A&P Lab Test 6

The upper limb is formed by the arm bone, the __________, and the two long bones of the forearm, the ______________ and _______.

Humerus, radius & ulna

The _______________ form the palm of the hand, and the heads of these bones of the knuckles

Metacarpals

The______________ , or "knee cap," is a sesamoid bone that is found within the quadriceps tendon.

Patella

The pectoral/pelvic girdle attaches to the upper limb to the axial skeleton.

Pectoral

A single finger bone is called a _______________. Each hand has _______________ finger bones, called _______________.

Phalanx. 3, phalanges

list the proximal row of wrist bones from lateral to medial. What is the word to remember it?

Sam likes triangle pizza. scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and pisiform

What is the thick superior margin of bone?

The Iliac crest

What are the bones of the foot and name how many for each.

7 tarsal bones, 5 metacarpal bones, and 14 phalanges (26 in total)

The bones that form the pectoral girdle are the _____________________ and _____________________.

Anterior clavicle and posterior scapula

What are the bones of the pelvic girdle?

Coxal bones which are the bones of the hip (Ilium, ischium, pubis)

True or False: The knee joint is the most freely movable joint in the body

False

What is the longest and strongest bone in the body?

The femur

What is the thigh bone called?

The femur

What are the wrist bones called?

carpals

Which two bones forms the Skeleton leg?

the tibia & fibula

Each foot has a total of_______________ bones.

26

What is true pelvis and false pelvis?

True pelvis is inferior to the pelvic brim and false pelvis is the area medial to the flaring iliac bones & lies superior to the pelvic brim