KIN 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Shoulder Girdle, Appendicular Skeleton, Sphenoid Bone
23 Feb 2018
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Dave has a tumor on his pituitary gland that requires surgery. The operation will require exceptional surgical skill both to reach the gland and to avoid serious, possibly fatal, complications. Describe the location of the pituitary gland and the associated anatomical features of it. The pituitary gland lies under the brain and sits in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone. Thus, the gland is heavily protected and difficult to reach from any direction. In addition, there are important nerves, such as the optic nerve, and blood vessels passing nearby. The primary function of the appendicular skeleton is movement. It includes bones of the upper and lower limbs. Girdles attach the limbs to the axial skeleton. (pectoral girdle is the upper limbs and pelvic girdle is the lower limbs) The pectoral girdle: consists of the left and right clavicle (anteriorly) and left and right scapulae (posteriorly, connects the upper limbs and axial skeleton, clavicle ( collarbone )
