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43 Cards in this Set
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appendicular skeleton function
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movement
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_____ attach the limbs to axial skeleton
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girdles
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each upper limb has ____ # of bones
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32
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2 parts of upper limbs
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pectoral/shoulder girdle (2 bones) & free part (30 bones)
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pectoral/shoulder girdle
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clavicle & scapula
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free part
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30 bones of upper limbs (1 humerus, 1 radius, 1 ulna, 8 carpals, and 19 metacarpals & phalanges)
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clavicle..
medial end attaches to _______ lateral end attaches to ________ |
manubrium of sternum (creating the sternoclavicular joint)
acromoniom of scapula (forming the acromioclavicular joint) |
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scapula is a _____ bone, articulates with _____ & _______, and is part of the _______ girdle
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flat bones
humerus and clavicle pectoral |
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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 |
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ulna
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longer than radius
located medial to radius |
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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 |
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carpals
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scaphoid is most commonly fractured
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carpal tunnel
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space between carpal bones and
flexor retinaculum |
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metacarpals
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numbered I-V, lateral to medial
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phalanges
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14 (two in thumb) and 3 in each other finger
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thumb
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pollex
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3 types of joints
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1. carpometacarpal
2. metacarpophalangeal 3. interphalangeal |
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2 regions of lower limbs
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1. pelvic girdle (2 bones)
2. free part (30 bones) |
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pelvic/hip girdle.. each coxal (hip) bone has 3 bones that are fused together:
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1. ilium
2. pubis 3. ischium |
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arches of the foot provide..
arches _____ when body weight is applies |
spring and leverages
flex |
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the two coxal bones are joined anteriorly by the...
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pubic symphysis (fibrocartilage)
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the two coxal bones are joined posteriorly by the...
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sacrum (forming the sacroiliac joints)
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Ilium
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-largest of 3 hip bones
-superior part of the hip bone -superior border = iliac crest |
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Ischium
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inferior and posterior part of hip bone
(ischial tuberosity is what you sit on) |
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pubis
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inferior and anterior part of the hip bone
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male pelvis
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larger, heavier, and rough
pelvic inlet is heart shaped pubic arch is less than 90 degrees |
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female pelvis
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wider, shallower, and smoother
pelvic inlet is oval-shaped pubic arch is more than 90 degrees |
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femur
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-heaviest, longest, and strongest bone in body
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proximal head of femur meets with....
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acetabellum of hip bone, forming hip (coxal) joint
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distal part of femur meets with...
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condyles of tibia, forming knee joint
also articulates with patella |
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patella
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-largest sesamoid bone in body
-patellofemoral joint |
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tibia
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medial, weight-bearing bone (shin)
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proximal end of tibia meets with..
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femur
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distal end of tibia meets with...
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talus and fibula
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fibula
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smaller, lateral bone
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head of fibula forms which joint proximally?
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tibiofibular joint
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lateral malleolus
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distal end, articulates with
the tibiaand the talusat the ankle |
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tarsal bones
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7 bones
talus - meets with tibia and fibula calcaneous (heel, largest and strongest) navicular cuboid 3 cuneiforms |
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big toe
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#I
hallux |
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tarsus
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ankle
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# of foot phalanges
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14
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clawfoot
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too much arch
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flatfoot
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arches decrease or "fall"
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