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Chapter 6 III
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Anatomy
11th Grade
10/25/2010

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pectoral girdle
Definition
attach bones of upper extremities to the axial skeleton
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clavicles
Definition
long slender collarbones with a double curvature.
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scapulae
Definition
shoulder blades. large triangular flat bones on posterior of thorax
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glenoid cavity
Definition
shoulder socket. articulates humerus. 
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humerus
Definition
largest upper extremity bone. articulates with scapula and radius/ulna.
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deltoid tuberosity
Definition
attachment for deltoid muscles.
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radial fossa
Definition
depression that receives the head of the radius when forearm is extended.
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coronoid fossa
Definition

depression that receives ulna when forearm is extended.

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olcranon fossa
Definition

depression that receives olcranon of the ulna when forearm is extended.

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ulna
Definition
little finger side forearm bone
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radius
Definition
thumb side forearm bone
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radial tuberosity
Definition
attachment for biceps brachii
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carpals
Definition
eight wrist bones. 2 rows.
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metacarpals
Definition
5 palm bones. 2 rows.
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phalanges
Definition
14 per hand/foot. I-V
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phalanx
Definition
individual phalanges bones. proximal, middle, distal.
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pelvic girdle
Definition
coxal (hip) bones. strong and stable support for the lower extremities.
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pubic symphysis 
Definition
fibocartlagenous joint which anteriorly unites the hip bones.
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aceabulum
Definition
fission area of 3 coxal bones (ishium, illium, pubis) and socket for the head of the femur.
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femur
Definition
largest and heaviest bone of the body.
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patella
Definition
kneecap. small triangular sesmoid bone. develops in the tendons of the quadriceps femoris.
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tibia
Definition
shinbone. larger bone of lower leg, bears major portion of weight.
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tibial tuberosity
Definition
attachment for patellar ligament
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fibula
Definition
smaller lower leg bone
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tarsals
Definition
bones of ankle (7)
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metatarsals
Definition
bones of foot, distal to cuneiforms and proximal to phalanges.
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longitudinal arch
Definition
calcaneous to distal metatarsals
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transverse arch
Definition
navicular, 3 cuneiforms, cuboid, and proximal metatarsals.
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