chap 8

Question 1

forearm

Answer 1

The distal portion of the upper limb between the elbow and wrist.

Question 2

antebrachium

Answer 2

the forearm

Question 3

appendicular

Answer 3

pertaining to the upper or lower limbs

Question 4

condyle

Answer 4

a rounded articular projection on the surface of a bone

Question 5

acetabulum

Answer 5

The fossa on the lateral aspect of the pelvis that accommodates the head of the femur

Question 6

fibula

Answer 6

`the lateral, slender bone of the leg

Question 7

ilium

Answer 7

The largest of the three bones whose fusion creates a coxal bone

Question 8

olecranon

Answer 8

The proximal end of the ulna that forms the prominent point of the elbow

Question 9

carpus/carpal

Answer 9

the wrist

Question 10

pelvis

Answer 10

A bony complex created by the articulations among the coxal bones, the sacrum, and the coccyx

Question 11

patella

Answer 11

The sesamoid bone of the knee; also called the kneecap

Question 12

tarsus

Answer 12

the ankle

Question 13

fossa

Answer 13

a shallow depression or furrow in the surface of a bone

Question 14

ischium

Answer 14

one of the three bones whose fusion creates a coal bone

Question 15

coxal bone

Answer 15

hip bone

Question 16

metacarpal bones

Answer 16

5 bones of the palm of the hand

Question 17

coracoid process

Answer 17

A hook-shaped process of the scapula that projects above the anterior surface of the capsule of the shoulder joint

Question 18

flexion

Answer 18

A movement that decreases the angle between two articulating bones; the opposite of extension

Question 19

pubic symphysis

Answer 19

The fibrocartilaginous amphiarthrosis between the pubic bones of the hip

Question 20

interosseous membrane

Answer 20

The fibrous connective tissue membrane between the shafts of the tibia and fibula and between the radius and ulna; an example of a fibrous amphiarthrosis.

Question 21

pollex

Answer 21

thumb

Question 22

trochanter

Answer 22

Large process near the head of the femur

Question 23

capitulum

Answer 23

A general term for a small, elevated articular process; refers to the rounded distal surface of the humerus that articulates with the head of the radius

Question 24

phalanx/phalanges

Answer 24

Bone(s) of the finger(s) or toe(s)

Question 25

metatarsal bone

Answer 25

One of the five bones of the foot that articulate with the tarsal bones (proximally) and the phalanges (distally).

Question 26

coronoid

Answer 26

hooked or curved

Question 27

hallux

Answer 27

the big toe/ great toe

Question 28

calcaneus

Answer 28

the heel bone, the largest of the tarsal bones

Question 29

tarsal bones

Answer 29

The bones of the ankle (the talus, calcaneus, navicular, and cuneiform bones)

Question 30

trochlea

Answer 30

A pulley; the spool-shaped medial portion of the condyle of the humerus

Question 31

acromion

Answer 31

A continuation of the scapular spine that projects superior to the capsule of the glenohumeral joint

Question 32

glenoid cavity

Answer 32

A rounded depression that forms the articular surface of the scapula at the shoulder joint

Question 33

pubis

Answer 33

The anterior, inferior component of the hip bone