Lecture 3

Text figures from:

MD: Moore and Dalley, Clinically Oriented Anatomy 5th Edition 2006 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins G: Drake, Vogl and Mitchell, Gray's Anatomy for Medical Students 2005 Elsevier

NP: Netter, Atlas of Human Anatomy 5 Edition, Elsevier, 2011

RM: White, USMLE Road Map Gross Anatomy 2nd Ed. McGraw-Hill

Bones: Used for support Protect organs Acted on by muscles

MD1.12

Store Calcium
Produces new blood cells Bumps and bulges on bones Used for muscle attachments

Axial skeleton: 80 bones Skull, vertebral column, Ribs, sternum, hyoid Appendicular skeleton: 126 bones
Upper and lower limb plus Pectoral and pelvic girdles Each Upper limb: 32 bones

MDI.11

Upper limb: Begins with the Pectoral girdle. The girdle articulates with the Axial skeleton and suspends the rest of the upper limb to allow a better range of movement

Synovial Joint MDI.16

Hyaline cartilage
If a muscle or a tendon of a muscle crosses a joint, it must act at that joint

MDSA6.9

How do you correctly describe the function of a muscle? Complete the sentence: Muscle (biceps brachii) Acts to (flex) By moving a body part (forearm) At a joint (elbow)