Skeletal System Flashcards
Clavicle
Technical term for collarbone
Sternum
The breastbone
Hurmerus
The bone of the upper arm
Radius
On the lateral side of the forearm, parallel to ulna - thicker and shorter bone
What is the role of the Axial Skeleton
Provides support and protection for the brain, spinal cord and the organ in the central body cavity
Appendicular Skeleton
Supports the attachements and the functions of the upper and lower limbs of the body - comprises of the bones of the legs, arms, scapulas, clavicle, hands, feet and pelvis
Ulna
Thinner and longer of the two bones in the forearm - medially and parallel to the radius
Femur
Thigh Bones
Patella
Kneecap
Tibia
On the medial side of the lower leg, parallel to the Fibula (Longer and thicker)
Fibula
On the lateral side of the lower leg, parallel to the tibia (smaller and thinner)
Rib
Ribs
Vertebrae
The entire spinal column consists of 24 individual vertebrae’s
What does the Lateral Femoral Epicondyle give attachment to?
Gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligment of the knee joint
Pelvic Crest
It is the curved part at the top of the hip that sits close to the skin and forms the wing-like part of the pelvis on which a person will sometimes rest their hands
Sacrum
triangle bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hipbones of the pelvis
Coccyx
A small triangle bone at the base of the spinal column in humans, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae
Scapula
Shoulder Blade
What are the 4 basic landmark terms
Acromion process, Anterior Superior Iliac Spine, Greater Throchanter, Lateral Femoral Epicondyle
