The Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

What bones make up the Appendicular Skeleton?

Answer 1

Shoulder Girdle, Upper limb, Pelvic Girdle, and Lower limb

Question 2

What bones make up the Shoulder Girdle?

Answer 2

Scapulae (2) and Clavicle (2)

Question 3

What bone is known as the ‘collarbone’?

Answer 3

Clavicle

Question 4

What bone is known as the ‘shoulder blade’?

Answer 4

Scapula

Question 5

What is the flat part at the top of the Sternum called?

Answer 5

Manubrium

Question 6

Is there any difference between a male skeleton and women’s skeleton?

Answer 6

Yes, women’s pelvis is shallower and broader than a man’s so a baby may be cradled and protected before birth.

Question 7

What does innominate bone mean?

Answer 7

The bone formed from fusion of the Illium, Ischium, and Pubis.

Question 8

At what part of the Vertebral Column is the Pelvic Girdle attached to?

Answer 8

Sacrum/ Sacral

Question 9

What bone of the Pelvic Girdle articulates with the Sacrum?

Answer 9

Illium

Question 10

At what place does the two innominate bones of the Pelvic girdle meet?

Answer 10

At the front Pubis and articulate with the sacrum in the back.

Question 11

What bone forms the lower and back part of the hip bone?

Answer 11

Ischium

Question 12

How many bones make up the arm?

Answer 12

3 - Humerus, Ulna, Radius

Question 13

What is the upper arm long bone that makes up the elbow?

Answer 13

Humerus

Question 14

What bone of the lower arm is closest to the thumb?

Answer 14

Radius

Question 15

What is the name of the bone in the lower arm close to the little finger?

Answer 15

Ulna

Question 16

What is the name of the wrist bones?

Answer 16

Carpals

Question 17

How many wrist bones are there?

Answer 17

8 in each wrist

Question 18

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Answer 18

Wrist bones (Carpals)

Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetral, Pisiform, Trapezoid, Trapezium, Capitate, Hamate.

Question 19

What is the name for the hand bones and how many are there?

Answer 19

Metacarpals, 5 in each hand.

Question 20

What is the name of the finger bones?

Answer 20

Phalanges

Question 21

How many Phalanges are there?

Answer 21

14 - 2 in the thumb, 3 in each of the fingers.

Question 22

What name is given to the bones in the fingertips?

Answer 22

Distal Phalanges

Question 23

What is the name given to the ‘middle’ finger bones?

Answer 23

Intermediate Phalanges

Question 24

What is name is given to the bottom of the finger bones?

Answer 24

Proximal Phalanges

Question 25

How many leg bones are there?

Answer 25

4 - femur, tibia, fibula, and patella

Question 26

What is the largest and strongest bone in the body?

Answer 26

Femur

Question 27

What bone is known as the ‘shinbone’?

Answer 27

Tibia

Question 28

What position in the lower leg is the ‘Fibula’ bone found?

Answer 28

Fibula is found laterally running down the edge of the leg.

Question 29

What is the name of the bone that articulates with the Tibia in the foot?

Answer 29

Talus

Question 30

What bone is known as the ‘heel bone’?

Answer 30

Calcaneus

Question 31

How many bones make up the ankle?

Answer 31

7 Tarsals

Question 32

How many bones make up the foot?

Answer 32

5 metatarsals

Question 33

How many bones are found in the toes?

Answer 33

14 Phalanges in each foot, 2 in big toe and 3 in each other toes.

Question 34

What bones form the Ankle (Tarsus)?

Answer 34

Calcaneus, Talus, Cuboid, Navicular, 3 Cuneiform bones (medial, intermediate, lateral)

Question 35

What is the name given to the bones in the tip of the toes?

Answer 35

Distal Phalanx

Question 36

What is the name given to the toe bones closest the metatarsals?

Answer 36

Proximal Phalanx

Question 37

What is the name of the bones in between Distal and Proximal phalanges?

Answer 37

Middle Phalanx