Exam 8: The Skeletal System: Articulations

The thumb has no middle phalanx.

Figure 8.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the iliac crest?

Describe carpal tunnel syndrome.

The large processes on the proximal end of the humerus are called tubercles, but the similar landmarks on the femur are called .

Which bone is the keystone of the medial arch of the foot?

Figure 8.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the weakest region of the femur, which may be fractured in a fall?

As one ages, the upper-lower (UL) body ratio changes from about 1.7:1 at birth to 1:1 at puberty.

Figure 8.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the greater tubercle of the humerus?

The pectoral girdle consists of the clavicle and the .

By anatomical definition, the leg extends from the

The area between the crest of the ilium and the arcuate line is called the

The ischium has all of these features listed below except the

Figure 8.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates a depression that is the site where a femoral ligament attaches to the acetabulum?

Figure 8.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates a pad of a fibrocartilage known as the pubic symphysis?

The head of the femur has a(n) , from which a ligament extends that attaches to the inner surface of the acetabulum.

The coronoid process is found on which of the bones listed below?

The pubic bone is characterized by all of the following except that it

The posterior inferior iliac spine is superior to the ischial spine.

Which of the bones listed below is not found a carpal bone?

In anatomical position, the is the most lateral bone in the leg.