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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cranium | portion of the skull enclosing the brain |
| frontal | front of skull |
| parietal | behind the frontal bone |
| occipital | situated at the back and lower part of the cranium |
| temporal | base of the cranium |
| zygomatic arch | bone extending forward from side of the skull |
| maxilla | upper jaw |
| mandible | lower jaw |
| nasal | lay side by side; nose |
| sphnoid | wedged between several other bones |
| vertebrae | backbone or spine |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| ulna | parallel to the radius |
| humerous | upper arm |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| carpal | allows the wrist to move and rotate vertically |
| metacarpal | run from the carpal to each finger |
| phalange | one of the bones of the finger and toe |
| sternum | unites with costal cartilage |
| rib | attacted to sternum |
| false rib | does not reach the sternum directly |
| floating rib | not connected to the sternum directly |
| ilium | uppermost and largest bone of the pelvis |
| ischium | lower back part of the hip bone |
| pubis | "penis" bone |
| femur | upper leg bone |
| patella | knee cap |
| tibia | inner bone in the calf region |
| fibula | outer bone in the calf region |
| tarsal | tibal rotation into the forefoot |
| metatarsal | central skeleton of the foot |