Parts of the appendicular skeleton Flashcards
Define the appendicular skeleton/name the parts
The appendicular skeleton is composed of the limbs (arms and legs), the pectoral (shoulder) girdle and the pelvic (hip) girdle
What is another name for the hip girdle
the pelvic girdle
What is another name for the shoulder girdle?
the pectoral shoulder
What does the pectoral (shoulder) girdle join to/form a connection to?
It forms a connection with the vertebral column and with the arms
Name the 7 parts of the arm
humerous, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals and digits (fingers), which contain the phalanges
Define what the pelvic girdle is
The pelvic girdle is composed of two halves of the hip joined to the sacrum
Define what the pectoral girdle is
The pectoral girdle consists of the collarbone (or clavicle) and the shoulder blade (or scapula)
What is another name for the shoulder blade?
the scapula
What is another name for the collarbone?
the clavicle
List the 6 parts of the leg
femur, tibia, fibula, tarsals (ankle), meta-tarsals (foot), digits (toes)
What is another name for the ankle?
tarsals
What is another name for the foot?
meta-tarsals
What does each half of the pelvic girdle consist of? How are the two halves joined together?
Each half of the pelvic girdle consists of three fused bones. The two halves are joined by a band of flexible cartilage
What is the pelvic girdle joined to? (indicate connected or fused)
fused to the spine at the sacrum
connected to the legs (femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, meta-tarsals and digits-phalanges)
What is the hollow cavity where the hip bones attach to the sacrum called?
the pelvis
