Skeletal System Flashcards
Cranium
Your skull
Hematopoiesis
The process of producing blood cells in the red bone marrow
Frontal
The bone that is anterior on your skull
Parietal
The bone that runs across the top of your skull
Occipital
The bone that is on the posterior portion of your skull
Temporal
The cranial bone that is located above your ears
Mandible
Your lower jaw bone
Maxillae
The top jaw bone
Cervical vertebrae
The vertebrae located within the cervical curve
Thoracic vertebrae
The vertebrae located in the thoracic curve
Lumbar vertebrae
The vertebrae located within the lumbar curve
Sacral vertebrae
The vertebrae located within the sacral curve
Coccygeal vertebrae
The bottom of the two vertebrae that is located in the sacral curve
Sternum
The breastbone
Ribs
The bones that cover your heart and Lungs
Humerus
The bone located at the very top of your arm
Radius
The rotating bone that is located by your thumb
Ulna
The arm bone that goes off of your pinky
Carpals
Wrist bones
Metacarpals
The bones located under your fingers and above your carpals
Phalanges
Fingers and toes
Ilium
The top bone of the pelvic girdle
Ischium
The middle bone of the pelvic girdle
Pubis
The lowest bone of the pelvic girdle
Femur
Your thigh bone
Tibia
Your shin bone
Fibula
The bone that is the smaller of the two leg bones
Tarsals
Ankle bones
Metatarsals
The bones located above the toes and under the carpals
Articulation
A joint where two or more bones are meeting up
Ligaments
Connective tissue that holds things together
Fracture
A break in a bone
Scoliosis
A disease where your back is malformed.
Osteoarthritis
The breakdown and loss of cartilage in the joints
Sprain
The stretching and tearing of ligaments
Calcaneus
The heel bone
