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The Skeletal System Vocab

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Term
Definition
Frontal Bone   Forehead  
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Parietal Bone   Top and upper parts of the sides of the skull. 2 Parietal  
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Temporal Bone   Below Parietal, and includes an opening for the ear canal.  
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Occipital Bone   Bone at the back of the head, opening for spinal cord to connect with brain.  
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Maxilla   Upper jaw bone.  
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Mandible   Lower jaw bone, only movable bone in the cranium/skull.  
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Zygomatic   Cheek bone.  
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Vertebrae   The individual bones that make up the spine.  
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7 Cervical Vertebrae   Chest area/Beginning  
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Cervical   Pertaining to the neck  
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12 Thoracic Vertebrae   Chest area/middle  
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Thoracic   Pertaining to the chest  
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5 Lumbar Vertebrae   Support upper body, Block like  
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Lumbar   Lower Back.  
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Sacrum   Made of 4-5 fused together bone to form 1 bone.  
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Coccyx   Tail bone  
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Sternum   Breast bone  
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Ribs   Protect vital organs/ Thoracic Cage  
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Clavicle   Collar Bone  
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Scapula   Shoulder Blades  
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Bones of the Pelvis   Ilium, Pubis, and Ischium  
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Femur   Thigh bone  
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Patella   Knee Cap  
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Tibia   Shin Bone  
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Fibula   Lower, thinner bone behind Tibia  
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Calcaneus   Heel Bone  
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Phalanges   Toes or fingers  
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Metatarsals   Instep/ Ball of foot  
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Tarsals   Ankles  
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Humerus   Upper arm  
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Ulna   Pinkie side of forearm  
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Radius   Thumb side of forearm  
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Joints   The point at which bones connect.  
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