Name
Hour
STUDYGUIDE FOR APPENDICULAR SYSTEM
Pectoral Girdle and Upper Limbs
1. What is another name for the shoulder?
2. What 2 bones make up the shoulder?
a.
b.
3. Describe two ways in which shoulder joint differs from the hip joint?
a.
b.
4. What 2 bones does the clavicle articulate with?
a.
b.
5. Which end of the clavicle is more elongated, the sternal end or the acromial end?
6. Which bone does the acromial end articulate with?
7. Which bone does the sternal end articulate with?
8. What 2 bones does the scapula articulate with?
a.
b.
9. Which side is the spine of the scapula located on, the anterior or posterior side?
10. Which process is a continuation of the spine?
11. What does the coracoid process do?
12. Which part of the scapula receives the head of the humerus?
13. Are there greater and lesser tubercles on the proximal or distal end of the humerus?
14. What do the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus do?
15. THINK. Why is the olecranon fossa much deeper than the coronoid fossa?
16. Which bone articulates with the trochlea?
17. Which bone articulates with the capitulum?
18. THINK. What movement does the capitulum allow for, flipping your hand or bending your arm?
19. What is another name for the trochlear notch of the ulna?
20. Why is it called this?
21. What does the radial tuberosity do?
22. What do the styloid processes of the ulna and radius articulate with?
23. What is the carpus?
24. Why do you think there are so many carpals?
25. Are the bases of the metacarpals on the proximal or distal ends of the bones?
26. The joints between the metacarpals and the phalanges are more flexible than the joints within the
fingers. What additional movement makes this joint more flexible than the fingers, the movement
that allows for the spreading apart of the fingers or the bending of the fingers?
27. How are the metacarpals and phalanges numbered?
28. What is the singular term for phalanges?
Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limbs
29. What is another name for the pelvic girdle bones?
30. What 3 bones make up the coxal bone?
a.
b.
c.
31. When do these 3 bones fuse?
32. You can feel bones when you press on your hips. What part of the coxal bone are you feeling?
33. What is the sacroiliac joint?
34. What part of the coxal bone do you sit on?
35. Is the ischial spine on the anterior or posterior side of the coxal bone?
36. If a woman has abnormally large ischial spines, why is this a problem?
37. What does the greater sciatic notch do?
38. What does the obturator foramen do?
39. What is the name of the joint where the pubic bones fuse?
40. What connective tissue will one find within this joint?
41. What is the name of the hip socket?
42. What is the difference between the true pelvis and the false pelvis?
43. Why is it important that a female’s true pelvis is wider, shallower, and rounder than a male pelvis?
44. Using the pubic arch, how can you tell if the pelvis is male or female?
45. The length of the femur is roughly what fraction of the total body length?
46. What is the weakest part of the femur?
47. Are the greater and lesser trochanters on the proximal or distal end of the femur?
48. What do the greater and lesser trochanters of the femur do?
49. Are the lateral and medial epicondyles on the proximal or distal end of the femur?
50. What do the lateral and medial epicondyles of the femur do?
51. The prefix “epi-”generally means “above”. Where are the lateral and medial epicondyles located
in relation to the condyles?
52. What is the function of the condyles of the femur?
53. Where are the lateral and medial condyles of the tibia located?
54. THINK. The tibia and fibula are less flexible than the ulna and radius of the forearm. What
movement can the ulna and radius do that the tibia and fibula cannot do?
55. Which bone is the shinbone?
56. What is the intercondylar eminence of the tibia?
57. Is the tibial tuberosity on the proximal or distal end of the tibia?
58. What does the tibial tuberosity do?
59. What part of the tibia do you feel as the inner ankle bone?
60. What part of the tibia do you feel as the sharp ridge of your shin?
61. The fibula does not appear to be as important as the tibia. If you did not have a fibula, would this
be a problem still? Why?
62. What part of the fibula do you feel as the outer ankle bone?
63. What is the tarsus?
64. Which tarsal bone actually lies between the tibia and the heelbone?
65. What is the name of the heelbone?
66. How are the metatarsals and phalanges numbered?
67. How do the phalanges in the foot compare to the phalanges in the hand?
68. What are the three arches in the foot?
a.
b.
c.
69. Why do you suppose arches in the foot are necessary?