chapter 8

Question 1

what makes up appendicular skeleton?

Answer 1

limbs and supportive girdles

Question 2

pectoral girdle

Answer 2

shoulder girdle, connects to arms, consists of 2 clavicles and 2 scapulae, connects appendicular with axial skeleton AT MANUBRIUM

Question 3

scapulae

Answer 3

shoulder blades, scapular head at glenoid cavity

Question 4

glenoid cavity

Answer 4

which articulates with the humerus to form shoulder joint, coracoid process, acromion

Question 5

ulna

Answer 5

medial forearm bone, olecranon is proximal end

Question 6

radius

Answer 6

lateral forearm bone, articulates with wrist at distal end

Question 7

4 proximal carpal bones

Answer 7

scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform

Question 8

4 distal carpal bones

Answer 8

trapexium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

Question 9

metacarpals

Answer 9

I-V from thumb

Question 10

phalanges of fingers and toes

Answer 10

14
pollex/hallux- 2 phalanges
fingers/toes- 3 (prox, mid, dis)

Question 11

pelvic girdle

Answer 11

hip (coxal) bones
3 fused bones- ilium, ischium, pubic

Question 12

female vs male pelvis

Answer 12

female- lighter, shallower arch, round pubic inlet

male- heavier, smaller, heart shaped arch, pelvis and coccyx more vertical

Question 13

where does femur connect with pelvis

Answer 13

proximal end connects with pelvis at acetabulum

Question 14

patella

Answer 14

sesamoid bone within tendons of quadriceps femoris

Question 15

what part of tibia articulates with talus?

Answer 15

medial malleolus articulates with talus of foot

Question 16

fibula

Answer 16

lateral malleolus, joined to tibia with interosseus membrane. smaller bone, does not bear body weight, does not reach knee joint

Question 17

bones of the ankle

Answer 17

talus, calcaneus, cuboid, navicular and M,I, & L cuneiforms

Question 18

metatarsals

Answer 18

I-V medial to lateral

Question 19

what are the two ends of the clavicle?

Answer 19

sternal end, acromial end, rounded-acromial end flattened

Question 20

proximal end of humerus goes to…

Answer 20

glenoid fossa

Question 21

process

Answer 21

a bone that comes off of another bone

Question 22

coracoid process

Answer 22

attachment of biceps muscles

Question 23

acromion

Answer 23

articulates with clavicle

Question 24

what part of the tibia articulates with femur

Answer 24

articulates with distal end of femur by the medial and lateral condyles of tibia

Question 25

what does femur articulate with

Answer 25

tibia and patella

Question 26

calcaneus

Answer 26

attaches to achilles