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23 Cards in this Set
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How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton? |
126 |
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What is the function of appendicular skeleton? |
allows us to move and manipulate objects. |
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What does the appendicular skeleton include? |
1) The limbs 2) The supportive girdle |
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Another name for pectoral girdle is ____________. |
Shoulder girdle |
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What is the function of pectoral girdle? |
Connects arm to body. Positions shoulders. Base for arm movement. |
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What does the pectoral girdle include? |
Two clavicles Two scalpulae |
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Where does the pectoral girdle connect with axial skeleton? |
The manubrium |
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What is another name for clavicle? |
Collar bone |
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What is the shape of the clavicle? |
Long and S-shape |
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Where does the clavicle originate and what does it articulate with? |
Originates at the manubrium (sternal end) and articulates with the scapula (acromial end) |
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What does the upper limbs consist of ? |
Arm, forearm, wrist, hand |
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What part is the humerus and what is its shape and what does it articulate with? |
It is the arm and it's a long bone that articulates with the pectoral girdle. |
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What are the two bones in the forearm (antebracheum)? |
Radius (lateral) & Ulna (medial) |
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How many carpal bones are there and what is their function? |
8 . 4 proximal & 4 distal. Allows wrist to bend and twist.
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What is the pelvic girdle made of and its function? |
2 hip bones. Strong to bear body weight |
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How many bones are in the coxal bones and what are they? |
3 bones. 1) Ilium 2) Ischium 3) Pubis |
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What is the name for the hip socket and what does it do? |
Acetabulum It is the meeting point for ilium, ischium, and pubis |
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What does the acetabulum articulate with? |
The head of the femur. |
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What is the gap in the ridge of the margin of the acetabulum called? |
Acetabular notch |
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What is sacroiliac joint? |
The articulation of auricular surface of the ilium with sacrum. |
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How is the sacroiliac joint stabilized? |
By ligaments of iliac tuberosity. |
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What are the two bones in the pelvis? |
Sacrum & coccyx |
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How is the pelvis bone stabilized? |
by ligaments of pelvic girdle, sacrum, and lumbar vertebrae. |
