Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Sagittal suture
A
middle line down back of head
2
Q
Metacarpals
A
hand bones
3
Q
Phalanges (Superior)
A
fingers
4
Q
Zygomatic Bone
A
cheek bones
5
Q
Frontal Bone
A
forehead
6
Q
Humerus
A
top of arm
7
Q
Mandible
A
jaw/chin
8
Q
Clavicle
A
collar bone
9
Q
Thoracic spine
A
12, middle of spine
10
Q
Ribs
A
12 ribs; 7 true, 3 false, 2 floating
11
Q
Cervical spine
A
7, top of spine
12
Q
Temporal Bone
A
temples
13
Q
Coccyx
A
tailbone, beneath sacrum
14
Q
Talus
A
top front of ankle
15
Q
Femur
A
bone in thigh
16
Q
Carpals
A
wrist bones
17
Q
Scapula
A
shoulder bone on back lower than shoulder
18
Q
Sacrum
A
below lumbar spine
19
Q
Ilium
A
hip bone
20
Q
Patella
A
knee cap
21
Q
Phalanges (inferior)
A
toes
22
Q
Occipital bone
A
right above top of spine, back of head
23
Q
Fibula
A
lateral, bottom of leg
24
Q
Ulna
A
medial bone forearm
25
Tarsals
ankle bones
26
Radius
lateral bone forearm
27
Maxilla
mustache
28
Parietal bones
sides of head - hard part of top/sides
29
Metatarsals
foot bones before toes
30
Lumbar spine
5, bottom of spine
31
Sternum
middle of chest
32
Tibia
medial, bottom of leg
33
Xiphoid Process
winded bone below ribs, bottom of sternum
