What does the term ‘appendicular skeleton’ refer to?
The part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle, upper extremities, pelvic girdle, and lower extremities.
What are the components of the pectoral girdle?
Clavicle and scapula.
What is the Latin term for ‘shoulder blade’?
Scapula.
What are the upper extremities of the appendicular skeleton?
Shoulder girdle, arm, forearm, and hand.
Fill in the blank: The _______ is the Latin term for ‘basin’, referring to the pelvic girdle.
pelvis
Which bone is referred to as the ‘humerus’?
The arm bone.
What are the two bones of the forearm?
Radius and ulna.
Name the components of the hand.
Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges.
What is the clinical significance of the scaphoid bone?
Scaphoid fractures.
What are the three types of phalanges?
Proximal, middle, distal.
What is the clinical significance of the metacarpals?
Boxer’s fracture/metacarpal fracture.
What is the Latin term for ‘shin’?
Tibia.
What is the role of the iliac crest?
It serves as a landmark for bone marrow aspiration.
What are the main components of the pelvic girdle?
Os coxae, femur, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges.
What are the two parts of the femur?
Head and neck.
Fill in the blank: The _______ is a clinical term associated with tibial tuberosity.
Osgood-Schlatter’s disease
What is the clinical significance of the fibula?
Boot top fractures and spiral fractures.
What are the tarsal bones of the foot?
Talus, calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, cuneiform.
What does ‘hallux’ refer to?
The great toe.
What is the clinical significance of an avulsion fracture?
It can occur in various bones, including those of the foot.
What is the function of the acromioclavicular joint?
It connects the acromion of the scapula to the clavicle.
What is the anatomical significance of the greater sciatic notch?
It is a landmark in the pelvic girdle.
True or False: The coracoid process is part of the scapula.
True.
