Bones of the Human Body Flashcards
What bone of the jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth?
maxilla
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
How many bones are there in the skeleton of an adult human?
206
The bone of the tarsus which constitutes the heel
calcaneus
What two bones in the skull, joined together at a fibrous joint, form the sides and roof of the cranium?
parietal bones
The longest and strongest bone in the body
femur
How many bones are there in the human hand?
27 (so 54 in total)
The uppermost and largest part of the pelvis
ilium
How many ribs do humans have?
24 (in 12 pairs)
How many bones are there in the human foot?
26 (so 52 in total)
The bone between the hip joint and knee joint; aka the thigh bone
femur
The digital bones in the hands and feet
phalanges (proximal, intermediate, and distal at the ends)
The singular of phalanges is phalanx.
The large triangular bone at the base of the spine (formed by the fusion of 5 vertebrae after adolescence)
sacrum (the vertebrae that fuse are the sacral vertebrae)
What bone forms the lower jaw?
mandible
The largest sesamoid bone in the body
patella
What bone, also known as the shoulder blade, connects the humerus to the clavicle?
scapula
The ankle bone that forms the lower part of the ankle joint
talus
What long bone, also called the collarbone, serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum?
clavicle
There are two clavicles, left and right.
Term used to describe a bone (such as the kneecap) that is embedded within a tendon or muscle
sesamoid
The three bones that fuse to form the pelvis (or hip bone)
ilium, ischium, and pubis
The smaller of the two bones in the leg; aka the calf bone
fibula
Name the three bones of the middle ear.
malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup)
Collectively, the bones are called the ossicles.
What bone extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist?
radius
What cranial bone makes up the bony part of the forehead?
frontal bone
What term is used to describe the vertebrae to which the rib cage is attached?
thoracic
What bone found in the forearm is the larger and longer of the two bones? It is found on the medial side of the forearm.
ulna
What horseshoe-shaped bone in the neck is only distantly articulated to other bones by muscles or ligaments?
hyoid (aka the lingual bone or tongue-bone)
What two bones are situated at the sides and base of the skull and house the structures of the ears?
temporal bones
The larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg
tibia
The anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the lower leg; aka the shinbone
tibia
The final segment of the vertebral column; aka the tailbone
coccyx
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
5
What bones form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and wrist?
metacarpals
The cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot that make up the mid and hindfoot.
tarsal bones (or tarsus)
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7
What term is used to describe the vertebrae of the neck?
cervical
What term is used to describe the vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis?
lumbar
What cranial bone is found at the back and lower part of the skull?
occipitial bone
What is the bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow?
humerus
The five long bones of the foot
metatarsal bones
What carpal bone forms the radial border of the carpal tunnel and is thus important in thumb movement?
trapezium
The kneecap
patella
What are the eight small bones that make up the wrist?
carpals
The wrist is the carpus.
The long flat bone located in the central part of the chest. that connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage
sternum
Term used to describe the two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) rib pairs; so-called because they are attached only to the vertebrae–and not to the sternum or cartilage of the sternum
floating
