Skeletal System Flashcards
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bone features
acetabulum (socket)
Bowl-like cavity on hip bone
acromion
Continuation of spine of shoulder blade
anterior superior iliac spine
Sharp projection at anterior end of iliac crest
bicipital groove
Groove through which biceps brachii tendon runs
calcaneus
Heel bone
capitulum
Rounded projection on lower end of humerus
carpals
Cluster of wrist bones (8 total)
1 scaphoid
Largest proximal wrist bone
2 lunate
Crescent-shaped proximal wrist bone
3 triquetral
Pyramidal, ulnar-side proximal wrist bone
4 pisiform
Small, pea-shaped wrist bone
5 trapezium
Distal wrist bone between scaphoid, 1st metacarpal
6 trapezoid
Smallest bone in distal row
7 capitate
Largest wrist bone
8 hamate
Wedge-shaped wrist bone
cervical vertebrae (I-VII)
7 vertebrae of the neck
clavicle
Collarbone
coccyx
Tailbone
coracoid process
Beak-shaped projection on shoulder blade
coronoid process
Projection on upper end of ulna
costal cartilage
Cartilage of the ribs, sternum
cuboid
Large, outermost distal tarsal bone
cuneiforms
3 wedge-shaped tarsal bones
descending ramus of pubis
Thin, flat lower portion of pubic bone
femur
Thigh bone
fibula
Calf bone
frontal
Forehead bone
greater trochanter
Projection on the upper, outer end of the thigh bone
greater tubercle
Small projection on the upper, outer end of the humerus
head of femur
Highest part of the thigh bone
humerus
Longest bone of upper arm
hyoid
U-shaped bone at base of tongue
iliac crest
Upper margin of the ilium