Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

what are the two divisions of skeletal system

Answer 1

axial & appendicular

Question 2

how many bones are in axial

Answer 2

80 bones around body axis

Question 3

how many bones in the appendicular

Answer 3

126 bones upper & lower limbs plus girdles that connect them

Question 4

which bones are included in appendicular skeleton

Answer 4

pectoral (shoulder) girdles
upper limbs
pelvic (hip) girdle
lower limbs

Question 5

what does the pectoral girdle do?

Answer 5

attaches bones of upper limbs to axial skeleton
right & left clavicle/collar bone & scapula/shoulder blade

Question 6

what are the three upper limb bones

Answer 6

humerus
ulna
radius

Question 7

what is the humerus (upper limb)

Answer 7

upper arm bone
articulates with scapula at shoulder
articulates with radius & ulna at elbow

Question 8

what is the ulna (upper limb)

Answer 8

medial bone

Question 9

what is the radius bone (upper limb)

Answer 9

lateral bone (thumb side)

Question 10

what are the three bones in wrist & hand

Answer 10

carpus
metacarpals
phalanges

Question 11

what is the carpus

Answer 11

wrist
holds 8 bones

Question 12

what is the metacarpals

Answer 12

5 bones of hand
number 1-5 starting with the thumb

Question 13

what is the phalanges

Answer 13

14 bones of fingers
numbered starting with the thumb
each finger had 3 bones (except the thumb)

Question 14

what are the three bones that the fingers have

Answer 14

proximal
medial
distal phalanges

Question 15

what are the bones which are found in the thumb

Answer 15

2 bones
proximal & distal

Question 16

what does the pelvic girdle include?

Answer 16

two hip bones

Question 17

where are the hip bones joined?

Answer 17

at the front- public symphysis
at the back- sacrum (sacroiliac joint)

Question 18

what can the hip bone also be called?

Answer 18

coxal bone

Question 19

which bone has a different shape depending on gener

Answer 19

pelvic bone

Question 20

what is the female pelvic like?

Answer 20

lighter
shallower
wider
outlet is larger
oval rather than heart shaped

Question 21

what are the 4 lower limb bones called

Answer 21

femur
patella
tibia
fibulawha

Question 22

what is the femur

Answer 22

thigh bone
articulates with hip bone

Question 23

what is the patella

Answer 23

kneecap in front of knee joint

Question 24

what is the tibia

Answer 24

large medial, weight-bearing bone of leg
shin bone

Question 25

what is the fibula

Answer 25

lateral to tibia and smaller

Question 26

what are the three ankle & foot bones?

Answer 26

tarsus
metatarsals
phalanges

Question 27

what is the tarsus

Answer 27

(ankle) has 7 bones
Large talus (ankle bone) and
Calcaneus (heel bone)

Question 28

what is the metatarsals

Answer 28

(foot bones) –
often broken by footballers
Numbered from medial to lateral

Question 29

what is the phalanges

Answer 29

toe bone
Big toe has proximal and distal phalanges while others have proximal, medial and distal phalanges. Numbered like metatarsals

Question 30

what is the main differences with the male skeleton

Answer 30

heavier and longer bones
related to muscle size & strength

Question 31

what is the main difference with female skeleton

Answer 31

wider/ shallower pelvic
easier for childbirth