Appendicular Skeleton HW
Arm
humerus
foot
calcaneus, cuboid
Place your index finger on the manubrium of your sternum and move it laterally in either direction along the S-shaped path of the clavicle. The lateral end of the clavicle articulates with the ________ of the scapula.
Acromion
Near the elbow joint, use your thumb and index finger to palpate the _______________ and ________________, the two prominent projections at the distal end of the humerus
Medical epicondyle; Lateral epicondyle
With your forearm extended, identify a shallow depression on the posterior surface of the elbow. The hard surface that you can feel within this depression is the ___________
Olecranon fossa
The prominent bony ridge that you can palpate across the posterior surface of the scapula is the ______
Scapular spine
Near the wrist joint, palpate the small projection at the distal end of the ulna. This projection is the ____________
Styloid process of ulna
Pectoral Girdle
clavicle, scapula
Synovial joints are classified functionally as:
diarthroses
thigh
femur
leg
fibula, tibia
pelvic girdle
ilium, pubis
wrist and hand
metacarpal bones, hamate, triquetrum
Forearm
radius, ulna