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Posterior Vocab
Term | Definition |
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cranium | skull |
clavicle | collar bone |
rib | flat bones connected to the breastbone |
humerus | upper arm long bone |
vertebra | individual pieces of the back bone |
radius | lower arm bone (top in anatomical position) |
ulna | lower arm bone (bottom in anatomical position) |
carpals | wrist bones |
phalanges | long finger and toe bones |
metacarpals | long hand bones |
femur | long upper leg bone |
tibia | larger lower leg bone |
fibula | smaller lower leg bone |
upper limb | all of the arm bones |
lower limb | all of the leg bones |
bones of pectoral girdle | collarbone and shoulder blade |
bones of pelvic girdle | hip/pelvic bones and bottom fused part of back bone |