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Posterior Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |