ANAPHY REVIEW 9

Deltoid tuberosity

Raised area on lateral surface of humerus to which deltoid muscle attaches

Humerus

Arm bone

Clavicle and Sternum

Bones composing the shoulder girdle

Radius and Ulna

Forearm bones

Acromion

Point where clavicle and scapula connect

Scapula

Shoulder girdle bone that has no attachment to the axial skeleton

Clavicle

Shoulder girdle bone that articulates anteriorly with the sternum

Glenoid cavity

Socket in the scapula for the arm bone

Coracoid process

Process above the glenoid cavity that permits muscle attachment

Trochlea

Distal medial process of the humerus; joins the ulna

Clavicle

Commonly called the collarbone

Ulna

Medial bone of the foreman in anatomical position

Capitulum

Rounded knob on the humerus that articulates with the radius

Coronoid fossa

Anterior depression; superior to the trochlea; receives part of the ulna when the forearm is flexed

Ulna

Forearm bone involved in formation of the elbow joint

Scapula
Sternum

Bones that articulate with the clavicle

Carpals

Bones of the wrist

Phalanges

Bones of the fingers

Metacarpals

Heads of these bones form the knuckles

Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

Used to form the coral bone (hip bone)

Ischial tuberosity

Receives the weight of the body when sitting

Pubic symphysis

Point where the coxal bones join anteriorly

Iliac crest

Upper margin of the iliac bones

Acetabulum

Deep socket in the hip bone that receives the head of the thigh bone

Sacroiliac joint

Point where axial skeleton attaches to the pelvic girdle

Femur

Longest bone in the body, articulates with the coxal bone

Fibula

Lateral bone of the leg

Tibia

Medial bone of the leg

Patella, Femur, and Tibia

Bones forming the knee joint

Tibial tuberosity

Point where the patellar ligament attaches

Patella

Kneecap

Tibia

Shinbone

Medial malleolus

Distal process on medial tibial surface

Lateral malleolus

Process forming the outer ankle

Calcaneus

Heel bone

Tarsals

Bones of the ankle

Metatarsals

Bones forming the instep of the foot

Obturator foramen

Opening in a coxal bone formed by the pubic and ischial rami

Gluteal tuberosity and Greater and lesser trochanters

Sites of muscles attachmeant on the proximal end of the femur

Talus

Tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia