Bones of the Body Flashcards
What is the largest bone in the body?
Femur
What is the large bone in the upper arm?
Humerus
What is the bone in the forearm on your thumb side?
Radius
What bones make up your fingers and toes?
Phalanges
What bone is also known as your breastbone, and is located medially to your ribs?
Sternum
What bone is also known as your collarbone?
Clavicle
What bone is also known as your shin?
Tibia
What bone is posterior to your tibia in the lower leg?
Fibula
What bones make up your ankle, along with the tibia and fibula?
Tarsals
What bones make up your wrist?
Carpals
What bone is superior to the femur, and inferior to the ribs? (it also makes up your hips)
Pelvis
What bone is also known as your shoulder blade?
Scapula
What bones are also known as your spine?
Vertebral column
What is the proper name of your jaw?
Mandible
What is the most superior bone in the body?
Cranium