Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

What forms the appendicular skeleton

Answer 1

Shoulder girdle, pelvic girdle, upper and lower limps.

Question 2

Pectoral Girdle

Answer 2

Clavicle and scapula
Sternoclavicular joint- medial end of clavicle with sternum
Acromioclavicular joint- lateral end with scapula
Glenohumeral joint- Scapula with humerus

Question 3

Clavicle

Answer 3

Collarbone
Easily fractured
Sternal end and acromial end

Question 4

Scapula

Answer 4

Shoulder blade
superior, medial and lateral borders
Acromion articulates with clavicle
Coracoid process- biceps attachment
Glenoid cavity- Socket for humerus
Spine rigid line
Supraspinous and indraspinous fossa

Question 5

Brachium

Answer 5

Shoulder to elbow

Question 6

Humerus

Answer 6

Proximal end- head for glenoid, intertubercular sulcus.
Distal end- Capitulum for radius
Trochlear for ulna
Olecranon fossa- deep posterior pit

Question 7

Ulna

Answer 7

olecranon
trochlear notch for humerus
radial notch for radius to spin
Styloid process

Question 7

Radius

Answer 7

Disc-shaped head for capitulum of humerus
Styloid process
Ulnar notch for head of ulna

Question 8

Carpals and the proximal row
Some Lovers Try Position

Answer 8

Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform

Question 9

Carpals and distal row
That They Can’t Handle

Answer 9

Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

Question 10

Metacarpals

Answer 10

Bones of palm
Base of thumb to little finger
Base close to wrist
Shaft
Head close to phalanges to form knuckles

Question 11

Phalanges

Answer 11

Bones of fingers
Thumb is the pollex and two bones
Proximal phalanges
Middle phalanges
Distal phalanges

Question 12

Pelvic girdle

Answer 12

2 hip os coxae bones and the sacrum
sacroiliac joints and pubic symphysis

Question 13

The Hip os coxae

Answer 13

Illium- illiac spines and crest
Ischium- sit on it, ischial tuberosity
Pubis- Pubic rami
Acetabulum- Hip socket that connect the femur
Obturator foramen

Question 14

Male vs female pelvis

Answer 14

Male is narrower and smaller
Female is wider and bigger for birth

Question 15

Femoral region- Thigh

Answer 15

Femur and patella

Question 16

Crural Leg

Answer 16

Knee to angle
Tibia and fibia

Question 17

Femur

Answer 17

Long, strong
Proximal end is the head for acetabulum, trochanters
Distal end has the condyles and epicondyles, patellar surface for patella

Question 18

Kneecap

Answer 18

Patella is inferior apex

Question 19

Tibia

Answer 19

Condyles and tuberosity
Shaft of tibia, the shin is an anterior border
Tibia had medial malleolus, attachment to tarsals

Question 20

Fibula

Answer 20

Fibula has a head
Fibula has lateral malleolus

Question 21

Tarsals 8 bones

Answer 21

Calcaneus- heel
Talus- most superior
Navicular
Medial, intermediate and lateral cuneiforms
Cuboid

Question 22

Metatarsals

Answer 22

I to V medial to lateral

Question 23

Phalanges

Answer 23

Bones of toes
Great toes is the hallux
3 in all others
Proximal, middle and distal

Question 24

The Foot

Answer 24

Calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuneiforms, metatarsals and sesamoid bone with phalanges.