Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards
most common hip joint issue
dislocation
bursa
sacks of synovial fluid (cushion)
acetabulum
notch that femur articulates with (2” in diameter)
pelvic girdle contents
coxae, sacrum, coccyx
articular point humerus into scapula
glenoid fossa
Ligament protects knee outside in
Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
Ligament protects knee inside out
Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL)
lower arm bone that follows thumb
radius
another name for wrist
carpus
3 bones that make up coxae(hip)
ilium, ischium, pubis
shin bone
tibia
process provides lateral ankle support
lateral malleolus
membrane between tibia and fibula
interosseous membrane
of joints that make up knee
3/4
upper arm of bone
hummerous
another name for upper arm
branchium
largest coxae bone
ilium
what you sit on
ischial tuberosity (ischium)
ligament inside acetabulum
ligament teres