Skeletal System

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rounded process usually articulates with other bone

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condyle

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narrow, ridgelike projection

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crest

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opening in a bone

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foramen

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Relatively deep pit or depression

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Fossa

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Enlargement at end of bone

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Head

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tubelike passageway within bone

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meatus

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process of blood cell formation

Answer 7

hematopoiesis

Question 8

prominent projections on bone

Answer 8

process

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space in the middle of long bone that includes marrow

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medullary cavity

Question 10

cavity within bone

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sinus

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thornlike projection

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spine

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interlocking or union between bones

Answer 12

suture

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relatively large process

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trochanter

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small, knoblike process

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tubercle

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knoblike process usually larger than tubercle

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tuberosity

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these are four types of bone processes

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1. condyles (at end, usually articulates)
2. trochanter
3. tubercle
4. tuberosity

Question 17

two sections of skeleton

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axial and appendicular

Question 18

4 types of structures in skeletal system

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1. bones
2. cartilage
3. ligaments
4. tendons

Question 19

adults have ____ bones

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206

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there are ______ ribs in the thoracic cage

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12

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when multiple bones form a joint, they _____

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articulate

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there are ______ true ribs, which attach to the sternum

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7

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there are _____ false ribs, which don’t attach to the sternum

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5

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there are ____ floating ribs

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2

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end of a long bone that articulate with another bone

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Epiphysis

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Long bone shaft called

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diaphysis

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which head bone is most posterior and inferior

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occipital

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which bone makes up the forehead

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frontal

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which bones incase the skull on the top sides?

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parietal

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base of nasal septum, divides into right and left

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vomer

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near nasal bone, a little posterior

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lacrimal

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dense connective tissue covering bone (also helps repair)

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Periosteum

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cell that deposits bony matrix, resulting in bone growth

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osteoblast

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this part of the bone is made of inorganic salts and collagen that form an ECM

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Periosteum

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where blood vessels and nerves go in bones

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central canal

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these connect the central canals perpendicular

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Perforating canals (volkmann’s canals)

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osteo____ build up bone and osteo____ break it down

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blasts, clasts

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the process of osteoblasts taking calcium from blood and depositing on bone

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calcium deposition

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process of osteoclasts taking calcium from the bone and depositing back to blood

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calcium resorption

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condition where rate of bone resorption exceeds formation

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Osteoporosis

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hormone that prompts osteoclasts to begin resorption

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Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

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hormone that prompts osteoblasts to start calcium deposition

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calcitonin

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bone resorption and deposition is usually balanced until ____, when ____ levels begin to fall

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midlife; estrogen

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part of skull that encloses brain

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cranium

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suture that borders the frontal bone

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coronal

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suture that borders the parietal bones

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sagittal

Question 47

the parietal bones meet the occipital bone along this suture

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lambdoid suture

Question 48

name along where bone growth occurs; is in between epiphysis and diaphysis

Answer 48

metaphysis or growth plate

Question 49

bone on the side of the skull that external auditory meatus

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temporal bone

Question 50

the bone that inside the cranium makes a bat shape

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sphenoid bone

Question 51

this bone starts in nose, projects up into skull

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Ethmoid bone

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this small bone is between the eyes

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nasal bone

Question 53

outer part of cheekbones

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Zygomatic bones

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upper lip and end of cheekbones

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maxilla

Question 55

posterior to maxilla in mouth

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Palatine bone

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lower jaw

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Mandible

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five vertebral regions

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cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx

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a joint that doesn’t move

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fibrous joint

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a joint that can move

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synovial joint

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3 physical features of synovial joints

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1. capsule - connective tissue; contains outside
2. synovial fluid cushions joint
3. hyaline cartilage lines bones to protect

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made of connective tissue and attaches bone to bone

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ligament

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how many vertebrae are in the cervical region

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7

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how many vertebrae in thoracic region

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12

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how many vertebrae in lumbar region

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5

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what is C1 called and why is it notable?

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Atlas; doesn’t have body and is shaped like big ring

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what is C2’s name and why is it notable?

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Axis; atlas pivots around the dens
Looks like kylo wren mask

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what are the 8 holes in the sacrum called?

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sacral foramina

Question 68

protrusion at top middle of sacrum

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Median sacral crest

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what is the name of the tailbone

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coccyx

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this is the anatomical name for true ribs

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vertebrosternal

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what is the anatomical name for the false/floating ribs?

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vertebronchondral

Question 72

top bone in the sternum

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Father (man) son and holy spirit

MANubrium

Question 73

middle portion of sternum

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body

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bottom part of the sternum

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xiphoid process

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what is the flat end of the clavicle that attaches to the sternum?

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sternal facet

Question 76

end of the clavicle that attached to shoulder

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acromial end

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posterior top of the scapula round pokey bit

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acromion process

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scapula - anterior process on the top of the bone

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coracoid process

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scapula - flat part where arm attaches

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glenoid fossa

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where is the scapula’s medial border?

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curved edge on the edge facing the spine

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where is the scapula’s lateral border?

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on the outside (side with glenoid fossa)

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what is the upper arm bone?

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humerus

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where is a humerus’s anatomical neck?

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between the head and shaft

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where is the humerus’s surgical neck?

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very end of shaft

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rounded end of humerus

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head

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two bumps near the head of the humerus

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greater and lesser tubercle (outside and inside)

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what is the groove between the humerus’s tubercle’s called

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intertubercular sulcus

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the distal end of a humerus looks like a

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balled fist

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distal end of humerus - these four look like the “fingers” of the fist

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1. medial epicondyle (thumb)
2. trochlea (pointer and middle)
3. capitulum (ring)
4. lateral epicondyle (pinkie)

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distal end of humerus has these two fossas

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coronoid and olecranon

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two bones distal to humerus

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radius and ulna

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the ______ has a flat head and is on the same side of the body as the thumb

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radius

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the ______ has what looks like a claw for a head and is on the same side as the pinkie

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ulna

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the ____ is the bone whose head is on the distal end

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ulna

Question 95

both the radius and the ulna have a _____ process at their ____ end

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styloid; distal

Question 96

slight protrusion near the proximal end of the radius

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radial tuberosity

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top of the ____ looks like a claw. the higher one is called the _____, the lower the _____

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ulna; olecranon; coronoid

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between the claw hooks of the _____ is the _____ notch

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ulna; trochlear

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part of hand that connects to wrist

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carpals

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five bones distal from carpals

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metacarpals

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fingers and toes are called

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phalanges

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the thigh bone is called the

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femur

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the ______ of the femur is round and at an angle from the rest of the bone

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head

Question 104

the two notches near the head of the femur are the

Answer 104

greater and lesser trochanter

Question 105

on the distal end of the femur, there are two, round pointy bits. They are called the ___ and ___ condyles

Answer 105

medial and lateral

Question 106

the kneecap is known as the

Answer 106

patella

Question 107

the ____ and ___ are distal to the femur

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tibia; fibula

Question 108

of the two shin bones, the ____ is bigger

Answer 108

tibia

Question 109

the top of the tibia has a ____ and ___ condyle, with a ___ ___ in between

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medial; lateral; tibial tuberosity

Question 110

on the distal end of the tibia there is what looks like a tiny hook. what is it called

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medial malleolus

Question 111

the ____ is the smaller shin bone

Answer 111

fibula

Question 112

the blunt, flat, proximal end of the fibula is called the

Answer 112

head

Question 113

the distal end of the fibula comes to a point. what is it called?

Answer 113

lateral malleolus

Question 114

the heel is also called the

Answer 114

calcaneus

Question 115

the back of the foot collectively is called the

Answer 115

tarsals

Question 116

the middle of the foot is called the

Answer 116

talus

Question 117

the five bones past the talus are called the

Answer 117

metatarsals

Question 118

an articulation between bones is called a

Answer 118

joint

Question 119

a joint that moves is called a

Answer 119

synovial joint

Question 120

synovial joints have these three elemtns:

Answer 120

1) articular capsule
2) synovial fluid
3) hyaline cartilage

Question 121

a hip is called a

Answer 121

coxa

Question 122

from a lateral view of a vertebrae, there are two processes that jut out. They are called the ___ and ____ ____ process

Answer 122

superior and inferior articular process

Question 123

the pelvic girdle is also known as the

Answer 123

os coxae

Question 124

if you looked at the os coxe head on, the first bones on either side of the joint would be the ___ bones

Answer 124

pubis

Question 125

if you looked at the os coxae head on, the outside of the butterfly wings would be the

Answer 125

ischium

Question 126

the big hole in the os coxae where the hip joint goes

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acetabulum

Question 127

the superior section of the coxa is called the

Answer 127

ilium

Question 128

when looking at the os coxae head on, the big holes you would see are called the

Answer 128

obturator foramen

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