ANTHROP 1AA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sagittal Suture, Tibia, Free Hand

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 1AA3
• Professor: Karen Mc Garry

Document Summary

Distal: furthest away from the center of the body. Proximal: the end nearest the center of the body. Metacarpals: five finger bones at the proximal end of the hand. Carpals: the eight hand bones furthest away the fingers. Radius: one of the two longs bones in the forearm; broad at distal and narrow at proximal. Ulna: the other long bone in the forearm; broad at proximal and narrow at distal. Humerus: single long bone of your upper arm. Glenoid fossa: slight depression in which the humerus fits to articulate with the scapula. Clavicle: shallow, elongated, s-shaped bone that connects the scapula with the sternum; the bone that runs vertically down the center of your chest. Femur: longest bone in the body; thigh bone. Postcranial: not forming part of the cranium, or skull. Growing length of the legs relative to the arms: humerofemoral index: (length of humerus/length of the femur)*100.