Exam 8: The Skeletal System: Articulations

Figure 8.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates a deep hemispherical socket where all three pelvic bones intersect?

All of the bones of the digits are collectively known as

The bone in the upper limb that corresponds to the femur in the lower limb is the

Which of these bones of the appendicular skeleton are unpaired?

Which of the following bones primarily bears the weight of the body?

Describe two anatomical characteristics of the glenohumeral joint that contribute to the high degree of mobility at the shoulder.

When the forearm is flexed at the elbow, the coronoid process of the ulna fits into the fossa of the humerus.

Figure 8.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the anterior-most boundary of the intertubercular groove?

Figure 8.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter identifies the anterior superior iliac spine?

The anatomical neck of the humerus lies

Figure 8.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the gluteal tuberosity of the femur?

What is the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome?

The subscapular fossa lies inferior to the spine and faces posteriorly.

All of these bony landmarks contribute to the pelvic inlet (brim) except the

Figure 8.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the bony landmark of the humerus that articulates with the head of the radius?

The fibula

Identify the heads and all the notches of the radius and ulna, and explain how these bones articulate with each other and with the humerus.

The greater and lesser tubercles are sites of muscle attachment on the proximal lateral aspect of the femur.

Which of the following statements about the male pelvis is false?

The distal end of the ulna is the olecranon process.