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CTC M/S Bones
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| calcaneus | heel bone |
| tarsal | ankle bones |
| fibula | lower leg, thinner one (little lie) |
| tibia | lower leg, thicker one, carries weight |
| femur | thigh bone - largest in body |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| sacrum | center of pelvis, triangle shaped above coccyx |
| ilium | mouse ears of pelvis |
| vertebral column | spine running down your back |
| rib | cage around heart & lungs |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| cranium | top of skull |
| cervical vertebrae | top 7 bones of the spine in neck |
| humerus | arm above elbow to shoulder |
| ulna | bone that runs from pinkie to elbow |
| radius | bone that runs from thumb to elbow - push against it to take pulse |
| carpals | wrist bones |
| metacarpals | in the palms of your hands |
| phalanges | fingers and toes |
| maxilla | upper jaw |
| mandible | lower jaw |
| sternum | center of rib cage |
| xiphoid process | lowest soft, flexible piece of sternum |
| patella | knee cap |
| metatarsals | foot bones, between tarsals(ankles) and phalanges (toes) |
| occipital | back of the skull, just above neck |
| temporal | side of the skull, just above ears |
| frontal | front of skull, forehead |
| nasal | nose |
| mental foramen | tiny hole in the jaw (mandible) |
| sphenoid | on skull, between ear (temporal) and eye |
| lacrimal | inside eye socket |
| ethmoid | around eye socket |
| zygomatic | cheek bone |
| parietal | back of skull towards the top |
| medullary cavity | very center of long bone, made of yellow marrow |
| diaphysis | shaft of a long bone - compact tissue |
| epiphysis | ends of a long bone - spongy tissue |
| periosteum | outer covering of long bones |
| iliac crest | outer edge of ilium in pelvis |
| ischium | lowest part of pelvis, looks like a mask |