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11PE Skeleton
NCEA L1 Physical Education - Skeletal framework
Term | Definition |
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Skull | The bone in the head that contains the brain. |
Mandible | The jaw bone. |
Vertebrae | Bones that make up the spine. |
Clavicle | Commonly called the collar bone. |
Scapula | A bone in the shoulder. |
Humerus | The bone in the upper arm. This is the bone that hurts when you hit your elbow, the funny bone. |
Radius | One of the bones in the lower arm. This is the bone on the same side as your thumb. |
Ulna | One of the bones in the lower arm. This bone is on the same side as your pinky finger. |
Metacarpals | These are the bones in the fingures. |
Phalanges | These are the bones at the tip of the fingures and toes. |
Sternum | The bone in the center of the chest that the rib bones attach to. |
Ribs | The bones that make up the rib cage. |
Ilium | The hip bone. |
Femur | The bone in the upper leg. This is the longest and strongest bone in the human body. |
Petella | The knee bone. This bone is not connected to the other bones in the leg. |
Tibia | One of the bones in the lower leg. Commonly known as the shin bone. |
Fibula | One of the bones in the lower leg. This is the bone behind the tibia (shin bone). |
Metatarsals | These are the bones in the toes. |