appendicular skeleton

Question 1

girdle

Answer 1

an encircling or confining structure

Question 2

pelvic girdle

Answer 2

the encircling bony structure supporting the lower limbs

Question 3

pectoral girdle/shoulder girdle (thoracic girdle)

Answer 3

the encircling bony structure supporting the upper limbs

Question 4

leg

Answer 4

lower leg

Question 5

thigh

Answer 5

upper leg

Question 6

trochanter

Answer 6

large, blunt process

Question 7

sesamoid bone

Answer 7

small, flat and round bone developed in tendons

Question 8

shin splints (tibial stress syndrome)

Answer 8

irritated and swollen muscles, often caused by overuse; can progress to stress fractures

Question 9

transverse arch

Answer 9

formed by a difference in curvature between medial and lateral borders of the foot

Question 10

flat feet

Answer 10

low or absent longitudinal arch; tend to pronate, roll foot inward

Question 11

cavus feet

Answer 11

high longitudinal arch; tend to supinate, roll foot outward