Bones of the hand and arm

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

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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Bones of the hand and arm

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PARIETAL

TEMPORAL

SPHENOID

NASAL

ETHMOID

MAXILLA

OCCIPITAL

MANDIBLE

FRONTAL

OCCIPITAL

ZYGOMATIC

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