Chapter 5
This bone is commonly called the kneecap
patella
The fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot—with the exception of the great toe and the thumb—each have three phalanges
False
invertebral discs
made of fibrocartilage and serves as a shock absorber for the spine
supra
means above, higher than, or dorsal.
meta
means after, along, or behind
inter
means between or among
acro
means end or tip
ischi
means ischium or hip joint
These bones form the pectoral girdle
clavicle and scapula
FOOSH is an acronym that stands for Fall on Out-Stretched Hand. All of the following injuries are possible after a FOOSH except:
distal phalanx fracture
The strongest, heaviest bone of the body is in the thigh. It is the _____
femur
The ________ of the scapula receives the humerus
glenoid cavity
supraorbital foramen
hole above eye orbit
The arm consists of one long bone, the _____
humerus
The hand consists of three 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 that is found within the quadriceps tendon
patella
This bone bears the medial malleolus
tibia
This part of the coxal bone bears your weight when you sit
ischial tuberosity
How many bones are found in the arm or brachial region?
1
acromiclavicular joint
The articulation formed by the tip of the scapula and the clavicle
ischial tuberosity
The bone marking that makes up the portion of the pelvis you sit on
How many bones are found in the leg?
2
Each foot has a total of __________ bones
26
Your X-ray examination reveals that you have fractured your fibula. Your physician remarks, "Well, it's better than breaking your tibia." Explain why a fracture of the tibia would be worse than a fracture of the fibula
The tibia supports more weight than the fibula, and there is less soft tissue around the bone so the break is often an open fracture more susceptible to infection
metatarsals
When moving proximally from the toes, the set of bones after the phalanges
The hip (coxal) bones articulate with each other at the _____
pubic symphysis
Name the bone or bones of the forearm
radius and ulna