appendicular skeleton Flashcards
epicondyle
roughened projection above condyle (medial epicondyle of femur)
line
long narrow ridge or border (linea aspera of femur)
spinous process
sharp, slender projection (spinous process of vertebra)
trochanter
very large projection (greater trochanter of femur)
Tubercle
rounded projection (greater tubercle of humerus)
tuberosity
projection with rough, bumpy surface (ischial tuberosity of hip bone)
bones of the pectoral girdle
scapula (spine, acromion, glenoid cavity, coracoid process, supra vs. infraspinous fossa, subscapular fossa), clavicle (sternal and acromial end)
bones involved in shoulder joint
scapula- glenoid fossa, humerus- head
upper limb bones
shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, palm, fingers
long bone of the arm
humerus
bones of the forearm
ulna, radius
bones of the hand
carpals, metacarpals, phalanges
how many carpal bones and where
8, in the wrist
how many metacarpal bones and where
5 long bones in the palm of the hand
how many phalanges and where
14 total, 3 in each finger, 2 in the thumbs