with which structure?

15. A hand radiograph shows an injury to the metacarpal aligned with the little finger. Which metacarpal is affected?

16. Which bone forms the skeleton of the arm between the shoulder and elbow?