Question | Answer |
CLAVICLE | Collar bone. |
SCAPULA | The shoulder blade. |
ACROMION | The extension of the scapula that joins with the clavicle to form a joint above the shoulder. |
COSTAL CARTILAGE | Cartilaginous attachment of the ribs and sternum. |
STERNUM | Breastbone |
XIPHOID PROCESS | The lowest portion of the sternum. |
MANUBRIUM | The upper portion of the sternum. |
RIBS | 12 pairs; the first 7 pairs join the sternum. |
HUMERUS | Upper arm bone. |
ULNA | Medial lower arm (forearem) bone. |
OLECRANON | the proximal bony process of the ulna at the elbow. |
RADIUS | Lateral lower arm (forearem) bone. |
CARPALS | Wrist bones; there are two rows of four bones in the wrist. |
METACARPALS | The five bones of the palm of the hand. |
PELVIC GIRDLE | This collection of bones supports the truck of the body and articulates with the femur to form the hip joint. |
ILIUM | The uppermost and largest portion of the pelvis. |
ISCHIUM | The posterior part of the pelvis. |
PUBIS | The anterior part of the pelvis. |
PUBIC SYMPHYSIS | The two pubic bones in the pelvis. They are joined by a fibrocartilaginous disk. |
PHALANGES | Finger and toe bones |
METACARPALS | The five bones of the palm of the hand. |
FEMUR | Thigh bone; this is the longest bone in the body. |
PATELLA | Knee cap; this is a small, flat bone that lies in front of the articulation between the femur and one of the lower leg bones called the tibia. |
TIBIA | Larger of the two bones of the lower leg; the tibia runs under the skin in the front part of the leg. |
FIBULA | Smaller of the two lower leg bones; this thin bone, well hidden under the leg muscles, runs parallel to the tibia. |
TARSALS | Bones of the hind part of the foot ; these severn short bones resemble the carpal bones of the wrist but are larger. |
MATATARSALS | Bones of the midfoot; there are five metatarsal bones, which are similar to the metacarpals of the hand. |
VERTEBRAL COLUMN (CTLSC) | Cervical; Thoracic; Lumbar; Sacral; Coccyx |
CRANIAL BONES | Bones of the skull |
PARIETAL BONE | The two bones (one on each side of the skull)that form the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium. |
CORONAL SUTURE | Is the connection across the skull between the two parietal bones and the frontal bone. |
FRONTAL BONE | Forms the forehead and the roof of the bony sockets that contain the eyes. |
TEMPORAROL BONE | The two bones that form the lower sides and bae of the cranium. |
OCCIPITAL BONE | Forms the back and base of the skull and joins the parietal and temporal bones, forming a suture. |
SPHENOID BONE | The bat-shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and forms part of the base of the skull. |
ETHMOID BONE | The thin delicate bone that supports the nasal cavity and forms part of the orbits of the eyes. |
MASTOID PROCESS | A round process of the temporal bone behind the ear |
STYLOID PROCESS | Pole-like process extending downward from the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw. |
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT | The area of connection between the temporal and mandibular bones. |
MENTAL FORAMEN | The opening in the mandible tht allows blood vessels and nerves to enter and leave. |
NASAL BONES | The two slender bones that support the bridge of the nose. |
LACRIMAL BONES | The two small, thin bones located at the corner of each eye. |
MAXILLARY BONES | The upper jawbone. |
MANDIBULAR BONE | The lower jawbone. |
ZYGOMATIC BONES | The two bones, one on each side of the face, that form the high portion of the cheek. |
VOMER | the thin, single, flat bone that forms the lower portion of the masal septum. |
SINUSES | Air cavities located in specific places within the cranial and facial bones to lighten the skull and warm and moisten air as it passes through. |
CERVICAL CURVE | Cervical vertebrae C1-C7 Throat and neck area |
THORACIC CURVE | Thoracic vertebrae T1-T12 Rib area |
LUMBAR CURVE | Lumbar vertebrae L1-L5 Lower back area |
SACRAL CURVE | Sacral vertebrae (sacrum) pelvic area |
COCCYX | Tailbone |