Lecture 13 Flashcards
Upper extremities of appendidicular skeleton
Shoulder/pectoral girdle Humerus Radius and ulna Carpal and metacarpal Phalanges
Lower extremities of appendicular skeleton
Hip(Pelvic girdle) Femur Patella Tibia Fibula Tarsal,metatarsal and phelanges
The shoulder girdle is made up of the
Scapula and clavicle
The only point of connection for the shoulder girlder is at
The sternoclavicular joint
Humerus is the ______ bone of the arm
Long
Humerus is the ___________ in the body
2nd longest
The humerus is held in place at _____ by _______
Scapula by rotator cuff
Anatomical position, radius is _____ and ulna ______
Lateral
Medial
Bony process of ulna is called
Olecranon
The olecranon fits into the _____ to make the elbow joint
Ole cranon fossa
How many carpals, metacarpals and philanges are there
8,5,14
There are ____ pelvic (coxal) bones
2
The pelvic (coxal) bones are made up of
Illium, ischium and pubis
The femur is the _____
Longest bone in the body
The femur join the hip at
Acetabulum
Tibia is the ____ bone
Shin bone
The fibula doesnt ______
Bare weight as it is very delicate
The fibula is more _____ than the tibia
Lateral
The tarsals make up the______, there are ____ of them and the _____ is the largest one
Heel, back of foot, ankle,
7
Calcaneous (heel bone) is the largest one
What attach to the metatarsals and how many are there
Toes
5
Phalanges provide ___ and there are ___ of them
Strong and springy base for body
14
Shape of male pelvis vs female
Male —deep and narrow
Female broad and shallow
The pelvic inlet and outlet is generally _____ in females
Larger
The angle between the pubic bones is ______ in females
Wider
Changes to the skeleton begin at ____ and continue over _____
Fertilization and over a lifetime
__________ in children provides the resiliency needed to withstand stress without breaking easily
Incompletely ossified skeleton
