05/08/2026
Dr. Daniel pointed at Vanessa.
"You first."
"Name the bones that make up the upper limb."
Without opening a notebook, Vanessa answered confidently.
"The upper limb consists of the clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, eight carpal bones, five metacarpals, and fourteen phalanges."
The lecturer blinked.
"Excellent."
He turned to Lily.
"Name the eight carpal bones."
Lily smiled.
"Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate."
The class gasped softly.
Dr. Daniel faced Isabella.
"State the articulations of the humerus."
Without hesitation, Isabella replied,
"Proximally, the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form the glenohumeral joint. Distally, the trochlea articulates with the trochlear notch of the ulna, while the capitulum articulates with the head of the radius."
The lecturer slowly removed his glasses.
For a brief moment...
He was speechless.
Instead of embarrassing them...
They had impressed him.
A smile escaped his lips.
"Very impressive."
"You may take your seats."
Vanessa looked around proudly before sitting beside Lily and Isabella.
The lecture continued.
Dr. Daniel drew a simple diagram of the upper limb on the board.
"The bones of the upper limb are divided into four major groups."
He wrote:
1. Pectoral Girdle
- Clavicle
- Scapula
2. Arm
- Humerus
3. Forearm
- Radius
- Ulna
4. Hand
- Eight Carpal Bones
- Five Metacarpals
- Fourteen Phalanges
He continued.
"The clavicle articulates medially with the manubrium of the sternum at the sternoclavicular joint and laterally with the acromion process of the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint."
"The scapula articulates with the head of the humerus through its glenoid cavity."
"The humerus articulates proximally with the scapula and distally with both the radius and ulna."
"The radius and ulna articulate with each other at the proximal and distal radioulnar joints."
Chapter 1 TBC..