Chapter 8 - The Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards
Each foot has a total of ____ bones.
26
Which of the following landmarks is found on the posterior surface of the scapula?
(a) coracoid process
(b) lateral border
(c) glenoid fossa
(d) spine
Spine
Identify the socket of the shoulder joint.
Glenoid fossa
Identify the region of the scapula that articulates with the clavicle.
Acromion process
Which region of the scapula is found on the anterior surface?
Subscapular fossa
The suprascapular notch is found on:
Superior border
Identify the process on the scapula that does not articulate with another bone.
Coracoid process
The _____ skeleton is made up of 126 bones of the limbs and girdles.
Appendicular
FOOSH is an acronym that stands for Fall on Out-Stretched Hand. All of the following injuries are possible after a FOOSH except:
(a) distal radius fracture
(b) distal phalanx fracture
(c) elbow dislocation
(d) proximal humerus fracture
Distal phalanx fracture
Where is the radius located in reference to the ulna?
Lateral
Identify the region of the radius that articulates with the ulna.
Head
Which of the following regions of the radius help form the wrist joint?
Styloid process
Which digit is the radius closest to?
1
What type of joint is formed between the radius and ulna?
Pivot
Identify the type of movement enabled by the articulation between the radius and ulna at the elbow.
Supination
Where in the skeleton is the ulna located in reference to the humerus?
Distal
Identify the primary region of the ulna that forms the hinge joint with the humerus.
Trochlear notch
Identify the true statement about the head of the ulna.
(a) found at the distal end of the bone
(b) found at the proximal end of the bone
(c) helps form the pivot joint between the ulna and radius
(d) helps form the elbow joint
Found at the distal end of the bone
Identify the projection found on the distal end of the ulna
Styloid process
Identify the region of the ulna that articulates with the humerus when the forearm is in full extension.
Olecranon process
The bone marking that makes up the portion of the pelvis you sit on is the…
ischial tuberosity
The articulation formed by the tip of the scapula and the clavicle is called the
Acromioclavicular joint
The hole above the eye orbit is the…
supraorbital foramen
When moving proximally from the toes, the set of bones after the phalanges are the
Metatarsals
Each ____ is made of fibrocartilage and serves as a shock absorber for the spine.
Intervertebral disc
The hand consists of three groups of bones. The carpals make up the wrist. The __________ make up the palm, and the phalanges make up the fingers.
Metacarpals
The hand consists of three groups of bones. The carpals make up the wrist. The __________ make up the palm, and the phalanges make up the fingers.
Metacarpals
Identify the bones that make up the wrist.
Carpals
How many carpals make up the wrist?
8
Identify the bones that make up the palm of the hand.
Metacarpals
What type of bones are the phalanges?
Long
How many phalanges are located in the hand?
14
Which digit is composed of only two phalanges?
Thumb
The __________ , or “knee cap,” is a sesamoid bone that is found within the quadriceps tendon.
Patella
You are studying a pelvis that is wide and shallow. The acetabula are small and far apart. The pubic arch/angle is rounded and greater than 90°. It appears to be tilted forward, with a wide, short sacrum. Is this a male or a female pelvis? __________
Female
These bones form the pectoral girdle.
Clavicle and scapula
How many bones are found in the arm or brachial region?
1
Name the bone or bones of the forearm.
Radius and ulna
The __________ , on the posterior thorax, are roughly triangular in shape. They have NO direct attachment to the axial skeleton but are held in place by trunk muscles.
Scapulae
The ________ of the scapula receives the humerus.
Glenoid cavity
The __________ girdle attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton
Pectoral
The medial end of the clavicle articulates with the ________.
Sternum
Identify the landmark found on the proximal end of the humerus.
Greater tubercule
Identify the depression found on the posterior surface of the distal humerus.
Olecranon fossa
Identify the region of the humerus that articulates with the ulna, located between the medial epicondyle and capitulum.
Trochlea
Which of the following landmarks is found on the distal end of the humerus?
Lateral epicondyle
What part of the humerus articulates with the scapula to form the shoulder joint?
Head
Which region of the skeleton contains the humerus?
Appendicular skeleton
TRUE/FALSE: The fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot—with the exception of the great toe and the thumb—each have three phalanges.
True
The strongest, heaviest bone of the body is in the thigh. It is the __________.
Femur
Little bones of the fingers and toes are called the ________.
Phalanges
