Sentence examples for bone of the upper from inspiring English sources
Elbow, in human anatomy, hinge joint formed by the meeting of the humerus (bone of the upper arm) and the radius and ulna (bones of the forearm).
The head of the humerus, the long bone of the upper arm, fits into the glenoid cavity, a depression in the scapula.
In the Holostei the dermal bone of the upper jaw (maxilla) is freed from the cheek elements, and its attachment to the skull only occurs in the ethmoid region or near the nasal chambers.
The human pectoralis minor muscle has forsaken its attachment to the humerus, the long bone of the upper arm, and presumably derives some stability from attaching to the coracoid process, a projection from the scapula, instead of gliding over it.
The lateral apex of the triangle is broadened and presents a shallow cavity, the glenoid cavity, which articulates with the head of the bone of the upper arm, the humerus, to form the shoulder joint.
Similarly, fracture of the cancellous bone of the upper end of the humerus usually requires one-third or less of the time required for healing of a fracture of the cortical shaft of the same bone.
Histological observations at 8 weeks after implantation showed bone formation and integration of implants with surrounding bone on the upper 3 mm straight portion of implant defect area in all four groups.
Note the thickened bone on the upper surface of each skull, which may have been used in head-butting.
Snakes and many extinct reptilian groups have teeth on the palatal bones (vomer, palatine, pterygoid) and on the bones of the upper jaw (premaxilla, maxilla).
Pectoralis muscle, any of the muscles that connect the front walls of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder.
