Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards
Appendicular skeleton bones and features
Anterior part of pectoral girdle (long bone)
Clavicle
articulates with clavicular notch
sternal end of clavicle
articulates with acromion
acromial end of clavicle
Posterior part of pectoral girdle (triangular shaped)
scapula
glenoid fossa/cavity of scapula
articulates with humerus
spine of scapula
prominent ridge on posterior surface of scapula
acromion
articulates with clavicle
corocoid process
attachments of biceps
pelvic girdle
What three bones fuse to form the os coxae?
ilium
ishium
pubis
acetabelum
obturator formamen
greater (superior) pelvis
lesser (inferiour) pelvis
false pelvis
true pelvis
pelvic inlet
pelvic brim
pelvic outlet
iliac crest
anterior and posterior superior pelvic spines
greater sciatic notch
ischial spines