Pectoral and Pelvic Girdles
What is the fibrocartilage disc that joins the two os coxae at the bottom?
Pubic Symphysis
Which defining feature on the proximal end of the humerus is facing medially?
Head
What feature on the proximal end of the tibia is facing the anterior?
Tibial tuberosity
Which number metacarpal and phalange is the thumb?
One
Which cells build bone and which break down in a process called resorption?
Osteoblasts build, while osteoclasts break down via resorption
What defining feature is on the inferior/posterior side of the clavicle?
Conoid tubercle
In anatomical position, which forearm bone is medial to the other?
Ulna
Which feature on the proximal end of the femur faces laterally?
Greater trochanter
How many phalanges are in each finger and the thumb? And each toe and big toe?
fingers and toes 2-5 have proximal, middle and distal phalanges, the thumb and big toe have only proximal and distal
Having low bone mass is called what?
Osteopenia
What is the name of the deep fossa in the os coxa that the head of the femur articulates with?
Acetabulum
Head of the radius articulates with which part of the humerus?
Capitulum
What feature on the shaft of the femur is only visible from the posterior?
Linea aspera
Describe the carpal tunnel
A space for tendons on the anterior side of the wrist, made by the arrangement of the carpal bones
What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is extreme osteopenia
The arcuate line forms part of what defining feature of the pelvic girdle?
Pelvic Brim
When the radius is facing anteriorly, which side is it's styloid process on?
Left
Name the two places of the femur and tibia that articulate with each other.
Medial and Lateral Condyles of both bones
The tibia articulates with which tarsal bone to form the ankle joint?
Talus
When excessive proliferation of osteoclasts leads to a higher proportion of spongy bone than compact bone, and bones end up being enlarged and brittle, you have what disease?
Paget’s disease
What features can easily distinguish the lateral border of the scapula? (Name at least two)
Glenoid cavity/infraglenoid tubercle/coracoid process/acromion
Which defining features on the distal end of the humerus is visible from the anterior? (Four of them)
Capitulum and trochlea / radial and coronoid fossae
At which two places does the fibula articulate with the tibia?
Lateral epicondyle at proximal end and Fibular notch at distal end
The radius articulates with which two forearm bones to form the wrist joint?
Scaphoid and Lunate
Bones can also become too flexible, from softening, and cause what disease in children? What is it called in adults?
Rickets in children
Osteomalacia in adults