Tips of the Day

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Tips of the Day!
Do NOT learn bones based on size!
EX Just because a bone is big does not mean it
is the femur! For bone quizzes check out
lecture CD-ROM (skeletal system
chapter) eSkeletons website
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Proximal vs. Distal Ends
Proximal End of Femur
Distal End of Femur
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More Terminology
Anterior front Posterior rear Superior
above Inferior below Lateral side Medial
middle
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Deltoid Muscle attachment
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Humerus
Anterior View
Posterior View
Deltoid attachment

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The Ulna
Wrist ligament Attachment
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Ulna Humerus Articulation

• wrench-like trochlear notch grips trochlea
• olecranon process fits into olecranon fossa
• coranoid process fits into cononoid fossa

ULNA
HUMERUS
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Radius

• thumb-side of forearm
• radius rotates

Bicep attachment
Radial Tuberosity
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The Tibia
Tibial Tuberosity
Attachment of patellar ligament and quadriceps
Muscles (Pg. 215 in book)
Medial Malleolus
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Illium
Pubis
Ischium
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G. L. Sciatic Notches allow for nerve and
blood vessel passage
Greater Sciatic Notch
Lesser Sciatic Notch
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