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Skeletal System
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Term | Definition |
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Frontal Bone | forhead |
Parietal Bone | Top and upper parts of the sides of the skull |
Temporal Bone | Include opening for the ear canals |
Occipital Bone | bone on the back of your head |
Maxilla | upper jaw |
Mandible | only movable bone of the face |
Zygomatic | cheer bones |
Vertebrae | individual bones that make up the spine |
7 Cervical vertebrae | 7 individual vertical vertebae |
Cervical | neck |
12 Thoracic vertebrae | 12 individual bones of the chest |
Thoracic | pertaining to chest |
5 Lumbar vertebrae | 5 individual vertebrae |
Lumbar | Lower back |
Sacrum | 5 fused bones |
coccyx | tail bone |
Sternum | breast bone |
Ribs | Protective cage connected to vertebrae |
Clavicle | collar bones |
Scapula | shoulder blades |
Femur | Thigh bone (strongest bone in body) |
Patella | Knee cap |
Tibia | middle thicker bone of lower leg |
Fibula | small bone behind tib /shin bone |
calcaneus | heel bone |
Phalanges | toes |
Metatarsals | make up instep |
Tarsals | the foot |
humerus | upper arm |
Ulna | pinky side of your arm |
radius | Thumbs side of your arm |
Joints | Points where 2 or more bones are connected |