Chapter 8

Question 1

Axial skeleton consists of

Answer 1

Skull, vertebral column, and rib cage

Question 2

Appendicular skeleton consists of

Answer 2

The limb bones and the girdles that connect them to the axial skeleton

Question 3

The pectoral girdle consists of

Answer 3

Clavicle and scapula

Question 4

The tip of the humerus slips into the

Answer 4

Glenoid cavity of the scapula

Question 5

Muscles attach to ____ on the scapula

Answer 5

The spine

Question 6

The radius connects to the

Answer 6

Thumb

Question 7

The ulna connects to the

Answer 7

Pinky

Question 8

The joint where the humerus meets the shoulder is the

Answer 8

Glenohumeral joint

Question 9

The medial epicondyle on the humerus sets up

Answer 9

The hinge joint

Question 10

Lower arm is

Answer 10

Antebrachial

Question 11

Upper arm is

Answer 11

Brachial

Question 12

Brachial plexus is from the ___ to the ___

Answer 12

Bottom of the neck; top of humerus

Question 13

The brachial plexus controls the ___ & ___ of arms

Answer 13

Feeling and function

Question 14

What runs through the carpal tunnels?

Answer 14

Nerves, blood supply, and tendons

Question 15

What joint holds the hip bones and sacrum together?

Answer 15

Sacroiliac joint

Question 16

What is the joint that connects the two pelvic bones?

Answer 16

Pubic symphysis

Question 17

What are the 3 regions of the hip bone?

Answer 17

Ilium, ischium, pubis

Question 18

Male pelvises are

Answer 18

Tall; you can see the coccyx through them

Question 19

Female pelvises are

Answer 19

Short and wide; you cannot see the tip of the coccyx

Question 20

In the legs, muscle attaches to the

Answer 20

Greater trochanter

Question 21

The neck of the femur helps with

Answer 21

Balancing the legs

Question 22

Medial and lateral condyles are located where in the legs?

Answer 22

The tibia

Question 23

The ___ does NOT touch the femur

Answer 23

Fibula

Question 24

The lateral malleolus is located on the

Answer 24

Fibula

Question 25

The medial malleolus is located on the

Answer 25

Tibia