Chapter 8: The appendicular skeleton (pectoral/shoulder girdle

Question 1

How many different parts of the appendicular skeleton are there?

Answer 1

4 parts
pectoral girdle, upper limbs, pelvic girdle, lower limbs

Question 1

How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 1

It has 126 bones and associated joints.

Question 2

How many bones are in the pectoral/shoulder girdle have?

Answer 2

4 bones and markings

Question 3

Clavicle bone

Answer 3

irregular bone, S shaped

Sternal end joins to the sternum
Acromial end joins to acromion

Question 4

Scapula

Answer 4

Flat bone that is a triangular shape;

Question 4

What muscles attaches to the scapula?

Answer 4

the trapezius muscle attaches at the spine part of the bone

The deltoid muscle attaches to the acromion

The biceps brachii attaches to the coracoid process

Question 5

Where does the humerus attach to the scapula?

Answer 5

at the glenoid cavity

Question 6

What is the inferior angle of the scapula?

Answer 6

It is the lowest point of the scapula, its where the serratus anterior chest muscle attaches

Question 7

What is the medial border of the scapula?

Answer 7

It is where the rhomboid major muscle attaches