Chapter 8: The Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

What structures comprise the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 1

The pectoral girdles, upper limbs, pelvic girdle, and lower limbs

Question 2

The _______ and _________ on the inferior surface are the attachment sites for muscles and ligaments of the shoulder

Answer 2

conoid tubercule and costal tuberosity

Question 3

The anterior or costal surface of the scapula that is smooth and concave is called the

Answer 3

Subscapular fossa

Question 4

Name the bones of the pectoral girdles

Answer 4

Each of the two pectoral girdles consists of a clavicle (collarbone) and a scapula (shoulder blade)
Each arm articulates with the trunk at the pectoral girdle

Question 5

Which bone articulates with the scapula at the glenoid cavity?

Answer 5

The humerus

Question 6

The point of the elbow is called the

Answer 6

Olecranon

Question 7

With which carpal bones does metacarpal IV articulate?

Answer 7

The hamate and capitate

Question 8

The concave socket that articulates with the head of the femur is called the

Answer 8

Acetabulum

Question 9

The articulation where the two pubic bones are attached to a middle pad of fibrocartilage is called

Answer 9

The pubic symphysis

Question 10

What is the correct term for the opening formed by the pubis and the ischium?

Answer 10

The obturator foramen

Question 11

Which three bones make up a hip bone?

Answer 11

The ilium, ischium, and pubis

Question 12

Which of the leg bones does not articulate with the femur?

Answer 12

The fibula

Question 13

Which fibular process gives lateral stability to the ankle?

Answer 13

Lateral malleolus

Question 14

A fracture where the lateral malleolus of the fibula and the medial malleolus of the tibia are broken is called

Answer 14

Pott’s fracture

Question 15

What landmark is found on the posterior surface of the scapula?

Answer 15

Spine

Question 16

Identify the socket of the shoulder joint

Answer 16

Glenoid fossa

Question 17

Identify the region of the scapula that articulates with the clavicle

Answer 17

Acromion process

Question 18

Which region of the scapula is found on the anterior surface?

Answer 18

Subscapular fossa

Question 19

Identify the process on the scapula that does not articulate with another bone.

Answer 19

Coracoid process (projects anteriorly and laterally)

Question 20

Stress fractures due to running primarily affect the metatarsals. Which bone does NOT articulate with the metatarsals?

Answer 20

Navicular

Question 21

The inferior surface of the clavicle has a projection called the:

Answer 21

Conoid tubercule

Question 22

Identify the bone that articulates with the clavicle laterally

Answer 22

Scapula

Question 23

Identify the depression found on the posterior surface of the distal humerus

Answer 23

Olecranon fossa

Question 24

Identify the primary region of the ulna that forms the hinge joint with the humerus

Answer 24

Trochlear notch

Question 25

Identify the projection found on distal end of the ulna

Answer 25

Styloid process

Question 26

Identify the region of the ulna that articulates with the humerus when the forearm is in full extension

Answer 26

The Olecranon swings into the Olecranon fossa

Question 27

Which of the following regions of the radius help form the wrist joint?

Answer 27

Styloid process

Question 28

Identify the indentation that is inferiorolateral to the auricular surface

Answer 28

Greater sciatic notch

Question 28

Identify the articulation site for the femur

Answer 28

Acetabulum

Question 29

Which bony landmarks can be palpated on the anterior surface of the body, close to the midline?

Answer 29

Pubic tubercles

Question 30

The palpable hip bone projections in the front of the body felt when you put your hands on your hips are the

Answer 30

Anterior superior iliac spines

Question 31

Identify the blunt elevation found on the anterior surface of the tibia between the lateral and medial condyles

Answer 31

Tibial tuberosity

Question 32

The angle of the greater sciatic notch is steeper in a

Answer 32

male pelvis

Question 33

Which anatomic structures project into the male pelvic outlet?

Answer 33

The coccyx and ischial spines

Question 34

Which anatomic structures define the pelvic inlet?

Answer 34

Superior border of the pubic symphysis, sacral promontory, and arcuate lines

Question 35

Identify the characteristic that would not help you to determine the sex of a pelvic girdle

Answer 35

Shape of the pubic tubercles

Question 36

On the posterior aspect of the humerus is a depression that provides a path for an important large nerve that provides both sensory information and motor control. What is the name of this groove?

Answer 36

Radial groove

Question 37

What is the term for the articulation of the clavicles with the sternum

Answer 37

sternoclavicular joint

Question 38

The rough surface feature present along the lateral border of the shaft of the humerus

Answer 38

Deltoid tuberosity

Question 39

The ligament that surrounds the _______ attaches to the tibial tuberosity

Answer 39

patella

Question 40

What is the part of the tibia that is easily felt through the skin, known as the shin?

Answer 40

Anterior crest

Question 41

What is the attachment site for the biceps brachii muscle to the radius?

Answer 41

Radial tuberosity

Question 42

Which of the following is not part of the pelvis? A. pubic symphysis B. sacrum C. coxal bone D. coccyx E. lumbar vertebrae

Answer 42

E. lumbar vertebrae

Question 43

Which surface features along the ilium makrs attachment sites for large hip muscles?

Answer 43

Gluteal lines

Question 44

The greater sciatic notch is a feature of the

Answer 44

Ilium

Question 45

The pubic and ischial rami encircle the

Answer 45

Obturator foramen

Question 46

What shape is the triquetrum?

Answer 46

Pyramid-shaped

Question 47

What shape is the pisiform?

Answer 47

Pea-shaped

Question 48

What shape is the hamate?

Answer 48

Hook-shaped

Question 49

What shape is the lunate?

Answer 49

Comma-shaped

Question 50

What shape is the trapezoid?

Answer 50

Wedge-shaped

Question 51

What shape is the scaphoid?

Answer 51

Boat-shaped

Question 52

The bony edge of the true pelvis consisting of th ilium and pubis is called the

Answer 52

Pelvic brim

Question 53

Which of the folloeing bones is not part of the appendicular skeleton? A. sacrum B. tibia C. coxal bones D. clavicle E. scapula

Answer 53

A. sacrum

Question 54

The rough surface feature present along the lateral border of the shaft of the humerus is the

Answer 54

Deltoid tuberosity