Bones Flashcards
Where are the C- vertebrae located and how many are there?
Upper portion of the spine, 7 vertebrae.
Where are the T-vertebrae located and how many are there ?
Mid portion of the spine, 12 vertebrae.
Where are the L-vertebrae located and how many are there ?
Lower most portion of the spine, 5 vertebrae.
Name the right landmarks of the scapula.
Coracoid process, acromion process, glenoid cavity, lateral border, medial border, scapular spine, superior angle, inferior angle.
The acromion process articulates with the _______ to form the acromioclavicular joint.
Clavicle
The glenoid cavity articulates with ______ to form a deep and tight ball and socket joint.
The head of the humerus.
The scapular spines extends to hold what process at the distal end ?
The acromion
Where is the glenoid cavity found ?
On the lateral side of the scapula.
Name the ten landmarks of the humerus.
The head, greater tubercle, lesser tubercle, deltoid tuberosity, medial epicondyle, lateral epicondyle, capitulum, coronoid fossa, olecrenon fossa, trochlea.
The greater tubercle is a Point of Attachment of ______ .
Three rotator cuff muscles: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor.
The lesser tubercle is a point of attachment of _______.
One rotator cuff muscle, the subscapularis.
The deltoid tuberosity is a point of attachment for _______.
The deltoid.
The medial epicondyle is important because …
It is the point of attachment for all extrinsic flexor hand muscles.
The lateral epicondyle is a point of attachment for ______.
All extrinsic extensor hand muscles.
The Capitulum articulates with _____.
The head of the radius.
The Trochlea is like a set of vice grips that hold what?
The trochlear notch of ulna.
The coronoid fossa’s main purpose is to …
Receive the head coronoid fossa during flexion.
The olecranon fossa receives the olecranon during what movement?
Extension.
The head of the humerus articulates with what to create a ball and socket joint?
The glenoid cavity.
The olecranon process is received by what during extension ?
The olecranon fossa.
The coronoid process is a Point of attachment of _____ and _____.
The pronator teres and the brachii.
The styloid process is a point of attachment of what muscle ?
The extensor carpi ulnaris.
The radial notch of ulna receives the _____ of the radius.
The head.
The radial tuberosity is a point of attachment of what muscle?
The biceps brachii.
The styloid process of radius is important because…
It is a point of attachment of the brachioradialis.
The ulna is _____.
Medial
The radius is _____.
Lateral.
Name two important carpals.
Scaphoid and pisiform.
The point of attachment of wrist and finger flexors and extensors on the hand is where ?
The metacarpals
Phalanges are …
Fingers
What is a finger joint called?
An interphalangal joint.
The pelvis has how many important landmarks ?
Seventeen.
Name the 11 anterior landmarks.
Sacrum, sacroiliac joint, anterior superior iliac spine, anterior inferior iliac spine, acetabulum, obturator foramen, pubis symphysis, crest of ilium, ilium, ischium, pubis.
The sacrum is the Point of attachment of why muscle?
The external obliques and transverse abdominus.
What articulates to create the sacroiliac joint ?
The pelvic girdle and the sacrum.
The acetabulum is made up of what three bones ?
The ischium, ilium and pubis.
The ball and socket joint of the pelvis is …
The acetabulum.
The acetabulum receives the ____ of the femur.
The head.
What joins the two pelvic bones together ?
Symphysis pubis
Name the 6 posterior landmarks of the pelvis.
The l5 vertebrae, the coccyx, the posterior superior iliac spine, posterior inferior iliac spine, ischial spine, ischial tuberosity.
The coccyx is composed of how many fused bones?
3 to 5 but generally 4.
The ischial tuberosity is a point of attachment for what group of muscles?
The hamstrings.
Name the 11 landmarks of the femur.
Head, neck, greater trochanter, lesser trochanter, gluteal tuberosity, adductor tubercle, lateral epicondyle, medial epicondyle, lateral condyle, medial condyle, patellar grove.
The head of the femur articulates with what ?
The acetabulum.
The greater trochanter is a point of attachment of which three muscles?
The gluteus minimus, medius and Maximus.
The lesser trochanter is a point of attachment of which three muscles ?
Illiopsoas, psoas major and the pectineus.
The adductor Magnus attaches to which projection on the femur?
The adductor tubercle.
The later epicondyle is a point of attachment for the semimembranosus as well as what ligament?
The lateral collateral ligament (LCL).
The medial condyle is a point of attachment for…
The medial collateral ligament (MCL)
The lateral condyle of the femur articulates with the lateral condyle of the tibia. What ligament originates from the lateral condyle?
The anterior cruiciate ligament ( ACL)
The medial condyle of the femur articulates with the medial condyle of the tibia. Which ligament originates front the medial condyle of the femur?
The posterior cruiciate ligament (PCL)
Is your tibia lateral or medial?
Medial.
True or false: your fibula is only a weight bearing bone.
True.
Name the 5 landmarks of the tibia.
Medial condyle, lateral condyle, tibial tuberosity, anterior crest and the medial malleolus.
What projection of the tibia forms the medial wall of the ankle joint?
The medial malleolus.
The tibial tuberosity serves what purpose?
The point of attachment of the patellar ligament.
True or false: the anterior crest is not covered by muscle.
True.
Name the two landmarks of the fibula.
The head and the lateral malleolus.
The lateral malleolus makes up the lateral _____ of the ankle joint ?
The lateral wall.
Name the 4 landmarks of the foot.
Talus, calcaneus, metatarsals and phalanges.
How many tarsals are there ?
Seven.
Name two tarsals.
Talus, calcaneus.
Name the big toe.
The great toe.
The 5th toe serves what purpose?
Balance and stability.
Name the 12 landmarks of the skull.
Frontal bone, parietal bone, temporal bones, Wormian bones, occipital bone, nuchal line, external auditory meatus, mandible, maxilla, zygomatic bone, nasal bone and the mastoid process.
The forehead is made up of what bone ?
The frontal bone.
The temples consist I what bone ?
The temporal bones.
Fusion points of bones are called ______.
Sutures.
Soft spots are what ?
Wormian bones.
Visual nerve endings occur where ?
On the occipital bone.
The ear canal is called what ?
The external auditory meatus.
Your upper jaw is the …
Maxilla.
Your mandible is your _____ bone.
Jaw
A cheek bone is really the _______.
Zygomatic bone.
Mouth guards prevent concussions by increasing the space between your mandible and your zygomatic by how much ?
1/8th of an inch.
Name the 4 regions of the spine.
Cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae and the sacral and coccygeal region.
The first vertebrae is called atlas, the second axis. Why are the special ?
The atlas pivots around the axis allowing extended range of motion.
Intervertebral disks are made up of what percentage of water ?
90%
The cervical vertebrae region is composed of how many vertebrae?
7 vertebrae.
The thoracic vertebrae region is made up of how many vertebrae?
12 vertebrae.
The lumbar vertebrae region is made up of how many vertebrae?
5 vertebrae.
How many bones are fused together to form the sacral?
5 bones.
At what vertebra do spinal nerves end at ?
L2, 2nd lumbar vertebra
Name the 7 landmarks of the thoracic cavity.
Seven true ribs, three false ribs, two floating ribs, costal cartilage, manubrium, sternum and xiphoid.
The manubrium is attached to how many bones ?
5 bones.
If the seven true ribs are attached both posteriorly and anteriorly, how are the two floating ribs attached ?
Posteriorly, no anterior attachment.
