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Skeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metatarsals | In the feet - meta means middle |
| Tarsals | In the feet |
| Fibula | smaller, lateral, lower leg bone |
| Tibia | larger, anterior, lower leg bone |
| Patella | knee cap |
| Femur | large, upper leg bone |
| Phalanges | in the fingers and toes |
| metacarpals | in the hands- meta means middle |
| carpals | in the hands |
| Ulna | lower forearm - pinky side |
| radius | lower forearm - thumb side |
| Humerus | large, upper arm bone |
| Xiphoid process | inferior of the sternum - chest |
| Scapula | shoulder blades - posterior |
| Manubrium | superior to sternum - chest |
| Clavical | collarbone |
| Iliac crest | superior region of the hip bones |
| Ilium | the main portion of hip bone |
| Ischium | inferior portion of the pelvic girdle |
| Coccyx | tail bone - inferior to sacrum |
| Sacrum | inferior to the lumbar vertebrae |
| Cervical vertebrae | "neck" vertebrae |
| Lumbar vertebrae | "lower" back vertebrae |
| Thoracic vertebrae | vertebrae attached to the ribs - "middle" back |
| Floating ribs | bottom 2 sets of ribs |
| False ribs | sets 8-10 |
| True ribs | sets 1-7 |
| sternum | chest |
| mandible | "lower" jaw |
| Maxilla | superior to mouth |
| Zygomatic bone | "cheek" area |
| cranium | upper skull |
| hinge joint | elbow, knee |
| ball & socket | shoulder, hip |
| pivot joint | neck, ulna & radius rotation |
| gliding joint | wrists |
| saddle joint | thumb |
| cartilaginous | vertebrae |
| fibrous | sutures of skull |