Anatomy #4
Which digit is the radius closest to?
1
Which of the following digits contain only 2 phalanges?
1
How many phalanges are located in the hand
14
The adult hip bone consists of _____ regions.
3
Identify the typical number of vertebrae that fuse during development to form the coccyx.
3 - 5
Name the number of vertebrae that fuse together to form the sacrum.
5
Name the number of tarsals.
7
Which of the bones listed below does not articulate with the clavicle?
7th vertebra
How many carpals make up the wrist
8
Where in the skeleton is the ulna located in reference to the humerus?
Distal
Identify the socket of the shoulder joint.
Glenoid cavity
Which of the following landmarks found on the proximal end of the humerus?
Greater tubercle
Identify the region of the femur that forms part of the hip joint.
Head
What part of the humerus articulates with the scapula to form the shoulder joint?
Head
The coronoid fossa is found on which of the bones listed below?
Humerus
The deltoid tuberosity is found on which of the bones listed below?
Humerus
The ridge like superior edge of the ilium is known as the _____.
Iliac crest
Identify the region of the coxal bone that articulates with the sacrum.
Ilium
On which region of the hip bone is the greater sciatic notch located?
Ilium
Which region of the hip bone articulates with the sacrum?
Ilium
Identify the specific process by which the clavicle develops.
Intramembranous ossification
Which landmark of the hip bone can be felt on a hard chair?
Ischial tuberosity
Which of the following statements concerning the fibula is false?
It helps stabilize the knee.
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
Which of these bones of the appendicular skeleton are unpaired?
None; all appendicular bones are paired.
Identify the large hole found in this bone.
Obturator foramen
Identify the depression found on the posterior surface of the humerus.
Olecranon fossa
Identify the region of the ulna that articulates with the humerus when the forearm is in full extension.
Olecranon process
What type of joint is formed between the radius and ulna?
Pivot
Identify the type of movement enabled by the articulation between the radius and ulna at the elbow.
Supination
Identify the type of joint found between the distal end of the tibia and fibula (distal tibiofibular joint).
Syndesmosis
Identify the tarsal that articulates with the tibia and fibula.
Talus
All of these statements regarding the acetabulum are true except
The acetabulum articulates with the sacrum.
Which of the following statements describes an important distinction between a male and a female pelvis?
The female pelvis has a wider pelvic inlet and a broader pubic angle than the male pelvis.
Which features can be used to orient the hip bone and identify it as from the right or left side of the body?
The ilium is superior, the pubis is anterior, and the acetabulum faces laterally.
Which of the following statements about the male pelvis is false?
The male pubic arch is wider than that of the female.
Which digit is composed of only two phalanges
Thumb
Identify the bone that articulates with the distal end of the femur.
Tibia
Name the bone that articulates with the distal end of the femur.
Tibia
Identify the 2 bones that the fibula articulates with in the skeleton.
Tibia and talus
Identify the blunt elevation found on the anterior surface of the tibia between the lateral and medial condyles.
Tibial tuberosity
All of these bones are in the proximal row of four carpal bones except the
Trapezoid
Identify the landmark that is unique to the femur.
Trochanter
Identify the region of the humerus that articulates with the ulna.
Trochlea
Identify the primary region of the ulna that forms the hinge joint with the humerus.
Trochlear notch
In the proximal row of carpals, there are the scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, and pisiform, from lateral to medial.
True
The ischium forms the posteroinferior region of the pelvic girdle.
True
The metacarpus is the palm of the hand.
True
The posterior inferior iliac spine is superior to the ischial spine.
True
The projection at the inferior end of the greater sciatic notch is the ischial spine.
True
The thumb has no middle phalanx.
True
The coronoid process is found on which of the bones listed below?
Ulna
The olecranon process is found on which of the bones listed below?
Ulna
The trochlear notch is found on which of the bones listed below?
Ulna
Which structure of the femur is NOT a site for muscle attachment?
intercondylar fossa
Which of the bony landmarks listed below is not part of the distal end of the humerus?
intertubercular sulcus
Which of the following statements is true regarding the patella? It __________.
is a sesamoid bone enclosed in the tendon of the quadriceps muscle
Which of the following is the largest region of the hip bone?
llium
Medial to the articulation of the tibia with the talus is a projection on the tibia called the __________.
medial malleolus
Which tarsal bone lies directly anterior to the talus?
navicular
All of the bones of the digits are collectively known as
phalanges.
The supraspinous fossa is in the ________ region of the scapula.
posterosuperior
The anatomical neck of the humerus lies
proximal to the tubercles.
Which of the bones listed below is not part of the appendicular skeleton?
sacrum
The spine of the scapula __________.
separates the supraspinous and infraspinous fossae and ends in the acromion
Which of the following bones primarily bears the weight of the body?
talus
In anatomical position,
the radius is lateral to the ulna.
The bony landmark which is the attachment point for the patellar ligament is found on which of the bones listed below?
tibia
The intercondylar eminence is found on which of the bones listed below?
tibia
The medial malleolus is found on which of the bones listed below?
tibia
The clavicle functions to
transmit compression forces from the upper limb to the axial skeleton.
The bone that has a trochlear notch, an olecranon process, and a coronoid process is the
ulna
Which of the following regions of the radius help form the wrist joint?
Styloid Process
Identify the projection found on distal end of the ulna.
Styloid process
Identify the bone found lateral to the tibia.
Fibula
Identify the non-weight bearing bone of the lower limb.
Fibula
Identify the true statement about the head of the ulna.
Found at the distal end of the bone.
Identify the articulation site for the femur.
Acetabulum
Identify the region of the scapula that articulates with the clavicle.
Acromion process
Which region of the scapula does articulate with another bone?
Acromion process
Which feature of the ilium can be easily palpated anteriorly?
Anterior superior iliac spine
Which region of the skeleton contains the humerus?
Appendicular
The clavicle belongs to which of the following areas?
Appendicular skeleton
Identify the anatomical term for the "heel bone".
Calcaneus
Identify the tailbone.
Coccyx
Identify the process on the scapula that does not articulate with another bone.
Coracoid process
The coracoid process of the scapula articulates with the clavicle.
False
The distal end of the ulna is the olecranon process.
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.
False
The subscapular fossa lies inferior to the spine and faces posteriorly.
False
The hip bone is part of the axial skeleton.
False False
What region of the vertebral column does the hip bone articulate with?
Femur
Where is the radius located in reference to the ulna
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 a phalanx?
Long
What type of bone is the fibula?
Long
What types of bones are the phalanges
Long
Which of the following landmarks can be found on both the tibia and fibula?
Malleoli
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
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
The bone of the forearm that directly and functionally articulates with the carpals is the
Radius
The styloid process on lateral side of the antebrachium is found on which of the bones listed below?
Radius
The ulnar notch is found on which of the bones listed below?
Radius
What regions of the hip bones articulate to form a symphysis?
Right and left pubic bodies
The scapula is the site of origin of a group of muscles that stabilize the shoulder joint. Identify this muscle group.
Rotator cuff
What region of the vertebral column does the hip bone articulate with?
Sacral region
Identify the bony posterior wall of the pelvis.
Sacrum
Identify the bone that makes up the pectoral girdle with the clavicle.
Scapula
Which of the following landmarks is found on the posterior surface of the scapula?
Spine
Which of the bones listed below is the "heel" bone?
calcaneus
Identify the bones that make up the wrist
carpals
Which bony articulation attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton?
clavicle articulating with the sternum
The only bone of the appendicular skeleton that articulates with the axial skeleton is the __________.
clavicle's articulation with the manubrium
The auricular surface of the ilium
forms the sacroiliac joint.
At the shoulder joint, the head of the humerus articulates with the scapula at the
glenoid cavity.
The bony landmark at the lateral angle of the scapula is the
glenoid cavity.
Identify the region of the radius that articulates with the ulna.
head
The fibula ______.
helps stabilize the ankle joint
The bone in the upper limb that corresponds to the femur in the lower limb is the
humerus.
The bone that has a trochlea, a capitulum, and a greater tubercle is the
humerus.
The __________ has a landmark called the __________, which marks the course of the radial nerve
humerus; radial groove
