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