HCS 212 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
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What type of joint is formed between the radius and ulna? - Answer pivot joint
Identify the type of movement enabled by the articulation between the radius and ulna at
the elbow. - Answer supination
Which region of the clavicle is known as the acromial end? - Answer Lateral
The clavicle belongs to which of the following areas? - Answer appendicular skeleton
Identify the bones that make up the wrist. - Answer Carpals
Eight carpals make up the wrist.
What type of bones are the phalanges? - Answer long bones; although phalanges are
small in size, their elongated shape qualifies them as long bones
How many phalanges are located in the hand? - Answer Three phalanges make up each
finger (4 x 3) except the thumb which contains 2 phalanges
Which digit is composed of only two phalanges? - Answer thumb;
Identify the landmark found on the proximal end of the humerus. - Answer greater
tubercle
Identify the depression found on the posterior surface of the distal humerus - Answer
olecraneon fossa; the large depression at the distal end of the humerus
Identify the region of the humerus that articulates with the ulna, located between the
medial epicondyle and capitulum. - Answer trochlea;
Which of the following landmarks is found on the distal end of the humerus? - Answer
lateral epicondyle ; is on the distal surface of the bone. It serves as the site of muscle
attatchment
What part of the humerus articulates with the scapula to form the shoulder joint? -
Answer head; the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the
scapulae to form the shoulder joint
Both sets of bones have __________. - Answer an interosseous membrane
Which of the following landmarks is found on the posterior surface of the scapula? -
Answer spine
Identify the socket of the shoulder joint. - Answer the glenoid fossa; a round, flat surface
that serves as the socket of the shoulder joint. Because of its flat nature, the joint is
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