The Skeleton Flashcards
What are the bones of the pectoral limb?
- limb girdle -brachium -antebrachium -manus
Brachium
Humerus
Limb girdle
Scapula, clavicle, coracoid
Antebrachium
Radius, ulna
Manus
-carpus ( 2 rows of carpal bone) -metacarpus 5 metacarpal bones -5 digits = 2-5 phalanges on each
What are the bones that make up the pelvic limb?
-limb girdle = pelvis -thigh -Crus -Pes
What does the ilium, ischium, and pubis make up?
Limb girdle = pelvis
What makes up the thigh?
The femur (+Patella, and other sesamoids)
What do the tibia and fibula make up?
The crus
What makes up the pes?
Tarsus = 3 rows tarsal bones - talus, clacaneus - centrale - tarsals 1-4 (could be 5) Metatarsals = 5 metatarsal bones 5 digits = 2-5 phalanges on each
Which phalax do nails/claws grow from?
P3
How many phalax are found in the first phalange?
2 and they are p1 and p3
What are the names of the first 2 vertebrae in the cervical column?
Atlas, and axis
What are the body cavities?
- thoracic ( costal, sternly, vertebral) - abdominal - pelvic Visceral/parietal
What is a condyle on a bone?
Bones meet each other = joint surface
What is an epicondyle?
Epicondyle refers to a protuberance on the condyle of a long bone.
Epicondyle provides sites for the attachment of muscles.
What is a facet?
Joints in the spine specifically
What is the name of the structure in red?
A Trochlea - resembles an old pulley system wheel
What is a process?
Something that sticks off the bone
What is tuberosity?
A rounded prominence, usually serving for the attachment of muscles or ligaments
Tubercle?
A tuberosity on a front limb/rib - another word for tuberosity
Trochanter?
A tuberosity on a hindlimb
What is a Fossa?
Dent in the surface
What are Fissures, canals, and ducts/foramen?
They are types of Fossas: 1. Split (skull parts being broken apart) 2. Long indentation 3. Hole through = also known as a foramen - vessels go through here
