Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

anchor

Answer 1

to secure firmly in position

Question 2

concave

Answer 2

a shape that curves inward, like the interior of a circle

Question 3

fracture

Answer 3

to crack or break

Question 4

opposable

Answer 4

capable of moving toward and touching the other digits on the same hand

Question 5

parallel

Answer 5

side by side and having the same distance continuously between them

Question 6

rotator cuff

Answer 6

a capsule with fused tendons that supports the arm at the shoulder joint

Question 7

splint

Answer 7

a piece of rigid material used for supporting a broken bone and keeping it from moving

Question 8

tubercle

Answer 8

a small rounded projection found on a bone

Question 9

This skeleton is divided into four sections:

Answer 9

*pectoral girdle

*upper limbs

*pelvic girdle

*lower limbs

Question 10

Each coxal bone is made of three irregular-shaped bones:

Answer 10

*ilium

*ischium

*pubis