Appendicular Skeleton Basic Bone Markers

Question 1

Clavicle

Answer 1

Acromial end (flat, connects to the  pelvic girdle)
Sternal end (connects to the sternum)
Consider tubercle (a cone shaped bump on the inferior portion of the acromial end)

Question 2

Scapula

Answer 2

Spine (the big ass ridge!)

Acromion (the most lateral aspect. Forms the pectoral girdle)

Question 3

Humerus

Answer 3

Head (sockets into the pelvic girdle)
Olecranon fossa (crater on the posterior portion to which the ulna sockets in)

Question 4

Radius

Answer 4

Head (proximal portion)
Styloid Process (distal region, connects to the carpal bones)

Question 5

Ulna

Answer 5

Radical notch (allows for the radius head to socket into the ulna)
Olecranon process (hook that sockets into the humerus)

Question 6

Os Coxae

Answer 6

Iliac crest (most superior portion)
Acetabulum (where the femoral head articulates)

Question 7

Femur

Answer 7

Head (proximal)
Linea aspera (a ridge that runs along the posterior portion of the femur)

Question 8

On Tibia

Answer 8

Tibial tuberosity (sharp outcropping on the proximal anterior surface)
Medial malleolus (most medial portion of the distal part of the bone)