Skeletal System Flashcards
Where is the ‘Radius’ located?
What is it?
Forearm section, Thumb side.
It’s a bone
Where is the ‘Ulna’ located?
What is it?
Forearm section, Pinky side.
It’s a bone
How many bones does the human skull consist of?
Includes the ___ bones and the ___ bones.
22 bones
Includes the CRANIAL bones and the FACIAL bones
Where is the ‘Ethmoid Bone’ located?
Which part of the body?
It is located at the cranium-floor, in front of the sphenoid and below the frontal bone. The nontechnical location of the bone is behind the nose, at the center of the face
Where is the ‘Frontal Bone’ located?
Which part of the body?
This bone is located is located in the forehead, at the anterior side of the skull roof. The bone extends down and forms the orbit’s upper surfaces
Where is the ‘Occipital Bone’ located?
Which part of the body?
It is located at the lower back side of the head
Where are the ‘Parietal Bones’ located?
Which part of the body?
These bones are found at the posterior part of the skull roof, forming the top and the sides of one’s cranium
Where is the ‘Sphenoid Bone’ located?
Which part of the body?
It is located behind the orbits, at the base of the cranium and in front of the temporal bones. The sphenoid bone consists of 2 wing-like structures and 2 pterygoid processes that project downwards
Where is the ‘Humerus’ located?
What is it?
It is a long BONE located at the upper half of the arm
Which section of the spine is the ‘Cervicle Spine’?
How many vertebraes does it consist of?
The ‘Cervicle Spine’ is located at the top of the spine ( NECK ) and consists of 7 vertebraes
What is ‘C1 - C7’ short for?
Where are they located?
C1 - C7 stand for ‘Cervicle (vertebrae) 1 - 7’
They are the top first 7 vertebrae at the spine (neck / Cervicle section) counting from the highest to the lowest
