D3 Location of skeletal bones Flashcards
Description of cranium and where?
2 points
It contains and protects the brain
Skull
Description of clavicles and where?
3 points
Long, slim bones from the anterior part of shoulder girdle
String attachment for arms
Collar bone
Description of thoracic cage/ribs?
3 pairs
12 pair of ribs long flat bones
7 pair of ribs are true ribs attached to sternum
5 pair of ribs are false ribs not attached to sternum
Description of sternum (breastbone) and where?
3 points
Elongated, flat bone runs down the centre of the chest
Forms the front of thoracic cage
7 pairs of ribs are attached to sternum providing protection and muscular attachment
Description of scapula and where?
2 points
Shoulder bone
Large, triangular, flat bone forms posterior part of shoulder girdle
Description of humerus and where?
3 points
Long bone of the upper arm+ largest upper limb
Head of humerus joins with scapula to form shoulder joint
Distal end articulates with radius and ulna to form elbow joint.
Description of Radius and ulna and where?
2 points
Ulna is the long bone of the forearm bone
Ulna and radius articulate distally with carpals
Description of carpals and where?
3 points
Eight small bones that make wrist
Irregular small bones
Fit closely together and are kept in place by ligaments
Description of metacarpals and where?
2 points
Five long bones in the palm of the hand
Run from carpal bones of the wrist to base of each digit in hand
Description of phalanges?
1 point
Bones make up thumbs, fingers and toes
Description of pelvis and names of three sections?
3 points
Two hip bones of three sections, fuse together during puberty
Ilium
Ischium
Pubis
What does the ilium structure?
2 points
Provides the socket for the ball and socket joint of the femur
Allows legs to be attached to main skeleton
Description of femur and where?
2 points
Longest and strongest bone in the body
Thigh bone
Head fits into socket of pelvis to form the hip joint
Description of patella and where?
3 points
Large, triangular seasmoid bone
In quadriceps femoris tendon
Protects knee joint
Description of tibia and where?
4 points
Long bone forming lower leg
Inner and thicker bone known as shin bone
Upper end joins the femur to form the knee joint
Lower end forms part of ankle joint
