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Bones of the Human Body Flashcards

1
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What bone of the jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth?

A

maxilla

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2
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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

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12

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3
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How many bones are there in the skeleton of an adult human?

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206

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4
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The bone of the tarsus which constitutes the heel

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calcaneus

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5
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What two bones in the skull, joined together at a fibrous joint, form the sides and roof of the cranium?

A

parietal bones

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6
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The longest and strongest bone in the body

A

femur

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7
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How many bones are there in the human hand?

A

27 (so 54 in total)

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8
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The uppermost and largest part of the pelvis

A

ilium

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9
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How many ribs do humans have?

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24 (in 12 pairs)

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10
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How many bones are there in the human foot?

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26 (so 52 in total)

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11
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The bone between the hip joint and knee joint; aka the thigh bone

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femur

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12
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The digital bones in the hands and feet

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phalanges (proximal, intermediate, and distal at the ends)

The singular of phalanges is phalanx.

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13
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The large triangular bone at the base of the spine (formed by the fusion of 5 vertebrae after adolescence)

A

sacrum (the vertebrae that fuse are the sacral vertebrae)

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14
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What bone forms the lower jaw?

A

mandible

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15
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The largest sesamoid bone in the body

A

patella

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16
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What bone, also known as the shoulder blade, connects the humerus to the clavicle?

A

scapula

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17
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The ankle bone that forms the lower part of the ankle joint

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talus

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18
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What long bone, also called the collarbone, serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum?

A

clavicle

There are two clavicles, left and right.

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19
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Term used to describe a bone (such as the kneecap) that is embedded within a tendon or muscle

A

sesamoid

20
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The three bones that fuse to form the pelvis (or hip bone)

A

ilium, ischium, and pubis

21
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The smaller of the two bones in the leg; aka the calf bone

A

fibula

22
Q

Name the three bones of the middle ear.

A

malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup)

Collectively, the bones are called the ossicles.

23
Q

What bone extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist?

A

radius

24
Q

What cranial bone makes up the bony part of the forehead?

A

frontal bone

25
Q

What term is used to describe the vertebrae to which the rib cage is attached?

A

thoracic

26
Q

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.

A

ulna

27
Q

What horseshoe-shaped bone in the neck is only distantly articulated to other bones by muscles or ligaments?

A

hyoid (aka the lingual bone or tongue-bone)

28
Q

What two bones are situated at the sides and base of the skull and house the structures of the ears?

A

temporal bones

29
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The larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg

A

tibia

30
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The anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the lower leg; aka the shinbone

A

tibia

31
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The final segment of the vertebral column; aka the tailbone

A

coccyx

32
Q

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

A

5

33
Q

What bones form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and wrist?

A

metacarpals

34
Q

The cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot that make up the mid and hindfoot.

A

tarsal bones (or tarsus)

35
Q

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

A

7

36
Q

What term is used to describe the vertebrae of the neck?

A

cervical

37
Q

What term is used to describe the vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis?

A

lumbar

38
Q

What cranial bone is found at the back and lower part of the skull?

A

occipitial bone

39
Q

What is the bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow?

A

humerus

40
Q

The five long bones of the foot

A

metatarsal bones

41
Q

What carpal bone forms the radial border of the carpal tunnel and is thus important in thumb movement?

A

trapezium

42
Q

The kneecap

A

patella

43
Q

What are the eight small bones that make up the wrist?

A

carpals

The wrist is the carpus.

44
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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

A

sternum

45
Q

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

A

floating

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