Chapter 8

Question 1

Pertaining to the upper or lower limbs; includes the bones of the limbs and the supporting elements, or girdles, that connect them to the trunk.

Answer 1

Appendicular Skeleton

Question 2

Where each arm articulates with the trunk, also known as shoulder girdle.

Answer 2

Pectoral Girdle

Question 3

A shallow depression or furrowing the surface of a bone.

Answer 3

Fossa

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Olecranon

Question 5

The five bones of the palm of the hand.

Answer 5

Metacarpal Bones

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Phalanges

Question 7

The thumb.

Answer 7

Pollex

Question 8

Hip; innominate bones.

Answer 8

Coxal Bones

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Acetabulum

Question 10

An opening or passage through a bone.

Answer 10

Foramen

Question 11

(lesser) Encloses the pelvic cavity, a subdivision of the abnominopelvic cavity.

Answer 11

True Pelvis

Question 12

(greater) Consists of the expanded, blade like portions of each ilium superior to the pelvic brim.

Answer 12

False Pelvis

Question 13

The longest and heaviest bone in the body; it articulates with the coxal bone at the hip joint and with the tibia of the leg ant the knee joint.

Answer 13

Femur

Question 14

The sesamoid bone of the kneecap.

Answer 14

Patella

Question 15

The bones of the ankle.

Answer 15

Tarsal Bones

Question 16

Transmits the weight of the body from the tibia toward the toes.

Answer 16

Talus

Question 17

The heel bone, the larger of the tarsal bones.

Answer 17

Calcaneus

Question 18

Weight transfer occurs along this arch of the foot. Ligaments and tendons maintain this arch by tying the calcaneus to the distal portions of the metatarsal bones.

Answer 18

Longitudinal Arch

Question 19

Where the degree of curvature changes from the medial to the lateral boxers of the foot.

Answer 19

Transverse Arch