bones Flashcards
1
Q
frontal
A
forehead bone
2
Q
parietal
A
top of head bones
3
Q
occipital
A
back of head bone
4
Q
temporal
A
temple bones
5
Q
zygomatic
A
cheek bones
6
Q
nasal
A
nose bone
7
Q
maxilla
A
upper jawbone (holds upper teeth)
8
Q
mandible
A
lower jawbone
9
Q
hyoid
A
bone at the base of the tongue
10
Q
C1-C7
A
seven cervical vertebrae (neck bones)
11
Q
atlas
A
special name for the first cervical vertebrae
12
Q
axis
A
special name for the second cervical vertebrae
13
Q
T1-T12
A
twelve thoracic vertebrae (thorax/back bones)
14
Q
L1-L5
A
five lumbar vertebrae (lower spine)
15
Q
sacrum
A
wide bone at the low back
16
Q
coccyx
A
tailbone
17
Q
sternum
A
breastbone
18
Q
costals
A
ribs
19
Q
scapula
A
shoulder blade
20
Q
humerus
A
bone of upper arm
21
Q
radius
A
forearm bone on the thumb side
22
Q
ulna
A
forearm bone that ends at the elbow
23
Q
carpals
A
eight wrist bones
24
Q
metacarpals
A
five hand bones
25
phalanges
finger and toe bones
26
illium
hip bones
27
ischium
bones on which the body sits
28
pubis
pubic bone
29
femur
thigh bone
30
patella
kneecap
31
tibia
skin bone
32
fibula
lateral leg bone (forms the lateral ankle)
33
tarsals
short bones of the foot
34
talus
foot bone that forms the ankle joint
35
calcaneus
heel bone
36
metatarsals
long bones of the foot
