Bones of the hand and arm

• Anatomy and physiology
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Bones of the hand and arm

What will you learn

KEY WORDS: PROXIMAL, DISTAL, INTERMEDIATE, PHALANGES

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Recap the structure and function of the skeleton

Identify and label the bones of the head and face

Label the bones of the arm and hand 

Name the bones of the carpals

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PARIETAL

TEMPORAL

SPHENOID

NASAL

ETHMOID

MAXILLA

OCCIPITAL

MANDIBLE

FRONTAL

OCCIPITAL

ZYGOMATIC

Match the axial skeleton components to the descriptions 

This is the highest bone of the skeleton and is made up of 8 bones fused together to protect the brain.

This is a flat bone in the middle of the chest that is shaped like a dagger. It is attached to the clavicle and protects the heart and joins the ribs together.

Adults have 12 pairs of these flat bones which attach at the spine and the chest bone to form a cage around heart and lungs to protect them.

This is 33 separate bones all joined together and join your cranium to your hips. These bones also allow your to perform movements like bending and nodding.

7 vertebrae for the neck and support the head.

5 largest vertebrae.

4 vertebrae also known as the tailbone.

5 vertebrae fused to the sacrum.

12 vertebrae that move with the ribs and allow the largest range of movement. 

Cervical

Coccyx

Thoracic

Ribs

Lumbar

Sacral

Sternum

Cranium

Vertebrae

Task: click on to the hyperlink below and complete your handout.  You must identify and label the bones of the hand and arm

https://www.theskeletalsystem.net/arm-bones

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What are the bones of the wrist collectively known as?

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What is the name of the bones of the fingers?

1. Phalanges
2. Radius
3. Ulna
4. Humerus

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What is the name given to the bones of the palm or hand?

The large bone in the lower arm leading to the thumb is?

1. Ulna
2. Radius
3. Humerus
4. Carpals

The small bone in the lower arm leading to the little finger is?

1. Trapezium
2. Radius
3. Ulna
4. Phalanges