SKELETAL: APPENDICULAR SKELETON

Question 1

consists of two pairs of bones that attach each of the upper limbs

Answer 1

pectoral girdle

Question 2

extends from the acromion process across the posterior surface of the scapula

Answer 2

scapular spine

Question 3

located in the superior lateral portion of the bone ; articulates the head of the humerous

Answer 3

glenoid

Question 4

arm contains only one bone

Answer 4

humerus

Question 5

forearm has two bones

Answer 5

ulna and radius

Question 6

wrist is composed of how many carpal bones

Answer 6

8

Question 7

how many metacarpal bones are attached to the carpal bones

Answer 7

5

Question 8

each digit of the hand contains small long bones called

Answer 8

phalanges

Question 9

formed by two hip bones

Answer 9

pelvic girdle

Question 10

largest of the three hipbones

Answer 10

ilium

Question 11

more posterior than the pubis

Answer 11

ischium

Question 12

forms the anterior portion of the pelvic girdle

Answer 12

pubis

Question 13

the thigh contains a single bone called the

Answer 13

femur

Question 14

bones of the leg

Answer 14

tibia and fibula

Question 15

consists of distal ends of the tibia and fibula

Answer 15

ankle

Question 16

named according to the bone or portions of the bones that join together

Answer 16

joints or articulations

Question 17

the articulating surfaces of two bones united by fibrous connective tissue

Answer 17

fibrous joints

Question 18

fibrous joints between the bones of the skull

Answer 18

sutures

Question 19

fibrous joints in which the bones are separated

Answer 19

syndesmoses

Question 20

consist of pegs fitted into sockets

Answer 20

gomphoses

Question 21

hold two bones together by cartilage

Answer 21

cartilaginous bones

Question 22

contain synovial fluid and allow considerable movement

Answer 22

synovial joints

Question 23

consist of two saddle shaped articulating processes

Answer 23

saddle joint

Question 24

uniaxial joint in which a convex cylinder in one bone is applied to a corresponding concavity in the other bone

Answer 24

hinge joint

Question 25

uniaxial joint that restricts movement

Answer 25

pivot joint

Question 26

consists of a ball at the end o f one bone and a socket in the adjacent bone

Answer 26

ball and socket joint

Question 27

modified ball and socket joint

Answer 27

ellipsoid joint