Your friend runs out of gas and you have to help push his car. Discuss the sequence of bones and joints that convey the forces passing from your hand, through your upper limb and your pectoral girdle, and to your axial skeleton.?

The sequence of bones and joints that convey the forces include: From metacarpal bones --> carpal bones --> midcarpal and radiocarpal joints --> radius and ulna bones --> elbow joint --> humerus --> glenohumeral joint --> scapula --> acromioclavicular joint --> clavicle --> sternoclavicular joint --> sternum.

Note: the sign (-->) represents "into the".

Explanation:

The skeletal system is made up of bones of the skeleton, their joints and the skeletal muscles which acts together to bring about different movements in the body. The skeleton of a vertebrate had the following basic plan:

--> The axial skeleton: this forms the main central axis. This is made up of the skull,vertebral column, breastbone (sternum), and ribs.

--> The appendicular skeleton: this consists of parts that articulates with the axial skeleton. This is made up of the forelimbs, hindlimbs, pelvic and pectoral girdles.

From the question given, in an attempt to help push the friend's car, the sequence of bones and joints that convey the forces will pass from METACARPAL BONES of your hand into the CARPAL BONES at the base of your hand. Forces will then pass through the MIDCARPAL and RADIOCARPAL JOINTS into the RADIUS and ULNA bones of the forearm. These will pass the force through the ELBOW JOINT into the HUMERUS of the arm, and then through the GLENOHUMERAL JOINT into the SCAPULA. The force will travel through the ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT into the CLAVICLE, and then through the STERNOCLAVICULAR joint into the STERNUM, which is part of the axial skeleton.