SKELETAL SYSTEM Flashcards
Type of bones that has cranial bone, sternum (breastbone), ribs and scapula.
FLAT BONES
this type of bones contains the ff: femur, humerus, ulna, phalangeas, radius and fibula.
LONG BONES
What classification of bones includes all the carpals (except the pisiform) and tarsals (except the calcaneus)?
SHORT BONES
this means ‘to hang onto’
APPENDICULAR SKELETON
this skeleton has 80 bones
AXIAL SKELETON
this skeleton has 126 bones
APPENDICULAR SKELETON
type of bones that has vertebrae, facial bones and calcaneus
IRREGULAR BONES
which bone is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body?
PATELLA (kneecaps)
what are the two sets of bones?
CRANIUM AND FACIAL
it forms most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium
PARIETAL BONE
keyword: TOP OF THE SKULL
Cranium has _______
8 bones
SIDE OF THE SKULL OR EAR REGION
(keyword)
TEMPORAL BONE
it forms the forehead, the boney structure or projection that forms the anterior and superior portions of the skull
FRONTAL BONE
FOREHEAD
(keyword)
FRONTAL BONE
lie inferior (below) to the Parietal Bone
TEMPORAL BONE
TOP OF THE SKULL
(keyword)
PARIETAL BONE