Human Anatomy Quiz: Joints

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Atlas

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

Atlas

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

axis

needle is inserted into the marrow of the sternum, and the sample is withdrawn; this procedure is called a

Sternal puncture Signup and view all the answers

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

Sternum Signup and view all the answers

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

Clavicle Signup and view all the answers

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

clavicle and a scapula Signup and view all the answers

The appendicular skeleton is composed of?

126 bone Signup and view all the answers

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

Intercostal spaces Signup and view all the answers

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

acromioclavicular (AC) joint Signup and view all the answers

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

Joints Signup and view all the answers

immovable joints (axial skeleton)s

Synarthroses Signup and view all the answers

Slightly movable

Amphiarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

Freely movable joints

Diarthroses Signup and view all the answers

Human Anatomy Quiz: Joints

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