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Lab: Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards

1
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How many bones make up the appendicular skeleton?

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126

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Function to attach the upper limbs to the axial skeleton, and provide attachment points for many trunk and neck muscles. Consist of the anterior clavicle and the posterior scapula

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Pectoral, or shoulder, girdles

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A slender doubly curved bone; aka the collarbone

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Clavicle

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4
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Part of the clavicle; Attaches to the sternal manubrium; is rounded or triangular in cross section.

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Sternal (medial) end

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5
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Part of the clavicle; flattened where it articulates with the scapula to form part of the shoulder joint

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Acromial (lateral) end

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6
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Part of the clavicle on the acromial end that anchors a ligament and provides a handy landmark for determining whether a given clavicle is from the right or left side of the body

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Conoid tubercle

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7
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Generally triangular; “wings” of humans; aka shoulder blades

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Scapulae

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8
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The enlarged roughened end of the spine of the scapula

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Acromion

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9
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Beaklike process of the scapula; means crow, raven

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Coracoid process

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10
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At the base of the coracoid process allows nerves to pass

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Suprascapular notch

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11
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Long bone of the arm

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Humerus

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12
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Two prominences opposite of the head, separated by a groove that guides the tendons of the bicep muscle to its point of attachment

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Greater and lesser tubercles

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13
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Roughened area in the middle of the humerus shaft where the deltoid attaches

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Deltoid tuberosity

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14
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A condyle at the distal end of the humerus; looks like a spool and articulates with the ulna

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Trochlea

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15
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A condyle at the distal end of the humerus; articulates with the radius

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Capitulum

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16
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The funny bone

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Medial epicondyle

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17
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Above the trochlea; two depressions that allow the corresponding processes of the ulna to move freely when the elbow is flexed and extended

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Coronoid fossa and olecranon fossa

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18
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Lateral bone of the forearm

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Radius

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19
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Point of attachment for the tendon of the biceps muscle of the arm

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Radial tuberosity

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20
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Where the radius articulates with the end of the ulna

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Ulnar notch

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21
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The medial bone of the forearm

22
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Two processes that grip the trochlea of the humerus in a plierslike joint

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Coronoid and olecranon process

23
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Lateral side of the coronoid process that articulates with the head of the radius

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Radial notch

24
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Serves as a point of attachment for ligaments of the wrist on the ulnar head

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Styloid process

25
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Name the 8 carpals

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Scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

26
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2 coxal bones (aka ossa coxae, or hip bones) form the

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Pelvic girdle or hip girdle

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Large flaring bone of the coxal bone

28
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The rough, superior margin of the iliac bone

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Iliac crest

29
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Where the iliac crest terminates anteriorly and posteriorly

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Anterior/posterior superior spine

30
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The “sit-down” bone, forming the most inferior and posterior portion of the coxal bone

31
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Receives the weight of the body when sitting

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Ischial tuberosity

32
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Allow nerves and blood vessels to pass to and from the thigh

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Lesser and greater sciatic notches

33
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The most anterior portion of the coxal bone

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Pubis, or pubic bone

34
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Where blood vessels and nerves run from the pelvic cavity into the thigh

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Obturator foramen

35
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Means “wine cup” where the ilium, ischium, and pubis fuse and receives the head of the thigh bone

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Acetabulum

36
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Thigh bone

37
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Small central pit in the femurs head

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Fovea capitis

38
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Articulates with the tibia; where the femur terminates distally

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Lateral and medial condyles

39
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Forms a joint with the patella anteriorly

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Patellar surface

40
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The shinbone

41
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At the proximal end of the tibia; receive the distal end of the femur to form the knee joint

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Medial and lateral condyles

42
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A roughened protrusion on the anterior tibial surface and is the site of attachment of the patellar ligament

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Tibial tuberosity

43
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Forms the inner bulge of the ankle and articulates with the talus bone of the foot

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Medial malleolus

44
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Parallel to the tibia; takes no part in forming the knee joint

45
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Forms the outer part, or lateral bulge, of the ankle

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Lateral malleolus

46
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How many tarsal in the foot?

47
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How many metatarsals?

48
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Phalanges?

49
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Heel bone; one of the largest tarsals

50
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One of the largest tarsals that lies between the tibia and calcaneus

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