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Musculoskeletal Sys.
Division of the Skeleton: The Upper and Lower Extremities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| clavicle | the collar bone or clavicula |
| clavicular | pertaining to the collar bone |
| scapula | the shoulder blade |
| glenoid | socket-like |
| acromion | the lateral extension of the projecting spine of the scapula |
| humerus | the upper arm bone |
| radius | the shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones located on the side of the thumb |
| ulna | the forearm bone on the side of the little finger that extends form the wrist to the elbow |
| carpus | the eight bones of the wrist |
| metacarpus | the five bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers |
| phalanx phalanges | any bone of a finger or toe, each finger or toe having three such bones and the thumb and great toe having two |
| acetabulum | the hip socket |
| os innominatum | the innominate bone forming the lateral half of pelvis |
| os coxae | the hip bone or pelvic bone |
| femur | the thigh bone; longest and strongest bone in human body |
| patella | the knee-cap |
| tibia | the shin bone |
| fibula | the smaller lateral bone of the lower leg; one longest and thinnest bone in the body |
| tarsus | the ankle; 7 bones of the ankle including the heel bone |
| calcaneus | the heel bone |
| metatarsus | the part of the foot between the tarsus and the toes |
| phalangeal | pertaining to a phalanx or the phalanges |
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