Bones Flashcards

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Clavicle

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Collarbone

long bone that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum or breastbone.
Only long bone in the body that lies horizontally.

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Scapula

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Shoulder bone

Bone connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone).

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Sternum

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Sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest.

Connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage, to protect the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from injury.

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Humerus

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Humerus is the long bone in the upper arm.

Located between the elbow joint and the shoulder. At the elbow, it connects primarily to the ulna, as the forearm’s radial bone connects to the wrist.

At the shoulder, the humerus connects to the frame of the body via the glenoid fossa of the scapula.

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Radius

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Radius or radial bone is one of the two large bones of the forearm, the other being the ulna.
It extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna.

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Ulna

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Ulna is a long bone found in the forearm that stretches from the elbow to the smallest finger, and when in anatomical position, is found on the medial side of the forearm.

It runs parallel to the radius, the other long bone in the forearm, and is the larger and longer of the two.

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Ilium

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Uppermost and largest part of the hip bone,

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Sacrum

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The sacrum is a large wedge shaped vertebra at the inferior end of the spine.

It forms the solid base of the spinal column where it intersects with the hip bones to form the pelvis.

The sacrum is a very strong bone that supports the weight of the upper body as it is spread across the pelvis and into the legs.

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Pubis

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Pubis, or pubic bone, is one of the bones that make up the pelvis. It is ventral and anterior. In other words, it is at the front in humans.

The left and right hip bones join at the pubic symphysis.

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Femur

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thighbone (femur) is the longest and strongest bone in your body.

The long, straight part of the femur is called the femoral shaft.

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Patella

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kneecap, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint.

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Fibula

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The fibula or calf bone is a leg bone located on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below.

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Tibia

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large bone located in the lower front portion of the leg. The tibia is also known as the shinbone,

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1 Clavicle -collar bone
2 Scapula - shoulder bone
3 Sternum - breast bone
4 Humerus - long bone in the upper arm
5 Ulna - long bone in the forearm
6 ilium - hip bone
7 Sacrum - wedge shaped vertebra 
8 Pubis - pubic bone
9 Femur - thigh bone 
10 Patella - knee cap
11 Fibula -  calf bone
12 Tibia - shin bone
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1 Clavicle -collar bone
2 Scapula - shoulder bone
3 Sternum - breast bone
4 Humerus - long bone in the upper arm
5 Ulna - long bone in the forearm
6 ilium - hip bone
7 Sacrum - wedge shaped vertebra 
8 Pubis - pubic bone
9 Femur - thigh bone 
10 Patella - knee cap
11 Fibula -  calf bone
12 Tibia - shin bone
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