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