4b. Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 1

126

Question 2

How many bones are in the Upper extremities and Pectoral Girdle?

Answer 2

64

Question 3

How many clavicle bones do we have?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

What’s the location of the Clavicle?

Answer 4

Superior lateral border of the sternum
Lateral to the jugular notch

Question 5

What do we need to know about the superior surface of the clavicle?

Answer 5

Smooth, just beneath the skin

Question 6

What do we need to know about the inferior surface of the clavicle?

Answer 6

Rough, sites where muscles and ligaments may attach

Question 7

What is pyramid shaped and attaches to the mandibular of sternum? (Part of Clavicle)

Answer 7

Sternal end

Question 8

What is flat and attaches to acromion of scapula? (part of clavicle)

Answer 8

Acromial end

Question 9

How many Scapula bones do we have?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

Know where these parts are on the scapula:

• Spine
• Acromion
• Coracoid process
• Glenoid cavity/fossa

Question 11

What are the borders of the scapula? (Know where they are)

Answer 11

Lateral (axillary)
Superior (top portion)
Medial (vertebral)

Question 12

What are the angles of the scapula? (Know where they are)

Answer 12

Lateral (towards humerus)
Superior
Inferior

Question 13

What is the subscapular fossa of the scapula?

Answer 13

The depression (indention) in the anterior surface

Question 14

How many humerus bones do we have?

Answer 14

2

Question 15

What is the longest and heaviest bone in the human body?

Answer 15

Femur

Question 16

What has the superior articulation with the os coxae? (And inferior articulation with the tibia)

Answer 16

Femur

Question 17

What are the parts of the femoral head you need to know?

Answer 17

Fovea capitis
Neck
Greater trochanter
Lesser trochanter
Intertrochanteric line

Question 18

What is the linea aspera (in the femur)?

Answer 18

The posterior aspect of the diaphysis (the rigid part)

Question 19

What are the parts of the femoral distal epiphysis you need to know?

Answer 19

Medial condyles
Lateral condyles
intercondylar fossa

Question 20

How many patella bones do we have?

Answer 20

2

Question 21

What is the largest sesamoid bone in our body?

Answer 21

Patella

Question 22

What are the parts of the patella you need to know?

Answer 22

Base (top)
Apex (bottom)
Medial articular facet (small butt cheek)
Lateral articular facet (big butt cheek)

Question 23

How many tibia bones do we have?

Answer 23

2

Question 24

What’s the large medial bone of the leg?

Answer 24

Tibia

Question 25

What are the parts of the tibia you need to know?

Answer 25

Medial tibial condyle Lateral tibial condyle Medial malleolus (inner ankle)

Question 26

How many fibula bones do we have?

Answer 26

2

Question 27

What bone parallels lateral border of the tibia?

Answer 27

Fibula

Question 28

What is the part of the fibula we need to know?

Answer 28

Lateral malleolus (outer ankle)

Question 29

What are the tarsal bones? *Know where they are

Answer 29

Calcaneus (heel) Talus Navicular (2nd under big toe) Medial cuneiform (bone under big toe) Intermediate cuneiform (bone next to medial) Lateral cuneiform (bone next to intermediate) Cuboid (bone under pinky toe)

Question 30

What does calcaneus mean?

Answer 30

Limestone

Question 31

What does Talus mean?

Answer 31

Dice

Question 32

What does Navicular mean?

Answer 32

Nave

Question 33

What does cuboid mean?

Answer 33

Cube

Question 34

What does Cuneiform mean?

Answer 34

Triangle

Question 35

What are the metatarsal bones?

Answer 35

1 (big toe) 2 3 4 5 (pinky toe

Question 36

What are the parts of the metatarsal bones?

Answer 36

Base (closer to leg) Body Head

Question 37

How many metatarsals do we have?

Answer 37

10

Question 38

How many phalanges in the feet do we have?

Answer 38

28

Question 39

What are the three types of phalanges in the feet?

Answer 39

Distal Medial Proximal

Question 40

What is Synarthrosis?

Answer 40

Immovable joints

Question 41

What are the immovable joints?

Answer 41

- cranial structures (fontanels) - Sternocostal joints

Question 42

What is Amphiarthrosis?

Answer 42

Slightly moveable joints

Question 43

What are the slightly moveable joints?

Answer 43

Pubic symphysis Sacroiliac articulation Intervertebral joints

Question 44

What is Diarthrosis?

Answer 44

Freely moveable joints

Question 45

What are the freely moveable joints?

Answer 45

Shoulder Elbow Wrist