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Chapter 8: The Skeletal System Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards

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Pectoral Girdle

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Contains: scapula and clavicle

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Clavicle

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Or collar bone
Slender s shape
Lies horizontally across thorax

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Scapula

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Or should blade
Large triangular shaped
Flat bone
Located between levels of 2nd and 7th rib

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Acromion

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High point of shoulder

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Stop Letting Those People Touch The Cadavers Hand

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Mnemonic for carpel bones
S-scaphoid: boartlike
L-lunate: moon shaped
T-triquetrum: three cornered
P-pisiform: pea shaped
T-trapezium: four sided no parallel
T-trapezoid: four sided with parallel
C-capitate: head shaped
H-hemate: hooked

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Pelvic Girdle

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Two hip bones:
1. Pubic symphsis: hip bones unite at this joint
2. Bony Pelvis: deep basin like.

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Ilium

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Largest of 3 components of hip bone

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Ischium

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Posterior, Inferior portion of hip bone

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Pubis

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Anterior and inferior part of hip bone

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Humerus

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Arm bone
Longest and strongest bone of upper limb

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Ulna

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Medial aspect of forearm
Longer than radius

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Radius

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Small bone
Lateral aspect of forearm

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Carpals

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Proximal region of hand
Consists of 8 bones joined to one another by ligaments

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Metacarpals

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Palm bones i-v or 1-5
Consists of 5 bones

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Phalanges

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Bones of digits I-v or 1-5
14 in 5 digits hand
(Thumb contains 2 phalanges)

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Pelvic Brim

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Divide the pelvis into superior (false) and inferior (true) portions of pelvis.
Forms inlet to pelvic cavity

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False Pelvis

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Superior portion, part of lower and.
Contains: urinary bladder when full, lower intestines, uterus, ovaries, uterine (female)

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True Pelvis

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Inferior Portion
Is an inlet and outlet, surrounds pelvic cavity.
Contains: urinary bladder, rectum, vagina, cervix, prostate

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Pelvic Inlet

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Superior openings

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Pelvic Outlet

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Covered by muscles of pelvic floor

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Pelvic Axis

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Imaginary line that curves through true pelvis.
Route take by baby during birth.

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Femur

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Theigh bone
Longest, heaviest and strongest bone
Distal end articulates with tibia and patella

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Patella

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Knee Cap
Small triangular bone
Located anteriorly to the knee joint

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Tibia

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Shin bone
Weight bearing bone. Articulates proximal end with femur and fibula.
Lateral/medial Condyle articulates with Condyle of femur to form knee joint.

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Fibula

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Smaller bones.
Does not articulate with femur. Helps stabilize ankle joint.

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Tarsels

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Make up the Tarsus
Proximal region of foot
Contains 7 bones

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Metatarsals

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Intermediate region of foot
5 bones

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Phalanges of Foot

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Distal end of foot
5 bones
Great toe has 2 large heavy phalanges

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Longitudinal Arch

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2 parts
Consists of tarsels and metatarsals to form arch

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Transverse arch

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Found between medical and lateral aspect of foot

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Greater tubercle of humerus

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Lateral projection distal to neck
Palpable bony landmark of shoulder

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Lesser Tubercle of Humerus

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Projects anteriorly

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Deltoid Tuberosity of Humerus

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Middle portion of shaft, rough V shaped.
Serves as point of attachment for tendons of deltoid muscle

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Trochlea of Humerus

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Spool shaped surface
Articulates with trochlear notch of ulna.

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Female Pelvis

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Longer and more oval/rounded in shape

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Male Pelvis

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Heart shaped

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Pubic Symphsis

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Hip bones unite anteriorly at this joint.
Consists of disc of fibrocartilage.

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Bony Pelvis

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Deep basing like structure.
Formed by: hip bones, pubic symphysis, sacrum,coccyx

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Acetabulum

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Deep fossa formed by ilium, ischium and pubis.
Sockets that accepts the head of femur.

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Talus

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Ankle bone

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Calcaneus

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Heel

Biology 235 (29 decks)

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