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Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards

1
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Bones in the appendicular skeleton

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Upper/lower extremities

Pectoral and pelvic girdle

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What bones are in the pectoral girdle

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Scapula and clavicle

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Triangular bone with three sides and angles

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Scapula

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What are the borders of the scapula

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Superior medial and lateral

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5
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What are the angles of the scapula

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Superior inferior Lateral

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6
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A depression in a lateral angle is called…

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Glenoid fossa

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Articulates with the humerous at shoulder joint

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Glenoid fossa

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8
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Anterior surface of scapula is called…

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Subscapular fossa

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9
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Projection of spine overarching the shoulder joint

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Acromion

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10
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Projects anteriorly (scapula)

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Coracoid process

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Movements of the scapula

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Elevation (up)
Depression (down)
Adduction (toward each other)
Abduction (away from each other)
Superior (upward rotation)
Interior (downward rotation
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12
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S shaped, collar bone

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Clavicle

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13
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What are the ends of the clavicle

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Lateral (left)

Medial (right)

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14
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Secures the position of the scapula on the upper thorax

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Clavicle

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15
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What’s the only bony attachment between upper extremity and axial skeleton

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Clavicle

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16
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Only bone in the arm

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Humerous

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17
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In the humerous, the head articulates with the…

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Glenoid fossa at shoulder joint

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18
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Greater/lesser tubercles in the humerous…

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Provide attachment sites for muscles

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19
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Slight elevation along the shaft in humerous

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Deltoid tuberosity

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20
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What articulates with the bones of the forearm at the distal end

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Trochka and capitulum

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21
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Medial and lateral epicondyles in the humerus…

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Provide muscle attachment sites

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22
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Movements of the humerus at the glenohumeral joint…

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Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, medial rotation, lateral rotation, circumduction

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23
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Medial bone in forearm

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Ulna

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24
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Forms part of elbow

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Olecranon

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25
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What articulates with the trochlea of humerus

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Trochlear knotch

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26
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Attachment for muscle in ulna

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Tuberosity

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27
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Distal end of ulnar is marked by the…

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Head and styloid process

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28
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Lateral bone of forearm

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Radius

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29
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Site of muscle attachment in radius

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Radial tuberosity

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30
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Distal end of radius is…

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Board and has a styloid process

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31
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Movements of the radius and ulna at elbow joint

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Flexion (bend)

Extension(straight)

32
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Movements at proximal/distal joints

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Pronation (radius crosses over ulna, palm down)

Supination (radius and ulna are parallel, palm up)

33
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Connective tissue that binds the radius and ulna, and transfers forces from hand to humerus

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Interosseus membrane

34
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Bones of wrist? How many?

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Carpals (8)

35
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Bones of hand? How many?

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Metacarpals (5)

36
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Bones of digits? How many?

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Phalanges, 14

37
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What are the types of bones in carpals

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Proximal row and distal row

38
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Movements at wrists joint…

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Flexion, extension, radial deviation, and ulnar deviation

39
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Metacarpals are numbered…

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1 through 5 from thumb to pinky

40
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Each finger has how many phalanges

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3 (proximal, distal, middle)

Thumb has proximal and distal

41
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Each proximal phalange articulates with its…

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Metacarpal

42
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Movements of the thumb

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Flexion and extension

43
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Pelvis

44
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Femur

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Thigh bone

45
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Tibia

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One of the two bones of leg, big toe

46
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Fibula

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Other bone of the leg, punky toe

47
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Bones of ankle

48
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Bones of foot

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Metatarsal

49
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Bones of toes

50
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Receives the weight of the body through sacrum

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Pelvic girdle

51
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Rim marks entry into pelvic cavity

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Pelvic inlet

52
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Left and ride sides of pelvis are joined by the

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Sacroiliac joints and pubic symphysis

53
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What bones are in pelvic bones

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Ilium, ischium, pubis

54
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Divet in bone where the femur and hip join

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Acetabulum

55
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Filled with connective tissue and muscle (pelvic bones)

56
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Forms top of pelvis

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Iliac crest

57
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What provides muscle attachment sites in pelvis

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Anterior superior and inferior iliac spines

58
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Attachment for external genitalia, bottom of pelvis

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Ischiopubic ramus

59
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Receives weight in sitting and site for muscle attachment and ligament attachment (bottom left curve)

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Ischial tuberosity

60
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Differences in male and female pelvis

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Males= pubic arch <80°, pelvic inlet is more heart shaped.
Females= pubic arch >80°, pelvic inlet is more oval
61
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Knee cap

62
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Lather more medial than fibula

63
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Smaller more lateral bone in leg

64
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What bone doesn’t articulate with the femur at the knee joint or with the ankle bones

65
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Doesn’t bear or transfer weight

66
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Movement of the knee joint

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Flexion and extension

67
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Movements at ankle joint

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Doris flexion, plantar flexion, inversions eversion

68
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Each metatarsal bone has a…

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Shaft, head, and base

69
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1st metatarsal bone

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Medial cuneiform

70
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2nd metatarsal

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Intermediate cuneiform

71
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3rd metatarsal

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Lateral cuneiform

72
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4th and 5th metatarsal

73
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Flexion in hip occurs in what plane

74
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Largest sesmoid bone

75
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Grows within a tendon

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Sesmoid pones

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