hands, arms, legs, feet vocab

clavicle

long, s-shaped, most frequently broken bone in the body

scapula

flat and attached to 17 muscles aiding in all type of shoulder movement

humerus

“funny bone”, ulnar nerve is exposed, provides sensation to 4th and 5th fingers.

unla

joins with humerus to make the elbow joint, pinky side.

radius

makes up wrist joint, thumb side.

carpals

8 short bones, provides support and stability to the joint.

metacarpals

long, palm, boxers fracture.

proximal phalange

closest phalange

distal phalange

furthest phalange

medial phalange

middle phalange, #2-5

pollex

thumb

coxae

each side of the pelvis, transfers weight from spine to legs.

ilium

flat bone, blood producer.

ischium

flat bone, supports body’s weight when seated.

pubis

supports internal organs

pubis symphysis

costal cartilage that forms a slightly flexible joint, hormones, relax it at the end of pregnancy to allow the pelvis to widen for childbirth.

acetabulum

where three bones of the coxae fuse, “hip dysplasia”

SI joint

weight from upper body is transferred to the legs, loosens with pregnancy.

femur

largest and strongest bone in the body, osteoporosis.

patella

“sesame seed”, sesamoid bone develops inside a tendon after birth to reduce stress over a joint.

tibia

2nd largest and strongest, bears all of the bodies weight, shin, forms inside ankle buldge.

fibula

not a weight bearer, stablizes ankle.

tarsals

7, short.

metatarsal

#1-5, starts w/ big toe