ANTH 6- Forensic Anthropology
The Postcranial Skeleton II: Scapula, Clavicle, Humerus, Radius, Ulna, and the Hand
Adapted from: Bass 1995; Burns 1999; Gray 1918; and White 1991

Scapula (2) (pl. scapulae)
superior border
lateral (axillary) border
superior angle
inferior angle
scapular notch (foramen)
coracoid process
subscapular fossa
glenoid fossa
scapular spine
acromion
supraspinous fossa
infraspinous fossa

Clavicle (2) (pl. clavicles)
sternal end
acromial end
costal impression or tuberosity
subclavian groove
conoid tubercle
trapezoid line

Humerus (pl. humeri)
head
anatomical neck
surgical neck
lesser tubercle
greater tubercle
intertubercular sulcus (bicipital groove)
shaft
deltoid tuberosity
radial sulcus (spiral groove)
nutrient foramen
olecranon fossa
septal aperture
coronoid fossa
radial fossa
capitulum
trochlea
lateral epicondyle
medial epicondyle
medial supracondylar crest
lateral supracondylar crest

Radius (pl. radii)
head
neck
radial tuberosity
shaft
nutrient foramen
interosseous crest
oblique line
pronator teres insertion
ulnar notch
distal radial articular surface
styloid process
dorsal tubercle

Ulna (pl. ulnae)
olecranon (process)
trochlear notch (semilunar notch)
guiding ridge
coronoid process
ulnar (brachial) tuberosity
radial notch
shaft
nutrient foramen
interosseous crest
pronator ridge
styloid process
extensor carpi ulnaris groove
radial (circumferential) articulation

Hand

Carpal (pl. carpals)
scaphoid
lunate (pl. lunates)
triquetral
pisiform (pl. pisiforms)
trapezium (greater multangular) (pl. multangulars)
trapezoid (lesser multangular)
capitate
hamate (pl. hamates)
hamulus

Metacarpal (pl. metacarpals)

Phalanx (pl. phalanges)
proximal
medial
distal
pollex (ray 1)
 

(courtesy Dr. Lorraine Heidecker)
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