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Skeletal System
102.5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carpals | It's more bones held together by ligaments to form the wrist or carpus |
| Cervical Vertebrae | 7 bones that form the Top part of the spinal column involved in extended scalp massage |
| Clavicle | Carbon forms the area from the throat to the shoulder on the right and left side |
| Cranium | Consists of 8 bones that form the Top sides and back of the head encloses and protects the brain and primary sensory organs |
| Ethmoid | The spongy bone between the eyes that forms part of the nasal cavity |
| Femur | Thigh bone; longest bone in the body |
| Fibula | Outer and narrower of the 2 lower leg bones extending from the knee to the ankle |
| Flat Bones | Play shaped and located in the skull scapula and sternum |
| Frontal | Extends from the Top of the eyes to the Top of the head to form the forehead |
| Humerus | Largest bone of the upper arm extends from the elbow to the shoulder |
| Irregular Bones | Found in the wrist ankle or spinal column (the back ) |
| Lacrimal | Smallest 2 bones of the facial skeleton form the front part of the inner bottom wall of the eye socket |
| Long Bones | Found in the arms and legs |
| Mandible | Lower jaw and the largest bone of the facial skeleton |
| Maxillae | 2 bones of the upper jaw |
| Metacarpals | 5 long thin bones that form the Palm of the hand |
| Metatarsals | 5 long slender bones one for each digit that connects the phalanges to the tarsals |
| Nasal | 2 bones which joined form the bridge of the nose |
| Occipital Bone | Forms the back of the skull indenting above the nape area |
| Osteology | The study of bones |
| Palatine Hyoid | Are the 2 bones that form the roof of the mouth and the floor of the eye sockets |
| Parietal Bone | 2 bones that form the Crown in the upper sides of the head |
| Patella | Kneecap sits over the front of the knee joint |
| Phalanges | 14 bones that form the digits. each finger has 3 phalanges while the thumb has only 2 . 2 phalanges in the big toe and 3 in the four other toes |
| Radius | Small bone on the thumb side of the lower arm or forearm |
| Ribs | 12 pairs of curved bones which form the ribcage of the upper body |
| Scapula | Shoulder blade large flat bone extending upward from the middle of the back on the right and left side to the joint where it attaches to the clavicle |
| Skull | skeleton of the head and closes protects the brain an primary Sensory organs |
| Sphenoid | Located behind the eyes and nose and connects all the bones of the cranium |
| Sternum | Breastbone long narrow flat plate that forms the center of the front of the chest |
| Talus | Ankle bone sits above the heel bone and forms the lower part of the ankle; talus, tibia and fibula form the ankle joint |
| Tarsals | 7 bones that make up the midfoot and rearfoot including talus Calcaneus (heel), navicular, 3 cuneiform bones and the cuboid |
| Temporal Bone | 2 bones located on either side of the head directly above the ears and below the parietal bones |
| Thoracic vertebrae | 12 vertebrae in the chest region that formed the central region of the spine |
| Thorax | The Bony cage composed of the spine vertebrae sternum and the ribs also known as the chest |
| Tibia | Shinbone inner and larger of the 2 lower leg bones extending from the knee to the ankle |
| Turbinal | Are the 2 spongy bones that form the sides of the nasal cavity |
| Ulna | Small bone on the little finger side of the lower arm |
| Vomer | (nasal system) is the bone in the center of the nose that divides the nasal cavity |
| Zygomatic bone (malar) | 2 bones that form the upper cheek in the bottom of the eye socket |
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