Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards

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1
Q

The most lateral carpal bone

A

Trapezium

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2
Q

Carpal bone that has 4 sides

A

Trapezoid

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3
Q

Carpal bone that is shaped like a head

A

Capitate

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4
Q

Carpal bone that is shaped like a ham

A

Hamate

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5
Q

Carpal bone that is in the anatomical ‘snuff box’

A

Scaphoid

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6
Q

Carpal bone that is shaped like a crescent moon

A

Lunate

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7
Q

Carpal bone that has 3 corners.

A

Triquetrum

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8
Q

Carpal bone that is shaped like a pea.

A

Pisiform

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9
Q

1 bone of the lower arms (On thumb side)

A

Radius

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10
Q

1 bone of the lower arm (Proximal end is shaped like ‘U’, On the pinky side)

A

Ulna

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11
Q

Upper arm bone (Proximal end is shaped like a ball)

A

Humerus

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12
Q

Collar Bone (Shaped like an ‘S’)

A

Clavical

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13
Q

Shoulder Blade (Flat and irregular)

A

Scapula

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14
Q

The superior portion and the largest bone of the pelvic girdle.

A

Ilium

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15
Q

Inferior and posterior (the bone you sit on)

A

Ischium

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16
Q

inferior and anterior (Separated by pubic symphysis)

A

Pubis

17
Q

Largest, longest, and strongest bone in the body (thigh bone)

A

Femer

18
Q

Knee cap (largest sesamoid in the body, embedded in a tendon)

A

Patella

19
Q

Largest lower leg bone (on medial side and bears most weight)

A

Tibia

20
Q

On lateral side (Smaller and doesn’t bear weight)

A

Fibula

21
Q

Largest tarsal bone (Heel bone)

A

Calcaneus

22
Q

Superior to calcaneus (Communicates with tibia)

A

Talus

23
Q

Lateral side (Shaped like a cube)

A

Cuboid

24
Q

Anterior to talus on medial side (Shaped like a boat)

A

Navicular

25
Q

(3 bones) Labeled 1,2,3 or medial, middle, lateral

A

Cuneiforms