Lab: Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

How many bones make up the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 1

126

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Pectoral, or shoulder, girdles

Question 3

A slender doubly curved bone; aka the collarbone

Answer 3

Clavicle

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Sternal (medial) end

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Acromial (lateral) end

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Conoid tubercle

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Scapulae

Question 8

The enlarged roughened end of the spine of the scapula

Answer 8

Acromion

Question 9

Beaklike process of the scapula; means crow, raven

Answer 9

Coracoid process

Question 10

At the base of the coracoid process allows nerves to pass

Answer 10

Suprascapular notch

Question 11

Long bone of the arm

Answer 11

Humerus

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Greater and lesser tubercles

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Deltoid tuberosity

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Trochlea

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Capitulum

Question 16

The funny bone

Answer 16

Medial epicondyle

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Coronoid fossa and olecranon fossa

Question 18

Lateral bone of the forearm

Answer 18

Radius

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Radial tuberosity

Question 20

Where the radius articulates with the end of the ulna

Answer 20

Ulnar notch

Question 21

The medial bone of the forearm

Answer 21

Ulna

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Coronoid and olecranon process

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Radial notch

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Styloid process

Question 25

Name the 8 carpals

Answer 25

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

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Pelvic girdle or hip girdle

Question 27

Large flaring bone of the coxal bone

Answer 27

Ilium

Question 28

The rough, superior margin of the iliac bone

Answer 28

Iliac crest

Question 29

Where the iliac crest terminates anteriorly and posteriorly

Answer 29

Anterior/posterior superior spine

Question 30

The "sit-down" bone, forming the most inferior and posterior portion of the coxal bone

Answer 30

Ischium

Question 31

Receives the weight of the body when sitting

Answer 31

Ischial tuberosity

Question 32

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

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Lesser and greater sciatic notches

Question 33

The most anterior portion of the coxal bone

Answer 33

Pubis, or pubic bone

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Obturator foramen

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Acetabulum

Question 36

Thigh bone

Answer 36

Femur

Question 37

Small central pit in the femurs head

Answer 37

Fovea capitis

Question 38

Articulates with the tibia; where the femur terminates distally

Answer 38

Lateral and medial condyles

Question 39

Forms a joint with the patella anteriorly

Answer 39

Patellar surface

Question 40

The shinbone

Answer 40

Tibia

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Medial and lateral condyles

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Tibial tuberosity

Question 43

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

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Medial malleolus

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Fibula

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Lateral malleolus

Question 46

How many tarsal in the foot?

Answer 46

7

Question 47

How many metatarsals?

Answer 47

5

Question 48

Phalanges?

Answer 48

14

Question 49

Heel bone; one of the largest tarsals

Answer 49

Calcaneus

Question 50

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

Answer 50

Talus