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17 Cards in this Set
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What does the appendicular skeleton include? |
Pectoral Girdle and the upper limbs Pelvic Girdle and the lower limbs |
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How many bones does the appendicular skeleton have? |
126 |
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What does the pectoral girdle connect and include? |
Connects the upper limbs to the trunk |
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What does the scapula have? |
Glenoid Cavity, Caracoid Process, Acromion Process, Scapular Spine |
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Describe Glenoid Cavity |
Articulates with the humerus to form the shoulder joint |
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Describe Coracoid Process |
The smaller process |
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Acromion Process |
Articulates with the distal end of the clavicle |
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Describe Scapular Spine |
Dives the scapula into the supraspinous fossa and the infraspinous fossa |
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What does the upper limb contain? |
- bones of the arm: the humerus, proximal area of the limb from the scapula to the elbow - bones of the wrist and hand: carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges |
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Which is more massive: pelvic girdle or pectoral girdle |
pelvic girdle |
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What is the pelvic girdle attached to? |
Axial Skeleton |
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What does the pelvic girdle consist of? |
2 large hip bones or coxal bones |
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Pelvic Girdle each a fusion of what 3 bones? |
The ilium, the ischium, and the pubis |
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Where do the hips and femur articulate with the sacrum? |
Hips: sacroiliac Joints Femur: acetabulum |
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Femur |
Sole bone of the thigh |
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Patella |
kneecap, sliding over the anterior surface of the knee joint |
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What bones form the ankle bones? |
Tarsal bones |
