Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards
Humerus
Siding - greater and lesser tubercle face laterally
Radius
Siding - lateral side of ulna, styloid process is lateral, radial tuberosity is medial
Ulna
Siding - radial notch is lateral
Hand Bones
Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges: proximal, intermediate, distal
Pelvis (Os Coxa)
3 bones - pubis, ilium, ischium. Siding - siatic notch is lateral
Obturator Foramen
on pelvis
Acetabulum
hip socket
Anterior superior iliac spine
on pelvis
Anterior inferior iliac spine
on pelvis
Ischial spine
on pelvis
Femur
Siding - head should face medially, condyles are anterior, greater trochanter is lateral
Patella
knee
Tibia
Siding - Proximal end is larger, flatter; medial malleolus is medial (inner ankle bone)
Fibula
Siding - proximal end is slightly larger
Foot bones
Tarsals: Calcaneus and talus Metatarsals Phalanges: proximal, intermediate, distal
