Ch.8: The Appendicular Skeleton - LabEx 10

Question 1

The appendicular skeleton is composed of all of the following except the bones of the ____.
(a) pelvic girdle
(b) thoracic cage
(c) pectoral girdle
(d) arms and legs

Answer 1

Thoracic cage

Question 2

Another name for the shoulder girdle is the __________.

Answer 2

Pectoral girdle

Question 3

Altogether, how many bones form the arm and forearm?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

The carpals are bones of the __________, whereas the tarsals are bones of the __________.

Answer 4

Hand; foot

Question 5

Together, the two hip bones and the __________ form the pelvic girdle

Answer 5

Sacrum

Question 6

The glenoid cavity is on the __________ aspect of the scapula.

Answer 6

Lateral

Question 7

The olecranon fossa is on the __________ side of the humerus.

Answer 7

Posterior

Question 8

In the human anatomical position, which forearm bone is in the most lateral position?

Answer 8

Radius

Question 9

How can the spine of the scapula be palpated?

Answer 9

Posteriorly

Question 10

The medial epicondyle of the humerus can be palpated at the __________.

Answer 10

Distal end

Question 11

The olecranon can be palpated on the __________ aspect of the ulna.

Answer 11

Posterior

Question 12

The anterior junction of the hip bones is called the __________.

Answer 12

Pubic symphasis

Question 13

The ossa coxae (hip bones) articulate posteriorly with which bone?

Answer 13

Sacrum

Question 14

All of the following bones form the deep socket called the acetabulum EXCEPT for the ______.
(a) illium
(b) pubis
(c) ischium
(d) sacrum

Answer 14

Sacrum

Question 15

The female pelvic inlet is __________ than that of the male.
(a) smaller
(b) less circular
(c) larger
(d) thicker

Answer 15

Larger

Question 16

The female pelvis as a whole is __________ than the male pelvis.

Answer 16

Shallower

Question 17

When you rest your hands on your hips, you are actually palpating the __________.

Answer 17

Iliac crests

Question 18

The greater trochanter of the femur is easier to locate in females than in males because __________.

Answer 18

The female pelvis is wider

Question 19

When you feel the bulge of the lateral malleolus, which bone are you palpating?

Answer 19

Fibula