Appendicular Skeleton Deck (P1)

Question 1

Which 2 bones form the pectoral girdle?

Answer 1

Clavicle & scalpula

Question 2

The rounded, knife-like end of the clavicle is the { } end, while the flat end is called the { } end.

Answer 2

1) Acromial
2) Sternal

Question 3

Name the black, red, and blue dotted structures on the scapula (NOTE: anterior side).

Answer 3

1) Black - acromion
2) Red - coracoid process
3) Blue - glenoid cavity

Question 4

The scapula’s acromion is located on the { } side, while the coracoid process is on the { } side.

Answer 4

1) Posterior
2) Anterior

Question 5

Name the colored, dotted structures on the humerus (NOTE: you are viewing the anterior side of the humerus).

Answer 5

1) Black - head
2) Red - deltoid tuberosity
3) Blue - lateral condyle
4) Green - capitulum
5) Yellow - Coronoid fossa
6) Purple - Trochlea (i.e., hourglass thing)
7) Orange - medial condyle

Question 6

Name the colored, dotted structures on the radius.

Answer 6

1) Black - head
2) Red - radial tuberosity
3) Blue - styloid process

Question 7

Name the colored, dotted structures on the ulna.

Answer 7

1) Black - Olecranon
2) Red - trochlear notch
3) Blue - coronoid process
4) Green - head
5) Purple - styloid process

Question 8

The { } membrane is a dense, thick, fibrous sheet of connective tissue that links the radius and the ulna.

Answer 8

Interosseous

Question 9

For what structural reason is the thumb so different from the other fingers?

Answer 9

The thumb only has 2 sets of phalanges (proximal & distal), while the other fingers have 3 sets (proximal, middle, & distal)

Question 10

Name the colored regions of the pelvis.

Answer 10

1) Blue - ilium
2) Yellow - pubis
3) Pink - ischium

Question 11

The ilium, pubis, and ischium make up the { } bone.

Answer 11

Coxal

Question 12

Name the numbered parts of the pelvis.

Answer 12

1) Sacroiliac joint
2) Iliac crest
3) Iliac fossa
4) Sacrum
5) Ischial spine
6) Pubic symphysis
7) Pubic arch
8) Coccyx
9) Sacrum
10) Superior end of median sacral crest

Question 13

Name the numbered structures on this medial view of the pelvis.

Answer 13

1) Auricular surface
2) Iliac fossa
3) Anterior superior iliac spine
4) Anterior inferior iliac spine
5) Obturator foramen
6) Ischial tuberosity
7) Ischial spine
8) Greater sciatic notch

Question 14

Name the numbered structures on this lateral view of the pelvis.

Answer 14

1) Anterior superior iliac spine
2) Anterior inferior iliac spine
3) Acetabulum
4) Ischial tuberosity
5) Obturator foramen

Question 15

The head of the femur fits in this ball and socket joint called the…

Answer 15

Acetabulum

Question 16

How do the sacrum, pelvic opening, and pelvic arch differ in anatomical males and females?

Answer 16

Sacrum - curved & shorter in anatomical female; straight & longer in anatomical male

Pelvic opening - wider & oval-shaped in anatomical female; narrower & heart-shaped in anatomical male

Pubic arch - wide angle in anatomical female; narrow angle in anatomical male

Question 17

Is this pelvis anatomically male or anatomically female?

Answer 17

Anatomically female

Question 18

Is this pelvis anatomically male or anatomically female?

Answer 18

Anatomically male

Question 19

Name the numbered structures of the anterior femur.

Answer 19

1) Greater trochanter
2) Head
3) Neck
4) Lesser trochanter
5) Medial epicondyle
6) Lateral epicondyle

Question 20

Name the numbered structures of the posterior femur.

Answer 20

1) Greater trochanter
2) Head
3) Neck
4) Lesser trochanter
5) Medial epicondyle
6) Medial condyle
7) Lateral condyle
8) Lateral epicondyle
9) Linea aspera

Question 21

Name the numbered structures of the fibula.

Answer 21

1) Head
2) Lateral malleolus

Question 22

Name the numbered structures of the tibia.

Answer 22

1) Medial condyle
2) Medial malleolus
3) Tibial tuberosity
4) Lateral condyle

Question 23

The weight-bearing bone of the lower leg is the…

Answer 23

Tibia

Question 24

Name the purple and yellow bones.

Answer 24

Purple - calcaneus
Yellow - talus