Skeletal System Flashcards
Cranium
The skull, made of many bones fused together at a young age.
Mandible
The jaw, the only moveable bone in the head.
Clavicle
Collar bone
Sternum
Strong bone in the middle of the rib cage
Rib cage
Multiple ribs protecting the organs in the thorax
Scapula
Shoulder blades, on our back at either side
Humerus
Upper arm bone, attached to biceps and triceps
Radius
Larger bone in the forearm, closest to the thumb
Ulna
Smaller bone in the forearm, closest to the pinky
Vertebrae
Small bones that make up the spinal cord, singular vertebra
Pelvis
Bone at bottom of the spinal cord
Femur
Bone of the upper leg, longest bone in the body
Patella
Knee cap
Tibia
Bone at the front of the lower leg
Fibula
Bone at the back of the back of the lower leg