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21 Cards in this Set
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Largest tarsal bone which forms the heel
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calcaneus
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superior-most tarsal bone articulating with the tibia
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talus
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the weight-bearing bone of the foot
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talus
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not a weight-bearing bone
the distal end expands into the lateral malleolus |
fibula
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longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the body
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femur
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subpubic angle
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female > 100 degrees
male < 90 degrees |
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formed by the fusion of three seperate bones, ilium, ischium and pubis
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os coxae
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a depression on the lateral surface of the os coxae where the head of the femur articulates
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acetabulum
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identified by roman numerals
I-V from lateral to medial |
metacarpal bones
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the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the_____
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scapula
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provides the only point of articulation between the axial and appendicular skeletons
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clavicle
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The female pelvis typically has which of the following characteristics?
a. narrow, U-shaped greater sciatic notch b. wide subpubic angle, greater than 100 degrees c. short, triangular pubic body d. smaller, heart-shaped pelvic inlet |
b- wide subpubic angle, greater than 100 degrees
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the posterior surface depression at the distal end of the humerus is the
a. intercondylar fossa b. coronoid fossa c. olecranon fossa d. intertubercular groove |
c- olecranon fossa
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the spine of the scapula separates which two fossae?
a. supraspinous, subscapular b. subscapular, infraspinous c. infraspinous, supraspinous d. supraspinous, glenoid |
c- infraspinous, supraspinous
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the femur articulates with the tibia at the femur's
a. linea aspera b. medial and lateral condyles c. head of the femur d. greater trochanter of the femur |
b - medial and lateral condyles
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the bony feature palpated on the dorsalateral side of the wrist is the
a. styloid process of radius b. head of ulna c. pisiform bone d. radial tuberosity |
a - styloid proces of radius
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idenditify the bone that articulates with the os coxae at the acetabulum
a. sacrum b. humerus c. femur d. tibia |
c - femur
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which of the following is a carpal bone?
a. cuneiform b. cuboid c. trapezium d. talus |
c - trapezium
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when sitting upright, you are resting on your
a. pubic bones b. ischial tuberosities c. sacroiliac joints d. iliac crest |
b - ischial tuberositites
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the two prominent bumps you can palpate on the sides of your ankle are the
a. head of the fibula and the tibial tuberosity b. calcaneus and cuboid c. medial malleolus and lateral malleolus d. styloid processes |
c - medial malleolus and lateal malleolus
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the glenoid cavity articulates with which bone or bone feature?
a. clavicle b. head of the humerus c. acromion process d. trochlea of the humerus |
b - head fo the humerus
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