Bones Flashcards
What is the term for the bone structure that forms the head?
Skull
What structure houses the eyes in the skull?
Orbit
What is the name of the lower jaw bone?
Mandible
Which vertebra supports the head and is known as the first cervical vertebra?
Atlas
What is the second cervical vertebra called?
Axis
What is the name of the upper arm bone?
Humerus
What bone is located on the thumb side of the forearm?
Radius
What are the bones in the wrist collectively called?
Carpus
What is the name for the bones in the hand, after the carpus?
Metacarpus
What are the bones of the fingers called?
Phalange
What term describes the collective bones found in dogs?
Bones of the Dog
What type of vertebrae is known as cervical vertebrae?
Cervical
What type of vertebrae is known as thoracic vertebrae?
Thoracic
What type of vertebrae is known as lumbar vertebrae?
Lumbar
What bone forms the shoulder blade?
Scapula
What is the term for the upper arm joint that connects to the scapula?
Hium
What is the name of the triangular bone at the base of the spine?
Sacrum
What is the term for the bone that forms part of the pelvis and is located below the ilium?
Ischium
What is the name of the curved bones that form the rib cage?
Rib
What is the bony part of the rib called?
Bony part of the rib
What is the name of the bone that forms the lower part of the pelvis?
Pubis
What is the name of the kneecap?
Patella
What is the larger bone in the lower leg, located medial to the fibula?
Tibia
What is the name of the bone on the opposite side of the radius in the forearm?
Ulna
What is the term for the group of wrist bones?
Carpals
What type of vertebrae are located in the tail region?
Caudal vertebrae
What is the name of the thigh bone?
Femur
What is the smaller bone in the lower leg, located lateral to the tibia?
Fibula
What is the name for the group of bones in the ankle?
Tarsus
What is the name for the bones in the foot, after the tarsus?
Metatarsus
What are the bones of the toes called?
Phalange
