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bones
bones of human skeleton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| frontal bone | forehead -axial |
| nasal bone | bridge of nose/ nose -axial |
| zygomatic bone | upper cheekbone- axial |
| maxilla | upper jaw- axial |
| mandible | chin area, only moveable part of skull |
| clavicle | collarbone- appendicular |
| sternum | middle of chest- axial |
| scapula | shoulder blade- appendicular |
| costal cartilage | rib cartilage- axial |
| vertebrae | whole spine- axial |
| ilium | hip bone- appendicular |
| ischium | butt bone-appendicular |
| pubis | bone around private area-appendicular |
| coxal bone | ilium, ischium, and pubis |
| humerus | upper arm-appendicular |
| radius | lower arm bone aligned with thumb- appendicular |
| ulna | second lower arm bone- appendicular |
| carpals | wrist- appendicular |
| metacarpals | long bone that connects palm and fingers- appendicular |
| phalanges | fingers- appendicular |
| femur | above patella, upper leg bone- appendicular |
| patella | kneecap- appendicular |
| tibia | lower leg bone- medial, inside- appendicular |
| fibula | smaller lower leg bone- lateral- appendicular |
| tarsals | ankles- appendicular |
| metatarsals | long bone that connects toes and ankle- appendicular |
| digital/phalanges | toes- appendicular |
| parietal bone | posterior upper skull- axial |
| occipital bone | posterior lower skull- axial |
| cervical vertebrae | superior (7 ) spine - axial |
| thoracic vertebrae | middle (12 ) spine- axial |
| lumbar vertebrae | inferior (5 ) spine- axial |
| sacrum | tailbone- axial |
| coccyx | baby little tail- axial |
| calcaneus | tarsal bone- appendicular |
| talus | heel bone |
| longest and strongest bone | femur |