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Skeletal System
Bones
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hindmost bone of the skull, below the parietal bones; forms the back of the skull above the nape | Occipital bone |
| Form the sides and crown of the cranium | Parietal bones |
| Forms the forehead | Frontal bone |
| Form the sides of the head in the ear region | Temporal bones |
| Light spongy bone between the eye socks and forms part of the nasal cavities | Ethmoid bone |
| Joins all of the bones of the cranium together | Sphenoid bone |
| Form the bridge of the nose | Nasal bones |
| Small, thin bones located at the front inner wall of the eye sockets | Lacrimal bones |
| Cheekbones | Zygomatic (malar) bones |
| Bones of the upper jaw | Maxillae |
| Lower jawbone; largest and strongest bone of the face | Mandible |
| Thin layers of spongy bone on either the outer walls of the nasal depression | Turbinal bones |
| Flat, thin bone that forms part of hte nasal septum | Vomer bone |
| Forms the floor and outer wall of the nose, roof of the mouth, and floor of the eye sockets | Palatine bones |
| U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue and its muscles | Hyoid bone |
| The seven bones of the top part of the vertebral column located in the neck region | Cervical vertebrae |
| The chest; elastic, bony cage that serves as a protective framework for the heart, lungs, and other internal organs | Thorax |
| Twelve pairs of bones forming the walls of the thorax | Ribs |
| One of a pair of shoulder blades; a large, flat, triangular bone of the shoulder | Scapula |
| Breastbone; flat bone the forms the ventral (front) support of the ribs | Sternum |
| Collarbone; bone that joins the sternum and scapula | Clavicle |
| Uppermost and largest bone of the arm; extending from the elbow to the shoulder | Humerus |
| Inner and larger bone of the forearm, attached to the wrist and located on the side of the little finger | Ulna |
| Smaller bone in the forearm on the same side as the thumb | Radius |
| The wrist; flexible joint composed of a group of eight small, irregular bones held together by ligaments | Carpus |
| Bones of the palm of the hand; parts of the hand containing five bones between the carpus and the phalanges | Metacarpus |
| Bones in the fingers, or digits, consisting of three bones in each finger and two in each thumb, totaling 14 bones | Phalanges |
| A heavy, long bone that forms the leg above the knee | Femur |
| The larger of the two bones that form the leg below the knee | Tibia |
| The small of the two bones that form the leg below the knee | Fibula |
| Knee cap | Patella |
| Foot bones | Tarsal bones and metatarsal bones |
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