Skeletal System Flashcards
Sagittal suture
middle line down back of head
Metacarpals
hand bones
Phalanges (Superior)
fingers
Zygomatic Bone
cheek bones
Frontal Bone
forehead
Humerus
top of arm
Mandible
jaw/chin
Clavicle
collar bone
Thoracic spine
12, middle of spine
Ribs
12 ribs; 7 true, 3 false, 2 floating
Cervical spine
7, top of spine
Temporal Bone
temples
Coccyx
tailbone, beneath sacrum
Talus
top front of ankle
Femur
bone in thigh
Carpals
wrist bones
Scapula
shoulder bone on back lower than shoulder
Sacrum
below lumbar spine
Ilium
hip bone
Patella
knee cap
Phalanges (inferior)
toes
Occipital bone
right above top of spine, back of head
Fibula
lateral, bottom of leg
Ulna
medial bone forearm
Tarsals
ankle bones
Radius
lateral bone forearm
Maxilla
mustache
Parietal bones
sides of head - hard part of top/sides
Metatarsals
foot bones before toes
Lumbar spine
5, bottom of spine
Sternum
middle of chest
Tibia
medial, bottom of leg
Xiphoid Process
winded bone below ribs, bottom of sternum