Chapter 8: The Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

Pectoral girdle

Answer 1

2 pectoral girdles consisting of the clavicle and the scapula.

Question 2

Number of bones in each upper limb

Answer 2

30

Question 3

Number of bones in each location of the upper limb

Answer 3

1x humerus
1x ulna
1x radius
8x carpals
5x metacarpals
14x phalanges.

Question 4

Carpal bones from lateral to medial

Answer 4

Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate

Question 5

Mnemonic for carpal bones.

Answer 5

Listed from lateral to medial.
Proximal:
Stop Letting Those People
Distal:
Touch The Cadavers Hand

Question 6

Mnemonic for carpal bones.

Answer 6

Listed from lateral to medial.
Proximal:
Stop Letting Those People
Distal:
Touch The Cadavers Hand

Question 7

Pelvic girdle

Answer 7

2x hip bones consisting of:
Ilium
Pubis
Ischium

Question 8

Number of bones in each lower limb

Answer 8

30

Question 9

Number of bones in each region of the lower limb

Answer 9

1x femur
1x patella
1x tibia
1x fibula
7x tarsals
5x metatarsals
14x phalanges

Question 10

Names of the 7 tarsal bones

Answer 10

Talus
Calcaneus
Navicular
Medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiform bones
Cuboid

Question 11

Tarsal bone mnemonic

Answer 11

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