Bones Flashcards
Cranium
On the head
Vertebrae
On the back
Ribs
The sides of the chest
Sternum
Center of the chest
Clavicle
Between the shoulder blade and the sternum or breastbone
Scapula
On the upper arm bone with clavicle on the back
Humerus
Between the shoulder and the elbow
Ulna
It is on the side opposite the thumb extending from the elbow to the wrist and runs parallel to the radius
Radius
On the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna
Carpals
Where it connects the hand to the forearm
Metacarpals
Between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist
Phalanges
In the hands and feet
Pelvis
Between the abdomen and the thighs
Femur
In the pelvic bone forming the hip joint
Patella
On the femur
Tibia
Where it connects the knee with the ankle bones
Fibula
On the lateral side of the tibia
Tarsals
Between the lower end of tibia and fibula of the lower leg
Metatarsals
Between the tarsal bones of the hind- and mid-foot and the phalanges of the toes
