Chapter 8 - Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

bones that make up pectoral girdle

Answer 1

clavicle
scapula

Question 2

calvicle

sternal end

Answer 2

articulates with the manubrium of the sternum

Question 3

acromial end

Answer 3

articulates with the acromion of hte scapula

Question 4

scapula

acromion

Answer 4

large posterior projection
forms tip of shoulder
identifier for IM injections

Question 5

coracoid process

Answer 5

• small anterior projection

Question 6

spine of scapula

Answer 6

• posterior ridge meets acromion
• shoulder blade

Question 7

supraspinous fossa

Answer 7

• depression superior to spine
• location of supraspinatus muscle

Question 8

infraspinous fossa

Answer 8

• depression inferior to spine
• location of infraspinatus muscle

Question 9

head of humerus

Answer 9

fits into the glenoid cavity of scapula

Question 10

humerus

anatomical neck

Answer 10

• between the head and the tubercles
• contains epiphyseal plate

Question 11

humerus

surgical neck

Answer 11

• narrow portion of bone
• distal to tubercles
• common fracture site