Appendicular Skeletal System Overview

The part of the skeleton that includes the limbs (arms and legs) and the pectoral and pelvic girdles.

The bones that connect the upper limbs to the axial skeleton (skull, spine, rib cage).

A slender, doubly curved bone that connects the sternum (breastbone) to the scapula (shoulder blade).

The shoulder blade; a flat, triangular bone that forms part of the pectoral girdle.

The arms, including the bones of the arm, forearm, and hand.

One of the three bones that form the hip bone, located posteriorly.

Projections of the ischium, important landmarks in the pelvis.

Indent in the ischium, creating a passageway for nerves and vessels.

Bony prominence of the ischium felt when sitting, a key landmark

One of the three bones of the hip bone; located anteriorly.

Large opening (hole) in the pubis that's formed when the pubis meets to form the hip joint.

Cartilaginous joint connecting the pubic bones.

Angle formed by the pubic bones.

Superior portion of the pelvis, above the pelvic brim.

Inferior portion of the pelvis, below the pelvic brim.

The longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the human body, located in the thigh.

Sesamoid bone located anterior to the knee joint, within the patellar tendon.

Larger of the two lower leg bones, located medially.

Smaller of the two lower leg bones, located laterally.

Heel bone

The seven bones of the ankle region.

The five bones of the foot (between tarsals and phalanges).

The bones of the toes.

Narrower and deeper pelvis than the female pelvis.

Wider and shallower pelvis than the male pelvis, adapted for childbirth.

A flat, triangular bone of the shoulder girdle.

Two projections (processes) extending from the scapula.

Socket on the scapula for humerus articulation.

Long bone of the upper arm.

Forearm bones.

Wrist bones (8 small bones).

Hand bones (5 per hand).

Finger bones.

The part of the humerus where the shaft begins, common fracture site.

A medial condyle on the distal humerus.

Lateral condyle on the distal humerus.

Longer of the two forearm bones.

The fossa on the ulna that fits the trochlea of the humerus.

Large, prominent process on the proximal end of the ulna.

Anterior lip of the ulna's proximal end.

Lateral forearm bone.

Roughened area on the radius, for muscle attachment.

Two hip bones forming the pelvic girdle.

Deep socket in the hip bone for the femur.

Three fused bones composing the hip bone.

Upper edge of the ilium

The bony structure connecting the lower limbs to the axial skeleton.