SUPERIOR MEMBER

SUPERIOR MEMBER

1. BONES OF THE UPPER MEMBER

   • shoulder girdle
     • The shoulder girdle is a set of bones that is responsible for connecting the upper limb with the axial skeleton to the left and right side of the body and serves as a joint for the muscles of the upper back, chest and neck.
   • arm
     • Your arm is made up of three bones: the upper arm bone (humerus) and two forearm bones (ulna and radius). The term "broken arm" may refer to the fracture of any of these bones.
   • forearm
     • The forearm is limited by the upper face with the arm through the elbow and the lower face with the hand through the wrist joint.
   • hand
     • They are located at the ends of the forearms, and range from the wrists to the fingertips. This limb is made up of 27 bones that are grouped into three areas: carpal or wrist, metacarpus or palm and the phalanges
       • carpal bones
         • Composed of 8 bones distributed in two transversal rows. The bones of the proximal row (closest to the arm) are the scaphoid, the semilunar, the pyramidal and the pisiform. The bones of the distal row (the one that is closest to the fingers) are the trapezoid, the trapezoid, the large and the hooked bone. These bones allow the hand to make precise movements
           • metacarpal bones
             • Composed of 5 long bones that do not have a specific name, they are only named as first, second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpal. The first metacarpal is the one on the side of the thumb; and the fifth metacarpal, the one on the side of the little finger.
               • phalanges
                 • They are the bones of the fingers. Each finger consists of 3 phalanges, except the thumb that has only 2. They are known by the names of first, second and third phalanx, or are also named as proximal phalanx, middle phalanx and distal phalanx.

2. clavicle

   • The clavicle is a bone of considerable length, shaped like an "S", located in the anterior superior part of the thorax of vertebrates. Together with the scapula they form the shoulder girdle

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