Ch. 08 Group 2: Sections 8.2 - 8.3 Dynamic Study Module

Which of the following statements is most accurate comparing the differences in male and female pelvic girdle?

The pelvic inlet in the female is more open and circular.

What is the name of the large, concave socket that articulates with the head of the femur?

acetabulum

What rough area of the ilium marks the site of articulation with the sacrum?

auricular surface

The largest carpal bone in the hand is the __________.

capitate

Which of the following is NOT one of the three fused bones that form each coxal bone?

coccyx

The term "phalanges" is used for the bones of the __________.

fingers and toes

The more superior, broad, and wing-like bone of the pelvic girdle is the __________.

ilium

The enlarged roughened projection that bears your weight when you are sitting is the __________.

ischial tuberosity

Which bones form the palm of the hand?

metacarpals

The superior lip of the trochlear notch of the ulna is formed by the __________.

olecranon

Which feature of the ulna forms the point of the elbow?

olecranon

The olecranon fossa on the humerus is located on the bone's __________ side.

posterior

The bones of the forearm are the __________.

radius and the ulna

At its proximal end, the round head of the humerus articulates with the __________.

scapula

The condyle of the humerus is made up of which structures?

the capitulum and the trochlea

What structures limit the extension of the forearm?

the olecranon and the olecranon fossa

The joint between the two coxal bones is called the __________.

the pubic symphysis

The pollex is the __________.

thumb

The distal carpals are the __________.

trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate

The small, pea-shaped pisiform bone sits anterior to the __________ bone.

triquetrum

Which of the following is found on the distal portion of the humerus?

trochlea

The trochlea of the humerus articulates with what bone?

ulna