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appendicular skeleton function
movement
_____ attach the limbs to axial skeleton
girdles
each upper limb has ____ # of bones
32
2 parts of upper limbs
pectoral/shoulder girdle (2 bones) & free part (30 bones)
pectoral/shoulder girdle
clavicle & scapula
free part
30 bones of upper limbs (1 humerus, 1 radius, 1 ulna, 8 carpals, and 19 metacarpals & phalanges)
clavicle..
medial end attaches to _______
lateral end attaches to ________
manubrium of sternum (creating the sternoclavicular joint)

acromoniom of scapula (forming the acromioclavicular joint)
scapula is a _____ bone, articulates with _____ & _______, and is part of the _______ girdle
flat bones
humerus and clavicle
pectoral
humerus

proximal end meets _________
distal end meets ___________
longest bone of free part
(ball shaped end) meets glenoid cavity of the scapula
meets at the elbow with the ulna and radius
ulna
longer than radius
located medial to radius
radius
head meets
lies lateral to ulna
head is proximal end and is disc shaped... meets w/ capitulumof the
humerusand the radial notch of the ulna
carpals
scaphoid is most commonly fractured
carpal tunnel
space between carpal bones and
flexor retinaculum
metacarpals
numbered I-V, lateral to medial
phalanges
14 (two in thumb) and 3 in each other finger
thumb
pollex
3 types of joints
1. carpometacarpal
2. metacarpophalangeal
3. interphalangeal
2 regions of lower limbs
1. pelvic girdle (2 bones)
2. free part (30 bones)
pelvic/hip girdle.. each coxal (hip) bone has 3 bones that are fused together:
1. ilium
2. pubis
3. ischium
arches of the foot provide..
arches _____ when body weight is applies
spring and leverages
flex
the two coxal bones are joined anteriorly by the...
pubic symphysis (fibrocartilage)
the two coxal bones are joined posteriorly by the...
sacrum (forming the sacroiliac joints)
Ilium
-largest of 3 hip bones
-superior part of the hip bone
-superior border = iliac crest
Ischium
inferior and posterior part of hip bone
(ischial tuberosity is what you sit on)
pubis
inferior and anterior part of the hip bone
male pelvis
larger, heavier, and rough
pelvic inlet is heart shaped
pubic arch is less than 90 degrees
female pelvis
wider, shallower, and smoother
pelvic inlet is oval-shaped
pubic arch is more than 90 degrees
femur
-heaviest, longest, and strongest bone in body
-
proximal head of femur meets with....
acetabellum of hip bone, forming hip (coxal) joint
distal part of femur meets with...
condyles of tibia, forming knee joint
also articulates with patella
patella
-largest sesamoid bone in body
-patellofemoral joint
tibia
medial, weight-bearing bone (shin)
proximal end of tibia meets with..
femur
distal end of tibia meets with...
talus and fibula
fibula
smaller, lateral bone
head of fibula forms which joint proximally?
tibiofibular joint
lateral malleolus
distal end, articulates with
the tibiaand the talusat the ankle
tarsal bones
7 bones
talus - meets with tibia and fibula
calcaneous (heel, largest and strongest)
navicular
cuboid
3 cuneiforms
big toe
#I
hallux
tarsus
ankle
# of foot phalanges
14
clawfoot
too much arch
flatfoot
arches decrease or "fall"