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Bones and Their Com.
bones and their common names
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| calcaneous | heel bone |
| phalanges | bones of the fingers and toes |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| humerous | upper arm bone |
| joint | where the bones unite |
| carpals | wrist bones |
| radius | bone in lower arm - thumb side |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| true ribs | 7 upper pair that articulate with the sternum |
| cranium | skull |
| axial skeleton | trunk and head bones |
| atlas | 1st cervical vertebrae |
| ulna | bone in lower arm - little finger side |
| sinus | air spaces in skull |
| sternum | breastbone |
| fibula | small bone in lower leg |
| diaphysis | shaft of the bone |
| appendicular skeleton | bones of the arms and legs |
| tibia | large bone in lower leg |
| false ribs | 5 lower pair of ribs that do not articulate directly with the sternum |
| suture | area where cranial bones join together |
| frontal bone | forehead |
| mandible | lower jaw |
| articulation | joining together |
| epiphysis | end of the bone |
| tarsals | ankle bone |
| femur | bone in upper leg |
| patella | knee cap |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| thoracic vertebrae | spinal column bones located in the chest area |
| maxilla | upper jaw bone |
| cervical vertebrae | bones of the neck; part of the spinal column |
| axis | 2nd cervical vertebrae |
| metacarpals | bones in the palm of the hand |
| metatarsals | bones in the instep of the foot |
| lumbar vertabrae | bones of the spinal column located in the lower back |
| sacrum | fused bones found at the end of the spinal column |