Bones Flashcards
lower arm bones
o radius – thumb side o ulna – pinkie side
wrists
carpals
upper fingers
metacarpals
lower fingers
phalanges
upper arm
humeras
lower leg
o fibula – pinkie toe o tibia – big toe
thigh
femur
knee
patella
toes
metatarsal, phalanges
midfoot
tarsals
heel
calcaneus
prominent point at the front of hip
ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine) joint
sit bones
ishium
tailbone
coccyx
ilium
upper and largest part of the hip bone
joint between sacrum and the ilium bones of the pelvis
sacro-iliac joint – SI
iliac crest
upper border of the ilium
Hip socket and ball
Hip socket (acetabulum) and ball (femoral head)
Greater trochanter
– protrusion on outer side of the top of the femur o Attachment site for 5 external rotator muscles o Influences the mechanical stress of the hip joint, the extent of contraction of the gluteus Medius and minimus muscles
Lesser trochanter
• protrusion on posterior aspect at the base of the femoral neck o Two muscles insert here – psoas and iliacus
breastbone
Sternum
Pelvis
prominent point at the front of hip
ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine) joint