Chapter 10 - The appendicular Skeleton

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A single finger bone is called a __________. Each hand has _________ finger bones, called _______

Phalanx, 3, phalanges

deep socket in the hip bone that receives the head of the thigh bone

acetabulum

largest tarsal bone

calcaneus

lateral rounded knob on the distal humerus

capitulum

hooklike process; biceps brachii attachment site

coracoid process

permits passage of the sciatic nerve

greater sciatic notch

lateral ankle projection

lateral malleolus

notch located inferior to the ischial spine

lesser sciatic notch

medial ankle projection

medial malleolus

The __________ form the palm of the hand, and the heads of these bones form the knuckles

metacarpals

bones forming the instep of the foot

metatarsals

The _______ girdle attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton.

pectoral

surface on the ulna that receives the head of the radius

radial notch

lateral end of the spine and scapula; clavicle articulation site

acromion

Each foot has a total of __________ bones.

26

The _________ are the wrist bones. List the proximal row of wrist bones from lateral to medial.

Carpals. scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform

The strongest, heaviest bone of the body is in the thigh. It is the _________

Femur

The bones that form the pectoral girdle are the _________ and ________

clavicle, scapula

anterior depression, superior to the trochlea, that receives part of the ulna when bending at the elbow

coronoid fossa

a roughened area on the lateral humerus: deltoid attachment site

deltoid tuberosity

longest, strongest bone in the body

femur

thin, lateral leg bone

fibula

depression in the scapula that articulates with the humerus

glenoid cavity

____________ and _____________. sites of muscle attachment on the proximal femur

gluteal tuberosity, greater and lesser trochanters

The arm consists of one long bone, the __________

humerus

the upper limb is formed by the arm bone, the ____________, and the two bones of the forearm, the __________ and __________

humerus, radius, ulna

superiormost margin of the hip bone

iliac crest

_______, __________, and _____________ fuse to form the hip bone

ilium, ischium, pubis

rough projection that supports the body weight when sitting

ischial tuberosity

medial condyle of the humerus that articulates with the ulna

medial epicondyle

opening in hip bone formed by the pubic and ischial rami

obturator foramen

posterior depression on the distal humerus

olecranon fossa

The _________, or knee cap, is a sesamoid bone that is found within the quadriceps tendon

patella

kneecap

patella

joint between axial skeleton and pelvic girdle

sacroiliac joint

tarsal bone that "sits" on the calcaneus

talus

tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia

talus

ankle bones

tarsals

surface on the radius that receives the head of the ulna

ulnar notch

shinbone

tibia

weight-bearing bone of the leg

tibia

point where the hip bones join anteriorly

tibial tuberosity

point where the patellar ligament attaches

tibial tuberosity

list the proximal row of wrist bones from lateral to medial.

trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

small bump on the humerus, often called the "funny bone"

trochlea


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