Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
What is the Clavicle?
The bone that connects the breastplate (sternum) to the shoulder.
What is the Humerus?
The arm bone between your shoulder and your elbow.
What is the Sternum?
Located in the middle of your chest.
What is the Rib?
Several pairs of narrow, curved strips of bone
What is the Pelvis?
A basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and protects the abdominal organs.
What is the Radius?
The outer of the two bones of the forearm.
What is the Ulna?
The inner of two bones of the forearm.
What is the Femur?
The upper bone of the leg or hind leg.
What is the Patella?
A small bone located in front of the knee joint.
What are the Tarsals?
Several short, angular bones that in humans make up the ankle
What are the Metatarsals?
The five long bones found in each foot.
What are the Phalanges?
14 bones that are found in the fingers .
What is the Cranium?
The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
What is the Vertebrae?
33 individual, interlocking bones that form the spinal column.
What is the Scapula?
A large triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back.
What are the Carpals?
The eight small bones that make up the wrist that connects the hand to the forearm.
What is the Tibia?
Two long bones located in the lower leg.
What is the Fibula?
Positioned on the lateral side of the tibia.
