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Skeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many bones are in the skeletal system? | 206 |
| Osteology is the study of? | Bones |
| The bone that extends from the top of the eyes to the top of the head and forms a forehead. | Frontal bone |
| Two bones that form the crown and upper sides of the head. | Parietal bone |
| The bone that forms the back of the skull, indenting above the nape area. | Occipital bone |
| Two bones located on either side of the head, directly above the ears and below the parietal bones. | Temporal bones |
| Located behind the eyes and nose and connects all the bones of the cranium. | Sphenoid |
| The spongy bone between the eyes that forms part of the nasal cavity. | Ethmoid |
| Lower jaw and the largest bone of the facial skeleton. | Mandible |
| The two bones of the upper jaw. | Maxillae |
| The two bones which join to form the bridge of the nose. | Nasal |
| Two bones that form the upper cheek and the bottom of the eye socket. | Zygomatic |
| The smallest two bones of the facial skeleton and forms the front part of the inner, bottom wall of the eye socket. | Lacrimal |
| Two spongy bones that form the sides of the nasal cavity. | Turbinal |
| The bone in the center of the nose that divides the nasal cavity. | Vomer |
| Two bones that form the roof of the mouth and the floor of the eye sockets. | Palatine |
| Seven bones that form the top part of the spinal column. | Cervical vertebrae |
| The U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the muscles of the tongue. | Hyoid |
| The bone that forms the area from the throat to the shoulder. | Clavicle |
| The large, flat bone extending from the middle of the back upward to the joint where it attaches to the clavicle. | Scapula |
| Largest bone of the upper arm, extends from the elbow to the shoulder. | Humerous |
| The small bone on the thumb side of the lower arm or forearm. | Radius |
| The bone located on the little finger side of the lower arm and forearm. | Ulna |
| The eight small bones held together by ligaments to form the wrist or carpus. | Carpals |
| The five long, thin bones that form the palm of the hand. | Metacarpals |
| The 14 bones that form the digits or fingers/toes. | Phalanges |
| The thigh bone or longest bone in the body. | Femur |
| Kneecap, site over the front of the knee joint. | Patella |
| Shinbone , is the inner and larger of the two leg bones, extending from the knee to the ankle. | Tibia |
| The outer and narrower of the two lower leg bones, extending from the knee to the ankle. | Fibula |
| Ankle bone, sits above the heel bone and forms the lower part of the ankle joint. | Talus |
| Five long, slender bones that connect the phalanges to the tarsals. | Metatarsals |
| Seven bones that make up the mid foot and rear foot. | Tarsal |
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