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54 Cards in this Set
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What two bones make up the pectoral girdle?
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clavicle
scapula |
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What is th emedial end of the clavicle?
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sternal end
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What is the lateral end of the clavicle
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acromial end
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What is the ridge of bone on the posterior side of the scapula?
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spine
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What bony prominence of the scapula can be palpated on the lateral side?
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acromion
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What is the overall shape of the scapula?
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triangle
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The scapula is a flat bone. What are its three edges?
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superior border
medial border lateral border |
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What are the three meeting points of the edges of the scapula?
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superior angle
inferior angle lateral angle |
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With wha tpart of the scapula does the humerus articulate
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glenoid articulate
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What bony process lies superior to the scapula's articulation with the humerus and serves as the origin for the long head of the biceps brachii?
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supraglenoid tubercle
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What bony process lies inferior to the scapula's articulation with the humerus and serves as the origin for the long head of the triceps brachii?
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infraglenoid tubercle
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What is the braod, relatively smooth anterior depression of the scapula?
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subscapular fossa
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What is the depression superior to the spine of the scapula
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supraspinous fossa
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What is the depression inferior to the spine of the scapula?
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infraspinous fossa
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What is the only bone of the brachium?
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humerus
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What part of the humerus articulates with the scapula?
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head
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What bony prominence of the humerus lies proximall and laterally?
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greater tubercle
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What bony prominence of the humerus lies proximally and anteriorly?
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lesser tubercle
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Through what feature of the humerus does the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii run?
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intetubercular groove
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What feature of the humerus lies in the proximal region where the bone begins to narrow?
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surgical neck
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What are two terms for the long, central region of the scapula or any other long bone?
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shaft
diaphysis |
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What rough prominence lies on the lateral side of the middle portion of the humerus
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deltoid tuberosity
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What are distal, easily palpated bony projections on the humerus?
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deltoid tuberosity
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What are distal, easily palpated bony projections on the humerus
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epicondyles
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What feature of the humerus articulates with the head of the radius?
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capitulum
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What feature of the humerus articulates with the ulna?
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trochlea
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What is the distal, lateral depression on the anterior side of the humerus?
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radial fossa
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What is the distal medial depression on the anterior side of the humeru?
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Coronoid fossa
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What is the distal depression on the posterior side of the humerus?
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olecranon fossa
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From lateral to medial what are the two bones of the forearm?
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radius
ulna |
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What of the two bones of the forearm movesduring pronation?
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Radius
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What portion of the radius articulates with the humerus
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head
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what narrow region of the radius lies just distal to the articulation with the humerus?
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Neck
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on what prominence of the radisu does the biceps brachii insert?
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radial tuberosity
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What bony projection of the radius can be palpated on the distal, lateral side of the forearm?
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styloid process
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What distal feature of the radius articulates with the ulna?
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ulnar notch
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Waht feature of the ulna articulates with the humerus
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trochlear notch
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what prominent projection of the ulna forms the posterior bump on the elbow
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olecranon
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What prominence of the ulna forms the inferior lip of the trochlear notch?
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coronoid process
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what feature of the ulna forms a part of the proximal radioulnar joint?
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radial notch
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what feature of the ulna appears as a bump on the distal medial side of the forearm?
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head
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What feature of the ulna can be palpated on the distal, medial side of the forearm?
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styloid process
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What sheet of dense regular connective tissue lies between the radius and ulna?
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interosseous membrane
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What is the collective name of the eight small bones of the wrist?
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Carpals
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From lateral to medial what bones form the proximal row of carpals?
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scaphoid
lunate triquetrum pisiform |
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From lateral to medial, what bones form the distal row of carpsl?
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trapezium
trapezoid capitate hamate* |
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What long bones support the palm of the hand?
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metacarpals
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How are the bones in the palm of the hand numbered?
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1 to 5
thumb=1 pinky=5 |
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What are the bones in the digits
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phalanges
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How many bones are in the thumb?
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2 phalanges
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What bone in the thumb articulates with the first metacarpal?
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proximal phalanx
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What bone in the thumb lies within the segment of that digit with the nail?
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distal phalanx
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Digits II through V each have three bones. How are they designated
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proximal
middle distal |
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What is the difference between the digits and phalanges
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phalanges=bone
digis=2 to 3 phalanges + other tissue |