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Skeletal word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Carpals | wrist |
| Metacarpals | bones on the back of the hand |
| Humerous | arm bone connecting the shoulder and elbow |
| Radius | thumb side of forearm |
| Ulna | pinkie side of forearm |
| Scapula | shoulder blade |
| Phalanges | fingers/ toes |
| Fibula | leg bone posterior to tibia |
| Tibia | shin bone |
| Patella | kneecap |
| Tarsals | ankle |
| Metatarsals | foot bones |
| Femur | leg bone connecting hip and knee |
| Pelvic Girdle | hip bones |
| Cranium | skull w/o the mandible |
| Skull | entire framework of the head |
| Cervical Vertebrae | above the thoracic, neck area, contains first 7 vertebrae |
| Thoracic Vertebrae | above the lumbar, chest area, contains 12 vertebrae |
| Lumbar Vertebrae | below thoracic, lower back area, contains 5 vertebrae |
| Sacrum | triangular bone in the lower back situated between the two hip bones (formed by fused vertebrae) |
| Maxilla | upper jaw, forms nose and eye socket |
| Mandible | jaw, jawbone |
| Clavicle | collarbone |
| Sternum | bone between ribs, middle of the chest |
| Costal Cartilage | connects ribs to sternum |
| Xiphoid Process | cartilaginous section at the lower end of the sternum |