The Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

Pectoral Girdle (Shoulder Girdle)

Answer 1

Scapula (shoulder) 2: spine, acromion, glenoid cavity (fossa), coracoid process, supraspinous fossa, infraspinous fossa, subscapular fossa

Clavicle (2): conoid tubercle

Question 2

What are the upper limb regions?

Answer 2

arm= brachium

forearm= antebrachium

wrist= carpus

hand= manus

Question 3

Upper Limb: arm= brachium

Answer 3

Humerus: head, greater tubercle, lesser tubercle, intertubercular sulcus (groove), deltoid tuberosity, radical groove, capitulum, trochlea, olecranon fossa, median, and lateral epicondyls

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Question 4

Upper limb: forearm= antebrachium

Answer 4

Ulna: olecranon process, trochlear notch, radial notch, styoid process

Radius: head, styloid process

Question 5

Upper Limb: wrist = carpus

Answer 5

Carpals (8 wrist bones)

Question 6

Upper Limb: hand= manus

Answer 6

Metacarpals (5): base (proximal), shaft, head (distal)

Phalanges (14): base (proximal), shaft, head (distal)

Question 7

What are the lower limb regions?

Answer 7

thigh

kneecap

leg

ankle= tarsus

foot= pedus

Question 8

Lower limb: thigh

Answer 8

Femur: head, neck, greater trochanter, lesser trochanter, linea aspera, medial and lateral condyles and epicondyles, intercondylar fossa, gluteal tuberosity, pattellar surface

Question 9

Lower limb: kneecap

Answer 9

Patella

Question 10

Lower limb: leg

Answer 10

Tibia: lateral and medial condyles, intercondylar eminance, tibial tuberosity, medial malleolus

Fibula: head, lateral malleolus

Question 11

Lower limb: ankle= tarsus

Answer 11

Tarsals: (7) know the talus and calcaneus

Question 12

Lower limb: foot= pedus

Answer 12

Talus: articulates with the tibia and fibula

Calcaneus: heel bone

Metatarsals: (5) bases (proximal), shaft, head (distal)

Phalanges: (14) bases (proximal), shaft, head (distal)

Question 13

Pelvic Girdle (hip girdle)

Answer 13

Coxal bones (hip bones)joined at the pubic symphsis anteriorly, and articulate with the sacrum posteriorly

acetabullum: at the junction of the ilium, ischium, and pubis (socket for articulation with the femur),obturator foramen.

Question 14

Peliv Gidle: how many fused bones make up a coxal bone?

Answer 14

3

ilium (2): iliac crest, anterior superior illiac spine, anterior inferior iliac spine, posterior superior iliac spine, posterior inferior iliac spine, greater sciatic notch, auricular surface

ischium (2): ischial tuberosity, ischial spine, ischial ramus, lesser sciatic notch

pubis (2): pubic crest, pubic tubercle, (pubic symphasis)

Question 15

Pelvis

Answer 15

Consist of hip bones, sacrum, and coccyx: pelvic brim (pelvic inlet), false pelvis, true pelvis, pelvic outlet, pubic arch