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What is the primary function of the bones of the shoulder girdle?
What is the primary function of the bones of the shoulder girdle?
- To support the skull and face
- To connect the bones of the upper limbs to the axial skeleton (correct)
- To provide protection to the vital organs
- To form the joints of the lower limbs
Which of the following bones articulates with the humerus to form the glenohumeral joint?
Which of the following bones articulates with the humerus to form the glenohumeral joint?
- Ulna
- Clavicle
- Scapula (correct)
- Carpals
What is the total number of phalanges in the upper and lower limbs?
What is the total number of phalanges in the upper and lower limbs?
- 20
- 28
- 56 (correct)
- 40
Which of the following bones is a triangular, flat bone?
Which of the following bones is a triangular, flat bone?
What is the name of the joint formed by the articulation of the clavicle and the acromion of the scapula?
What is the name of the joint formed by the articulation of the clavicle and the acromion of the scapula?
What is the total number of metacarpals in the upper limbs?
What is the total number of metacarpals in the upper limbs?
Which of the following bones is a slender bone that faces forward and extends between the manubrium of the sternum and the acromion of the scapula?
Which of the following bones is a slender bone that faces forward and extends between the manubrium of the sternum and the acromion of the scapula?
What is the name of the spine on the posterior surface of the scapula?
What is the name of the spine on the posterior surface of the scapula?
Which bone articulates with the glenoid fossa of the scapula to form the glenohumeral joint?
Which bone articulates with the glenoid fossa of the scapula to form the glenohumeral joint?
What is the smaller bone in the forearm?
What is the smaller bone in the forearm?
Which part of the humerus articulates with the radius and ulna to form the elbow joint?
Which part of the humerus articulates with the radius and ulna to form the elbow joint?
How many bones are in the wrist?
How many bones are in the wrist?
What is the name of the projection of bone that can be palpated as the tip of the elbow?
What is the name of the projection of bone that can be palpated as the tip of the elbow?
Which joint is formed by the articulation of the distal end of the radius with the carpal bones?
Which joint is formed by the articulation of the distal end of the radius with the carpal bones?
What is the proximal row of the wrist bones, listed from lateral to medial?
What is the proximal row of the wrist bones, listed from lateral to medial?
What is the function of the scaphoid and lunate in the wrist joint?
What is the function of the scaphoid and lunate in the wrist joint?
Which bone articulates with the acromion of the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint?
Which bone articulates with the acromion of the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint?
What is the joint formed by the articulation of the proximal end of the radius with the humerus?
What is the joint formed by the articulation of the proximal end of the radius with the humerus?
What is the name of the bones that form the palm of the hand?
What is the name of the bones that form the palm of the hand?
How many bones are in the fingers and thumb?
How many bones are in the fingers and thumb?
Which bone extends from the shoulder to the elbow?
Which bone extends from the shoulder to the elbow?
What is the function of the metacarpal bones?
What is the function of the metacarpal bones?
What are the three bones that fuse together to form the hip bone?
What are the three bones that fuse together to form the hip bone?
What is the name of the socket in the hip bone where the head of the femur articulates?
What is the name of the socket in the hip bone where the head of the femur articulates?
What is the shape of the inner surface of the wing of the ilium?
What is the shape of the inner surface of the wing of the ilium?
What is the purpose of the iliac crest?
What is the purpose of the iliac crest?
Which part of the pubis extends laterally to form part of the acetabulum?
Which part of the pubis extends laterally to form part of the acetabulum?
What is the function of the ischial tuberosities?
What is the function of the ischial tuberosities?
How many bones are in the thigh?
How many bones are in the thigh?
What is the longest bone in the body?
What is the longest bone in the body?
What is the patella?
What is the patella?
What is the shape of the patella?
What is the shape of the patella?
What is the main function of the fibula?
What is the main function of the fibula?
What is the name of the joint formed by the articulation of the tibia and the fibula at the upper end?
What is the name of the joint formed by the articulation of the tibia and the fibula at the upper end?
Which of the following bones forms part of the ankle joint?
Which of the following bones forms part of the ankle joint?
What is the name of the bony projection on the medial aspect of the tibia?
What is the name of the bony projection on the medial aspect of the tibia?
What is the function of the patella?
What is the function of the patella?
How many tarsal bones are there in the foot?
How many tarsal bones are there in the foot?
What is the name of the bone that articulates with the fibula at the distal tibiofibular joint?
What is the name of the bone that articulates with the fibula at the distal tibiofibular joint?
What is the structure of each metatarsal?
What is the structure of each metatarsal?
