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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the lower limb bones are attached to the axial skeleton by the _______ | pelvic girdle |
| the upper limb bones are attached to the axial skeleton by the _______ | pectoral girdle |
| the two major functions of the axial skeleton are _______ and _______ | support; to protect organs |
| the two major functions of the appendicular skeleton are ______ and _______ | allow manipulation mov.; locomotion |
| pectoral | flexibility; lightweight; shallow socket for limb attachment |
| pelvic | massive; weight-bearing; deep secure socket for limb attachment |
| projection on lateral surface of humerus to which the deltoid muscle attaches | deltoid tuberosity |
| arm bone | humerus |
| bones of the shoulder girdle | clavicle; scapula |
| bones of the forearm | radius; ulna |
| point where the scapula and clavicle connect | acromion |
| pectoral girdle bone that is freely movable | scapula |
| pectoral girdle bone that articulates anteriorly with the sternum | clavicle |
| socket in the scapula for the arm bone | glenoid cavity |
| process above the glenoid fossa that permits muscle attachment | coracoid process |
| commonly called the collarbone | clavicle |
| distal medial process of the humerus; joins the ulna | trochlea |
| medial bone of the forearm in anatomical position | ulna |
| rounded knob on the humerus that articualtes with the radius | capitulum |
| anterior depression, superior to the trochlea, that receives part of the ulna when the forearm is flexed | coronoid fossa |
| forearm bone most involved in formation of the elbow joint | ulna |
| bones that artiuclate with the clavicle | scapula and sternum |
| bones of the wrist | carpals |
| the fingers have three of these but the thumb has only two | phalanges |
| form the palm of the hand | metacarpals |