Chapter 5

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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


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