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 |