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93 Cards in this Set
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The prefix ____ means “tip” |
“acro-“ |
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The prefix ____ means “between,” “along” or “after” |
“meta-“ |
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The prefix ____ means “above” |
“supra-“ |
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The prefix ____ means “hammer” |
“malle-“ |
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The mallet-shaped protrusion on the inside of the ankle is the medial ____. |
Malleolus |
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The part of the scapula located above the spine is the ____ fossa. |
Supraspinous |
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The ____ forms the tip of the shoulder. |
Acromion |
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The bones between the phalanges and tarsals are the ____(s). |
Metatarsal |
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Identify the landmark found on the proximal end of the humerus. |
Greater tubercle |
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Identify the depression found on the posterior surface of the distal humerus. |
Olecranon fossa |
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Identify the region of the humerus that articulates with the ulna, located between the medial epicondyle and capitulum. |
Trochlea |
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Which of the following landmarks is found on the distal end of the humerus? |
Lateral epicondyle |
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What part of the humerus articulates with the scapula to form the shoulder joint? |
Head |
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Which region of the skeleton contains the humerus? |
Appendicular |
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What does the appendicular skeleton consist of? |
All of the bones that make up the arm, hand, leg, and foot. |
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Which of the following landmarks is found on the posterior surface of the scapula? |
Spine |
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Identify the socket of the shoulder joint. |
Glenoid fossa |
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Identify the region of the scapula that articulates with the clavicle. |
Acromion process |
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Which region of the scapula is found on the anterior surface? |
Subscapular fossa |
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The suprascapular notch is found on the ____. |
Superior border |
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Identify the process on the scapula that does not articulate with another bone. |
Coracoid process |
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The adult hip bone consists of __ regions. |
3 |
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Which region of the hip bone articulates with the sacrum? |
Auricular surface of the ilium |
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Which landmark of the hip bone can be felt on a hard chair? |
Ischial tuberosity |
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Identify the indentation that is inferiorolateral to the auricular surface. |
Greater sciatic notch |
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The greater sciatic notch allows the ____ to enter the thigh. |
Sciatic nerve |
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What is the largest region of the hip bone? |
Ilium |
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Identify the articulation site for the femur. |
Acetabulum |
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Identify the large hole found in this (hip) bone. |
Obturator foramen |
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The ridge like superior edge of the ilium is known as the ____. |
Iliac crest |
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What region of the vertebral column does the hip bone articulate with? |
Sacral region |
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The hip bones articulate with the ___ at the ____ joint. |
Sacrum ; Sacroiliac |
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Which bony landmarks can be palpated on the anterior surface of the body, close to the midline? |
Pubis tubercles |
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The _____ can be palpable with hands on the hips. |
Anterior superior iliac spines |
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The projection at the inferior end of the greater sciatic notch is the ____. |
Ischial spine |
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Which landmark is found on the anterior surface of the femur? |
Patellar surface |
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Identify the region of the femur that forms part of the hip joint. |
Head |
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The condition known as a “fractured hip” is most often a break in the femur. Where is the femur particularly susceptible to a fracture? |
Neck |
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Identify the landmark that is unique to the femur. |
Trochanter |
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Identify the landmark found on the diaphysis of the femur. |
Linea aspera |
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Identify the best description for the location of the head of the femur. |
Medial and proximal |
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The flat surface of the tibia that articulates with the femur is the superior surface of which landmark? |
Medial and lateral condyles |
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Identify the bone found lateral to the tibia. |
Fibula |
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Identify the anatomical landmark resulting in a noticeable bump found on the medial surface of the ankle. |
Medial malleolus |
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Name the bone that articulates with the proximal end of the tibia. |
Femur |
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Identify the blunt elevation found on the anterior surface of the tibia between the lateral and medial condyles. |
Tibial tuberosity |
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Which part of the leg does the tibia form? |
Medial leg |
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Is the highlighted structure found on the lateral or medial aspect of the bone? |
Lateral |
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Which joint is highlighted? |
Acromioclavicular |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Coracoid process |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Superior angle |
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Which structures are highlighted? |
Acromia |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Head |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Anatomical neck |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Capitulum |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Coronoid process |
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Which bone is highlighted? |
Distal phalanx of 3rd digit |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Head of radius |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Head |
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Which bone is highlighted? |
1st metacarpal |
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How would you classify the group of highlighted bones? |
Long |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Surgical neck |
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What bone is this? |
Ulna |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Acetabulum |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Anterior superior iliac spine |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Greater sciatic notch |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Iliac crest |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Iliac fossa |
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Which structures is highlighted? |
Ischial spines |
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Which bone is highlighted? |
Ischium |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Obturator foramen |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Pubic angle |
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Which structures is highlighted? |
Canaliculi |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Lateral epicondyle |
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Which bone is highlighted? |
1st metatarsal |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Neck |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Osteon |
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What bone is this? |
Femur |
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Which bone is highlighted? |
Fibula |
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What does the pectoral girdle consist of? |
Clavicle (anterior) and Scapula (posterior) |
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____ is known as the shoulder blade, and ____ is known as the collarbone. |
Scapula ; Clavicle |
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____ is a large, triangular flat bone with superior, medial, and lateral borders (and angles that meet the borders). |
Scapula |
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The _____ receives the head of the humerus to form the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint. |
Glenoid cavity |
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What is the difference between the male and female pelvis? |
Because the female pelvis is structurally adapted for childbearing, it is lighter, wider, and shallower than the male pelvis. |
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____ is an S-shaped flat bone and the only bony connection between the pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton. |
Clavicle |
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____ = Large projection on the femur |
Greater trochanter |
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____ = Sharp projection on the ulna |
Styloid process |
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____ = Round opening in the pelvic bone |
Obturator foramen |
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____ = Depression below the spine of the scapula |
Infraspinous fossa |
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____ = bony ridge on tibia |
Anterior crest |
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____ = small, rounded projection on the clavicle |
Conoid tubercle |
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If you feel a relatively long bone with a short, sharp process at its narrow end and a large hook around a groove at its larger end, it is most likely the ____. |
Ulna |
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If you feel a large, very large bone with a ball angled off to one side on one end and two rounded edges on the other end, it is most likely the ____. |
Femur |