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APPENDICULAR SKELETON Flashcards

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acromio-clavicular joint

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  • the end of the collar bone where it connects to your shoulder.
  • the acromial (lateral end) attaches to shoulder.
  • medial end attaches with the sternum.
  • attachment points for numerous muscles and they act as braces to hold arms out laterally.
  • sternal end is pointier and acromial end is rounder
  • whole thing as called a clavicle
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Scapulae (shoulder blades)

definition

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  • lay between the second and seventh ribs

* have three borders and three angles

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Acromion

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*the nob at the top of the shoulder blade where it attaches to the shoulder

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suprascapular notch

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  • notch along the superior border
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superior border

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  • line along the top of the shoulder blades
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superior angle

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angle at the top on the medial border of the shoulder blade

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subscapular fossa

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the big bone of the scapulae with the anterior view

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inferior angle

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angle at the bottom of the scapulae

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lateral and medial border

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the inside and outside borders of the scapulae

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Glenoid cavity

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arch below the acromion on the lateral side of the scapulae (anterior)

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coracoid process

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the smaller nob that runs laterally along the acromion

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lateral angle

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  • (posterior view) the same spot as the glenoid cavity
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supraspinous fossa

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(posterior) smaller large flat bone TOP

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infraspinous fossa

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  • larger flat bone (posterior) BOTTOM
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spine

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  • attached to the acromion, thins out and divides the supraspinous fossa and the infraspinous fossa
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infraglenoid tubercle

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small tubercle right below the glenoid cavity (lateral aspect)

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upper limb

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the upper limb has 32 bones

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arm

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  • humerous is the sole bone of the arm

* articulates with the scapula at the shoulder, and the radius and ulna at the elbow

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greater tubercle

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(anterior) larger nob right off of the head of humerus

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lesser tubercle

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(anterior) smaller nob right off the head of the humerus

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head of humerus

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large rounded half circle at the top of the humerus

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inter-tubercular groove

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the groove between the greater and lesser tubercles

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deltoid tuberosity

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small bump on the humerus in the middle

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lateral supracondylar ridge

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ridge at the bottom of the humerus (anterior) on the left hand side

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radial fossa
smaller hole in the doggy paw right above the capitulum
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capitulum
largest toe of the doggy paw
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coronoid fossa
larger hole in the doggy paw right above the trochlea
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trochlea
(anterior) - third toe on the right of the doggy paw | (posterior) - bottom ridge of the humerus
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medial epicondyle
bone at the bottom of the humerus closest to the centre
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lateral epicondyle
bone at the bottom of the humerus closest to the outside
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olecranon fossa
hole right above the trochlea (posterior)
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medial supracondylar ridge
ridge closer to the bottom of the humerus closest to the middle
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radial groove
groove along mid to upper humerus starting at the deltoid
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surgical neck
circle around top of the humerus below the head
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anatomical neck
dividing the head of the humerus and the humerus (theres a line)
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forearm
* radius and ulna | * interosseous membrane connects the two bones along their entire length
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Radial notch
divides the radius and the ulna at the top
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proximal radioulnar joint
* same spot as the radial notch | * at the top of the two bones
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radius vs ulna
radius is smaller and ulna is bigger
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head
on the radius
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neck
on the radius
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radial tuberosity
lump at the top of the radius right below the neck
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styloid process of radius
bottom bump of the radius
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distal radioulnar joint
* same spot at the ulnar notch | * at the bottom of the two bones
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unlar notch
divides the radius and the ulna at the bottom
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styloid process of the ulna
small bump at the bottom of the ulna
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head of the ulna
* actually at the bottom | * right above the styloid process of the ulna
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interosseous membrane
kind if fabric connecting the radius and the ulna
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coronoid process
smaller cavity just below the olecranon process on the ulna
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trochlear notch
large cavity at the top of the ulna
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olecranon process
big bulb at the top of the ulna
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Carpus (wrist)
* 8 bones
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Metacarpus (palm)
* 5 metacarpel bones * bases articulate with the carpals * heads articulate with the phalanges
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phalanges (fingers)
* each hand contains 14 miniature long bones called phalanges * each finger has three phalanges. Distal, middle and proximal * thumb has no middle phalanx
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thumb
pollex
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distal middle and proximal of the fingers
distal - (distant end of your finger) middle - middle bone proximal - closest to palm
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scaphoid
bottom right of cluster of bones (looking at top of hand)
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lunate
bottom left of cluster of hand bones (looking from top)
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trapezium
thumb bone in the cluster
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trepezoid
index finger bone in the cluster
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capitate
middle finger bone in cluster of bones in hand
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hamate
both your ring and pinky finger bone in the cluster of bones in the hand
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triquetral
bone in the far left in the cluster (bigger part)
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pisiform
nob on top of the triquetral (smaller part)
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Pelvic girdle (hips)
coxae, inominate
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base of sacrum
cavity at the top of the sacrum
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sacral promontory
rim around the cavity of the base of the sacrum
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illium
big bone of the hip
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illiac crest
rim around the illiac fossa
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sacroilliac joint
rim around the outer part of the base of the sacrum
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pelvic brim
rim on the inside of the illiac
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ischial spine
smaller half rim right by the pelvic brim
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acetabulum
hole below the illiac
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pubic crest
arch right above the pubic symphysis
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pubic symphysis
fabric looking things connecting the two sides of the hip bones
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pubic arch
large arch at the bottom of the hips * a larger arch indicates that it is female * a smaller arch indicates a male
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ischium
(ischium squishium) | * your sit bones
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pubic bone
arches medial to the acetabulum
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head of femur
rounded at the top
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neck of femur
right below the head
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fovea capitis
indentation on the head of the femur
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greater trochanter
top of the crecent moon
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lesser trochanter
bottom on the crecent moon
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intertrochanteric crest
inside ridge of the crecent moon
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intertrochanteric line
anterior view - line below the neck
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gluteal tuberosity
small protruding line right below the cresent moon on the outer side
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linea aspera
when the two line on the posterior view of the femur collide
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medial and lateral supracondylar lines
when the single line divides again into two lines
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lateral and medial condyles
two nobs at the bottom on the femur - posterior
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intercondylar notch
between the lateral and medial condyles
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lateral and medial epicondyles
sides of the bottom of the femur
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adductor tubercle
small bump on the medial side of the femur directly above the medial epicondyle
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patellar surface
bottom of the femur - anterior
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obturator foramen
large foramen in the pelvis
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ischial tuberosity
smaller circle right below the lesser sciatic notch - lateral hip bone
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lesser sciatic notch
right above the ischial tuberosity
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greater sciatic notch
above the ischial spine
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ischial spine
between the lesser and greater sciatic notches
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anterior superior iliac spine
curve right across and a little above the greater sciatic notch
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fibula vs tibia
tibia is larger | fibula is smaller
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intercondylar eminence
anterior - tiny little bump on top of the tibia
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lateral and medial condyles
top of the tibia right and left sides
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articular surfaces of lateral and medial condyles
small indentations on top of the tibia on both sides
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tibial tuberosity
lump at the top of the tibia
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proximal tibiofibular joint
line between the tibia and fibula at the top
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anterior crest
anterior- line going down the tibia
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lateral and medial melleous
lateral - very bottom of fibula | medial - bottom nub of the tibia
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articular surface
bottom of the tibia
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distal tibiofibular joint
divides fibula and the tibia at the bottom
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foot
phalanges metatarsals tarsals
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calcaneus
heels looking bone
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talus
bone on top of the heel looking bone
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cuboid
ring and pinky toe bone in cluster
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lateral cuneiform
middle toe
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intermediate cuneiform
second toe bone in cluster
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medial cuneiform
big toe bone in cluster
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navicular
big arch bone
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arches of the foot
top- medial longitudinal arch middle - transverse arch bottom - lateral longitudinal arch

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