Appendicular Skeleton A&P 1 Lab
Which landmark is found on the anterior surface of the femur?
Patellar surface
What type of joint is formed between the radius and ulna?
Pivot
Identify the bone that articulates with the clavicle laterally.
Scapula
Identify the bone that articulates with the clavicle medially.
Sternum
Identify the tarsal that articulates with the tibia and fibula.
Talus
The hip bone is part of the axial skeleton. (true or false)
false
The palpable hip bone projections in the front of the body felt when you put your hands on your hips are the posterior inferior iliac spines. (true or false)
false
This bone articulates with the acetabulum.
femur
What type of bone is a phalanx?
long
What type of bones are the phalanges?
long
Which digit is the radius closest to?
1
Which of the following digits contain only 2 phalanges?
1
The adult hip bone consists of _____ regions.
3
Name the number of tarsals.
7
How many carpals make up the wrist?
8
Identify the articulation site for the femur.
Acetabulum
Identify the region of the scapula that articulates with the clavicle.
Acromion process
Identify the process on the scapula that does not articulate with another bone.
Coracoid process
Name bone that articulates with the proximal end of the tibia.
Femur
Identify the true statement about the head of the ulna.
Found at the distal end of the bone.
Identify the landmark found on the proximal end of the humerus.
Greater tubercle
What part of the fibula is found near the knee joint?
Head
Which of the following is the largest region of the hip bone?
Ilium
Which landmark of the hip bone can be felt on a hard chair?
Ischial tuberosity
Identify the 2 bones that the fibula articulates with in the skeleton.
Tibia and foot
Identify the blunt elevation found on the anterior surface of the tibia between the lateral and medial condyles.
Tibial tuberosity
Which digit is composed of only two phalanges?
thumb
The fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot—with the exception of the great toe and the thumb—each have three phalanges. (true or false)
true
The projection at the inferior end of the greater sciatic notch is the ischial spine. (true or false)
true
How many phalanges are located in the hand?
14
Where in the skeleton is the ulna located in reference to the humerus?
Distal
Identify the socket of the shoulder joint.
Glenoid fossa
Identify the indentation that is inferiorolateral to the auricular surface.
Greater sciatic notch
Identify the region of the radius that articulates with the ulna.
Head
What part of the humerus articulates with the scapula to form the shoulder joint?
Head
The ridge like superior edge of the ilium is known as the _____.
Iliac crest
Identify the large hole found in this bone.
Obturator foramen
Identify the depression found on the posterior surface of the distal humerus.
Olecranon fossa
Identify the region of the ulna that articulates with the humerus when the forearm is in full extension.
Olecranon process
Identify the landmark that is unique to the femur.
Trochanter
Identify the region of the humerus that articulates with the ulna, located between the medial epicondyle and capitulum.
Trochlea
Identify the primary region of the ulna that forms the hinge joint with the humerus.
Trochlear notch
The condition known as a "fractured hip" is most often a break in the femur. Where is the femur particularly susceptible to a fracture?
neck
Identify the projection found on distal end of the ulna.
Styloid process
Which of the following regions of the radius help form the wrist joint?
Styloid process
Which region of the scapula is found on the anterior surface?
Subscapular fossa
The suprascapular notch is found on:
Superior border
Identify the bone found lateral to the tibia.
Fibula
Identify the bone of the lower limb that bears the least amount of weight.
Fibula
Identify the type of movement enabled by the articulation between the radius and ulna at the elbow.
Supination
Which region of the skeleton contains the humerus?
Appendicular
The clavicle belongs to which of the following areas?
Appendicular skeleton
Which region of the hip bone articulates with the sacrum?
Auricular surface of the ilium
Identify the anatomical term for the "heel bone".
Calcaneus
Identify the bones that make up the wrist.
Carpals
Identify the common name for the clavicle.
Collarbone
The inferior surface of the clavicle has a projection called the:
Conoid process
Where is the radius located in reference to the ulna?
Lateral
Which region of the clavicle is known as the acromial end?
Lateral
Which of the following landmarks is found on the distal end of the humerus?
Lateral epicondyle
Name the noticeable bump on the outside of the ankle.
Lateral malleolus
Identify the landmark found on the diaphysis of the femur.
Linea aspera
What type of bone is the fibula?
Long
The flat surface of the tibia that articulates with the femur is the superior surface of which landmark?
Medial and lateral condyles
Identify the best description for the location of the head of the femur.
Medial and proximal
Which part of the leg does the tibia form?
Medial leg
Identify the anatomical landmark resulting in a noticeable bump found on the medial surface of the ankle.
Medial malleolus
Identify the bones that make up the palm of the hand.
Metacarpals
Identify the bones that make up the middle portion of the foot.
Metatarsals
Which bony landmarks can be palpated on the anterior surface of the body, close to the midline?
Pubic tubercles
What region of the vertebral column does the hip bone articulate with?
Sacral region
Which of the following landmarks is found on the posterior surface of the scapula?
Spine
The strongest, heaviest bone of the body is in the thigh. It is the __________.
femur
Identify the region of the femur that forms part of the hip joint.
head
The arm consists of one long bone, the __________.
humerus
