Introduction to The Appendicular Skeleton

Introduction to The Appendicular Skeleton

This text provides a brief introduction to the pectoral girdle, bones of the upper limb, the pelvic girdle & pelvis, bones of the lower limb, and development of the appendicular skeleton.

Topics

  • acetabulum
  • acromial end of the clavicle
  • acromial process
  • acromioclavicular joint
  • acromion
  • adductor tubercle
  • anatomical neck
  • ankle joint
  • anterior border of the tibia
  • anterior inferior iliac spine
  • anterior sacroiliac ligament
  • anterior superior iliac spine
  • apical ectodermal ridge
  • arcuate line of the ilium
  • arm
  • auricular surface of the ilium
  • base of the metatarsal bone
  • bicipital groove
  • calcaneus
  • capitate
  • capitulum
  • carpal bone
  • carpal tunnel
  • carpometacarpal
  • joint
  • clavicle
  • coracoclavicular ligament
  • coracoid process
  • coronoid fossa
  • coronoid process of the ulna
  • costoclavicular ligament
  • coxal bone
  • cuboid
  • deltoid tuberosity
  • distal radioulnar joint
  • distal tibiofibular joint
  • elbow joint
  • femur
  • fibula
  • fibular notch
  • flexor retinaculum
  • foot
  • forearm
  • fossa
  • fovea capitis
  • glenohumeral joint
  • glenoid cavity
  • gluteal tuberosity
  • greater pelvis
  • greater sciatic foramen
  • greater sciatic notch
  • greater trochanter
  • greater tubercle
  • hallux
  • hamate
  • hand
  • head of the femur
  • head of the fibula
  • head of the humerus
  • head of the metatarsal bone
  • head of the radius
  • head of the ulna
  • hip bone
  • hip joint
  • hook of the hamate bone
  • humerus
  • iliac crest
  • iliac fossa
  • ilium
  • inferior angle of the scapula
  • inferior pubic ramus
  • infraglenoid
  • tubercle
  • infraspinous fossa
  • intercondylar eminence
  • intercondylar fossa
  • intermediate cuneiform
  • interosseous border of the fibula
  • interosseous border of the radius
  • interosseous border of the tibia
  • interosseous border of the ulna
  • interosseous membrane of the forearm
  • interosseous membrane of the leg
  • interphalangeal joint
  • intertrochanteric crest
  • intertrochanteric line
  • intertubercular groove
  • sulcus
  • ischial ramus
  • ischial spine
  • ischial tuberosity
  • ischiopubic ramus
  • ischium
  • knee joint
  • lateral border of the scapula
  • lateral condyle of the femur
  • lateral condyle of the tibia
  • lateral cuneiform
  • lateral epicondyle of the femur
  • lateral epicondyle of the humerus
  • lateral malleolus
  • lateral supracondylar ridge
  • leg
  • lesser pelvis
  • lesser sciatic foramen
  • lesser sciatic notch
  • lesser trochanter
  • lesser tubercle
  • ligament of the head of the femur
  • limb bud
  • linea aspera
  • lunate
  • medial border of the scapula
  • medial condyle of the femur
  • medial condyle of the tibia
  • medial cuneiform
  • medial epicondyle of the femur
  • medial epicondyle of the humerus
  • medial malleolus
  • metacarpal bone
  • metacarpophalangeal joint
  • metatarsal bone
  • metatarsophalangeal
  • midcarpal joint
  • navicular
  • neck of the femur
  • neck of the radius
  • obturator foramen
  • olecranon fossa
  • olecranon process
  • patella
  • patellar surface
  • pectineal line
  • pectoral girdle
  • pelvic brim
  • pelvic girdle
  • pelvic inlet
  • pelvic outlet
  • pelvis
  • phalanx bone of the foot
  • phalanx bone of the hand
  • pisiform
  • pollex
  • posterior inferior iliac spine
  • posterior sacroiliac ligament
  • posterior superior iliac spine
  • proximal radioulnar joint
  • proximal tibiofibular joint
  • pubic arch
  • pubic body
  • pubic symphysis
  • pubic tubercle
  • pubis
  • radial fossa
  • radial notch of the ulna
  • radial tuberosity
  • radiocarpal joint
  • radius
  • sacroiliac joint
  • sacrospinous ligament
  • sacrotuberous ligament
  • scaphoid
  • scapula
  • shaft of the femur
  • shaft of the fibula
  • shaft of the humerus
  • shaft of the radius
  • shaft of the tibia
  • shaft of the ulna
  • soleal line
  • spine of the scapula
  • sternal end of the clavicle
  • sternoclavicular joint
  • styloid process of the radius
  • styloid process of the ulna
  • subpubic angle
  • subscapular fossa
  • superior angle of the scapula
  • superior border of the scapula
  • superior pubic ramus
  • supraglenoid tubercle
  • suprascapular notch
  • supraspinous fossa
  • surgical neck
  • sustentaculum tali
  • talus
  • tarsal bone
  • thigh
  • tibia
  • tibial tuberosity
  • trapezium
  • trapezoid
  • triquetrum
  • trochlea
  • trochlear notch
  • ulna
  • ulnar notch of the radius
  • ulnar tuberosity
  • appendicular skeleton
  • axial skeleton