A&P Skeleton #2 VET TECH

What is the name of the shoulder blade?

Scapula

What is the name of the shallow depression cranial to the

spine of the scapula? What is the name of the shallow depression caudal to the spine of the scapula?

Supraspinous fossa

Infraspinous fossa

What is the name of the distal edge of the scapula that articulates with the humerus?

The glenoid cavity

What is the name of the process at the distal end of the spine of the scapula

Acromion

What is the name of the long bone in the forelimb most proximal to the body?

Humerus

Where are the greater and lesser tubercule/tuberosity of the humerus?

Where are the medial and lateral epicondyles and the trochlea on the humerus

What are the names of the two long bones found distal to the humerus?

Radius and Ulna

Which is the longer, ulna or radius... what does the name of this bone mean in latin?

Ulna

Elbow

What is the name of the part of the Ulna which forms the elbow ?

Olecranon process

Where is the trochlear notch and the styloid process on the ulna?

On which end of the radius and ulna (proximal or distal) is the styloid process located?

distal

What is the term used for the "wrist"

Carpus

Do the digits count 1-5 medial to lateral or lateral to medial?

medial to lateral ( from the dew claw #1 outwards)

Name the bones of the foot proximal to distal starting at the carpal bones

metacarpal

sesemoids

phalanges ( proximal, middle, distal)

unguicular process

Name the three bones of the pelvis

ilium, ischium, pubis

Name the concave surface of the pelvis that articulates with the femur

acetabulum

What is the name of the large opening in the pelvis through which nerves and blood vessels pass?

Obturator foramen

Which end (distal or proximal) are the head, lesser and greater trochanter found on the femur?

proximal end

What type of bones are the patella and fabella?

Sesamoid bones

What are the names of the the two long bones distal to the femur? Which is smallest?

Tibia and fibula

Fibula is smallest ( just a little fib)

Which bone projects to form the hock, (and would be the humans "heel" bone?)

Calcaneus

The trochlea of the talus bone articulates to form which joint? Which other bone(s) are involved?

hock

Tibia and fibula

Name the bones distal to proximal on the cats foot, ending at the tarsals

ungicular process

phalanges (distal, middle and proximal)

sesamoid bones

metatarsals

tarsals