Human Anatomy Quiz: Joints

This joint allows you to nod "yes."

has no body and the superior surfaces of its transverse processes contain large depressions that receive the occipital condyles of the skull.

acts as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas and skull above.

needle is inserted into the marrow of the sternum, and the sample is withdrawn; this procedure is called a

Is a typical flat bone and the result of the fusion of three bones - the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process.

are slender, doubly curved bones. Each of these attaches to the manubrium of the sternum medially and to the scapula laterally, where it helps to form the shoulder joint

Each pectoral girdle, or shoulder girdle, consists of two bones -

The appendicular skeleton is composed of?

are filled with the intercostal muscles, which aid in breathing.

formed by the cap of the shoulder (acromion) and the collar bone (clavicle).

Also called articulations, are the sites where two or more bones meet.

immovable joints (axial skeleton)s

Slightly movable

Freely movable joints