Major Bones and Landmarks of the Body Flashcards
Tubular bones between the toes.
Phalanges of the feet.
Between bones: Five long bones found in the foot.
Metatarsals
Bones that make up the ankle. They correspond to the carpal bones of the upper limb.
Tarsals
The outer of the two bones of the lower leg or hind limb.
Fibula
Larger bone on the inside of the fibula (which is the smaller bone on the outside.)
Tibia
What is the patela?
Knee Cap
The thigh bone. It is the longest and strongest bone in the body.
Femur
Sitting bones.
Ischial Tuberosities
The bony hip points.
ASIS
Joint between the left and right superior rami of the pubis of the hip bones.
Pubic Symphysis
Hip bones and the bones that make up the hip bone: illium, ischium, and pubis.
Pelvis
The bone below the lumbar vertebrae.
Sacrum
1st. ) What is the bottom of the vertebrae called and how many vertebrae?
2. ) What is the middle of the vertebrae called and how many vertebrae?
3. ) What is the top of the vertebrae called and how many vertebrae?
- ) Lumbar Vertebrae (5)
- ) Thoracic Vertebrae (12)
- ) Cervical Vertebrae (7)
The collar bones. Sits between the shoulder and sternum.
Clavicles
The breast bone and it is in the middle of the rib cage.
Sternum
The jaw bone.
Mandible
The largest bone of the upper extremity.
Humerus
The bone on the outside of the forearm.
Radius.
The bone on the inside of the forearm.
Ulna
The bones at the bottom of the hand.
Carpals
The bones in between the hands.
Metacarpals
Bones at the top of the hand.
Phalanges of the hand.
