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Name: ____________________________________
1)
The ________________________skeleton includes the bones of
the upper and lower extremities and the shoulder and hip girdles.
A. Appendicular
2)
The appendicular skeleton functions primarily to facilitate
_____________________________.
C. carpal
3)
The pectoral or shoulder girdle attaches the bones of the
_____________________________to the axial skeleton.
D. collar bone
4)
The clavicle or __________________________lies horizontally in
the superior and anterior part of thorax superior to the first rib.
F. humerus(2x)
5)
The clavicle, one of the most frequently ______________ bones in
the body, transmits mechanical force from the upper limb to the
trunk.
H. medial aspect
6)
7)
8)
9)
The _________________________________or shoulder blade
articulates with the clavicle and the humerus.
The scapulae articulate with other bones anteriorly, but are held in
place posteriorly only by complex shoulder and back
_________________________________.
B. broken
E. coxal
G. lateral aspect
I. metacarpal
J. Movement
K. musculature
L. pelvic girdle
M. phalanges
Each _______________________consists of 30 bones including
the humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges.
N. scapula
The _________________________________ is the longest and
largest bone of the upper limb.
P. upper limb
1. It articulates proximally with the ______________________
and distally at the elbow with both the radius and ulna.
O. scapula
Q. upper limbs
10) The ulna is located on the ________________________________ of the forearm.
11) The radius is located on the ____________________ (thumb side) of the forearm
12) The radius and ulna articulate with the _____________ at the elbow joint, with each
other, and with three carpal bones.
13) The eight ____________________________bones, bound together by ligaments,
comprise the wrist.
14) Five __________________________________-bones are contained in the palm of
each hand.
15) Each hand contains 14____________________________________, three in each
finger and two in each thumb.
16) The _______________________-consists of two hipbones (coxal bones) and provides
a strong and stable support for the lower extremities, on which the weight of the body is
carried.
17) Each hipbone (______________________bone) is composed of three separate bones
at birth: the ileum, pubis, and ischium.
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18) These bones eventually fuse at a depression called
the______________________________, which forms the socket
for the hip joint.
19) The larger of the three components of the hip bone and articulates
(fuses) with the ischium and pubis. _____________________
A. Acetabulum
B. birth canal
C. childbirth
20) Bone marrow aspiration or bone marrow biopsy are frequently
performed on the ____________________________in adults.
D. female
21) The ________________________is the inferior, posterior portion
of the hip bone.
F. greater
22) The _______________________is the anterior and inferior part of
the hip bone.
H. iliac crest
E. femur
G. Ileum
23) Together with the sacrum and coccyx, the two hipbones (coxal
bones) form the____________________.
I. ischium
24) The ____________________(false) and ________________(true)
pelvis are anatomical subdivisions of this basin-like structure.
K. lesser
25) Pelvimetry, the measurement of the size of the inlet and the outlet
of the_______________________, is important during pregnancy
M. maximize
26) Male bones are generally larger and heavier than those of the
_______________; the male’s joint surfaces also tend to be larger.
27) Muscle attachment points are more well-defined in the bones of a
male than of a female due to the larger size of the
________________________________in males.
28) A number of anatomical differences exist between the pelvic girdles
of females and those of males, primarily related to the need for a
larger pelvic outlet in females to facilitate____________________.
J. kneecap
L. lower extremity
N. muscles
O. pectoral
P. pelvic girdle
Q. pelvis
R. pubis
S. tibia
29) The ________________________girdle does not directly articulate
with the vertebral column; the pelvic girdle does.
30) The pectoral girdle sockets are shallow and _________________ movement; those of
the pelvic girdle are deeper and allow less movement.
31) The structure of the pectoral girdle offers more movement than strength;
the________________________________, more strength than movement.
32) Each _________________________________is composed of 30 bones, including the
femur, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges.
33) The _________________________or thighbone is the largest, heaviest, and strongest
bone of the body.
34) It articulates with the hip bone and the_______________________________.
35) The patella or ___________________________is a sesamoid bone located anterior to
the knee joint.
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36) The patella functions to increase the leverage of the tendon of the
_________________________________muscle, to maintain the
position of the tendon when the knee is bent, and to protect the
knee joint.
37) Patellofemoral _______________________________________is
a common knee problem in runners.
D. Tibia and Fibula
38) The tibia or ______________________is the larger, medial,
weight-bearing bone of the leg.
39) The _____________________________is parallel and lateral to
the tibia.
40) Seven ________________________bones constitute the ankle
and share the weight associated with walking.
41)
Five _____________________________bones are contained in
the foot.
42) The arrangement of ______________________in the toes is the
same as that described for the fingers and thumb above fourteen bones in each foot.
A. arches
B. break
C. fibula
D. mesoderm
E. metatarsal
F. phalanges
G. quadriceps
femoris
H. shinbone
I. skull
J. stress syndrome
K. surgical
L. tarsal
43) The bones of the foot are arranged in two non-rigid ___________ that enable the foot to
support the weight of the body; provide an ideal distribution of body weight over the
hard and soft tissues, and provide leverage while walking.
44) Bone forms from ____________________________by intramembranous or
endochondrial ossification.
45) The _____________________________begins development during the fourth week
after fertilization
46) The term hip fracture most commonly applies to a ____________ in the bones
associated with the hip joint.
47) Hip fractures often require ___________________treatment.