Appendicular Skeleton w/ Pictures

Acromion

Glenoid Cavity

Suprascapular Notch

Spine of Scapula

Coracoid Process

Infraspinous Process

Supraspinous Process

Subscapular Fossa

How do you determine scapula's between right and left? posterior and anterior?

the acromion will always be lateral and posterior

Deltoid Tuberosity

Head of Humerus

Greater Tubercle

Lesser Tubercle

Trochlea

Capitulum

Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus

Medial Epicondyle of Humerus

Coronoid Fossa

Olecranon Fossa

posterior side of humerus

How do you know if humerus is right or left? posterior or anterior?

- head will always be facing medial direction

- olecranon fossa is on posterior side and is larger than coronoid fossa

Radial Notch

always lateral

Olecranon Process

Trochlear Notch

Coronoid Process of Ulna

Styloid Process of Ulna

Head of Ulna

How do you determine ulna from right and left? posterior and anterior?

- styloid process and radial notch are always lateral

- face the trochlear notch away from you and look at the olecranon

-ask yourself - on what side is the radial notch?

-if it is on the right - it is a right ulna

- ulna is medial

Head of Radius

Neck of Radius

Styloid Process of Radius

Radial Tuberosity

How do you determine radius from right and left? posterior and anterior?

- radius aligns with thumb

- styloid process is always lateral

Carpals

Metacarpals

Phalanges

Tarsals

Metatarsals

Phalanges

Calcaneus

Talus

Head of Femur

Neck of Femur

Fovea Capitis

Greater Trochanter

lateral and posterior

Lesser Trochanter

medial and posterior

Medial Condyle of Femur

Medial Epicondyle of Femur

Lateral Condyle of Femur

Lateral Epicondyle of Femur

Intracondylar Notch

how to determine if femur is right or left? posterior or anterior?

- intracondylar notch = posterior

- head = medial

Head of Fibula

Lateral Malleolus of Fibula

how to determine if fibula is facing left or right? posterior or anterior?

- lateral malleolus = lateral

Intercondylar Eminence

Medial Malleolus of Tibia

Medial Condyle of Tibia

Lateral Condyle of Tibia

Tibial Tuberosity

Anterior Crest of Tibia

how to determine tibia from right and left? posterior and anterior?

- medial malleolus = medial

- anterior border = anterior side

Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine

Acetabulum

Ischial Spine

Sacroiliac Joint

Pubic Symphysis

Obturator Foramen

Ilium

Ischium

Iliac Fossa

Iliac Crest