Chapter 8 pre lab

the first 7 pairs of ribs are called floating ribs because they have only indirect cartilage attachments to the sternum

false

you are studying a pelvis that is wide and shallow. The acetabula are small and far apart. The pubic arch/angle is rounded and greater than 90 degrees. It appears to be tilted forward, with a wide, short sacrum. this is a (male or female)________pelvis

female

the strongest, heaviest bone of the body is the...

femur

the 12 bones attached to ribs are called _________vertebrae

thoracic

the ________vertebrae articulate with corresponding ribs

thoracic

the________of a typical vertebra forms the rounded central portion that faces anteriorly in the human vertebral column

body

the arm consists of one long bone the

humerus

the hand consists of 3 groups of bones. The carpals make up the wrist. the__________make up the palm, and the phalanges make up the fingers

metacarpals

the_________or knee cap is a sesamoid bone found within the quadriceps tendon

patella

the __________ girdle attaches the lower limbs to the axial skeleton

pelvis

the________also known as the breastbone, is a flat bone formed by the fusion of 3 bones: the manubrium, the body, and the xiphoid process

sternum

the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot-with the exception of the great toe and the thumb-each have 3 phalanges

true

the______on the posterior thorax are roughly triangular in shape. They have no direct attachment to the axial skeleton but are held in place by trunk muscles

scapula

how many bones make the appendicular skeletal?

126

each hand has a total of_____bones

27