APPENDICULAR SKELETON (MIDTERM) |THE SMART WAY TO PASS | REAL TESTS, REAL RESULTS!

APPENDICULAR SKELETON (MIDTERM) |THE SMART WAY
TO PASS | REAL TESTS, REAL RESULTS!
Scapula Answer: shoulder blade; flat triangular bone of the posterior shoulder.
Acromion Answer: Akron (tip) + omos (shoulder); lateral projection of the scapula forming the
point of the shoulder.
Coracoid process Answer: Korax (crow) + process; hook-like scapular projection for muscle
and ligament attachment.
Glenoid cavity Answer: Glene (socket); shallow socket of the scapula that receives the humeral
head.
Infraspinous fossa Answer: Infra (below) + spina (spine) + fossa (ditch); depression below the
scapular spine.
Subscapular fossa Answer: Sub (under) + scapula + fossa; anterior depression of the scapula.
Supraspinous fossa Answer: Supra (above) + spina (spine) + fossa; depression above the
scapular spine.
Spine Answer: Spina (thorn); ridge on the posterior scapula or vertebral column projection.
Clavicle Answer: Clavicula (little key); collarbone connecting sternum to scapula.
Acromial end Answer: Acromion (shoulder tip); lateral end of the clavicle that articulates with
the scapula.
Sternal end Answer: Sternum (breastbone); medial end of the clavicle that articulates with the
sternum.
Humerus Answer: shoulder/upper arm; long bone of the upper arm.
Capitulum Answer: little head; rounded distal humerus surface that articulates with the radius.
Coronoid fossa Answer: Korone (crow) + fossa (ditch); depression on the humerus that receives
the ulna during elbow flexion.
Deltoid tuberosity Answer: Delta-shaped + tuber (swelling); rough area on the humerus where
the deltoid muscle attaches.
Intertubercular groove Answer: Inter (between) + tubercle + groove; groove between humeral
tubercles for the biceps tendon.


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, Greater tubercle Answer: Major (greater) + tuberculum (small bump); large proximal humerus
projection for rotator cuff attachment.
Lesser tubercle Answer: Minor (lesser) + tuberculum (small bump); smaller proximal humerus
projection for subscapularis attachment.
Humeral head Answer: Humerus + head; rounded proximal end that articulates with the glenoid
cavity.
Medial epicondyle Answer: Medius (middle) + epi (upon) + condyle; inner distal humerus
projection for forearm muscle attachment.
Lateral epicondyle Answer: Latus (side) + epi (upon) + condyle; outer distal humerus
projection for forearm muscle attachment.
Anatomical neck Answer: Neck (narrow part); groove directly below the humeral head.
Surgical neck Answer: Neck (narrow part); constricted area below the tubercles and common
fracture site.
Olecranon fossa Answer: Olecranon (elbow) + fossa (ditch); posterior humerus depression that
receives the olecranon during elbow extension.
Trochlea Answer: pulley; spool-shaped distal humerus surface that articulates with the ulna.
Radius Answer: spoke of a wheel; lateral forearm bone on the thumb side.
Neck Answer: narrow part; narrowed region below the head of a bone.
Radial head Answer: Radius + head; proximal end of the radius that articulates at the elbow.
Radial tuberosity Answer: Radius + tuber (swelling); rough area where the biceps brachii
attaches.
Styloid process Answer: Stylos (pillar/pen) + process (projection); slender pointed projection
for ligament and muscle attachment.
Ulna Answer: elbow/forearm; medial forearm bone on the little finger side.
Coronoid process Answer: Korone (crow) + process; projection of the mandible or ulna used
for muscle attachment or joint formation.
Olecranon process Answer: Olecranon (elbow) + process; bony point of the elbow on the ulna.
Styloid process Answer: Stylos (pillar/pen) + process (projection); slender pointed projection
for ligament and muscle attachment.


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