Skeletal System Flashcards
Where is fibula located?
Thin bone in lower leg.
Where is tibia located?
Thick bone in lower leg.
Where is the patella?
Knee cap, circular bone in the knee.
Where is the femur?
Only bone in upper leg.
Where is the pelvis?
Flat bone in hip. Hip bone.
Where are the ribs?
Rib cage.
Where is the sternum?
In the middle of the chest.
What is the scapular?
Shoulder blades.
Where is the clavicle located?
Collar bone.
Where is the cranial portion?
Skull. Top of the skull.
Where is the facial portion?
Jaw.
Where is the humerus located?
Single bone in upper arm.
Where is the radius?
On the thumb side in the lower arm.
Not to be confused with the ulna.
Where is the ulna located?
Bone in the lower arm. On the opposite to the radius.
Where is the sacrum located?
The bone before the tail bone (coccyx)
What is the vertebral column?
Your spine.
What are the tree bones in the hands in order from highest to lowest?
Carpels.
Metacarpals.
Phalanges.
What are the three bones in the feet?
Tarsals.
Metatarsals.
Phalanges.
Where a the cervical vertebrate?
Highest part on the vertebral column.
They are packed closer together. And is made up of 7 bones.
Where is the thoracic curvature?
The longest part of the vertebrate, below the cervical vertebrate and above the lumbar curvature. Made up of 12 bones.
Where is the lumbar curvature?
2nd longest part of the vertebrate although it is only made up of 5. Below thoracic curvature and above the sacrum.
Where is the sacrum?
Before the tailbone and below the lumbar curvature.
How many named bones are there in the human skeleton?
206
What are the two main groups of bones in the human skeleton?
Axial skeleton.
Appendicular skeleton.
What does the axial skeleton contain?
Skull, ribs, sternum, and vertebral column.
What does the appendicular skeleton contain?
Arms, legs and hips. Also includes scapular.
Order of the spine?
Top to bottom: cervical vertebrate, thoracic curvature, lumbar curvature, sacrum, coccyx.
