Skeleton Flashcards
What is Axial skeleton?
The axial skeleton is made up 80 within the central core is your body, includes bones in your head, neck, back, and chest. Your axial skeleton protects and cushion your brain, spinal cord, and organs.
What is the appendicular skeleton?
The appendicular skeleton comprises (consist of) the upper and lower extremities (a limb of the body). The arms, shoulders, hands, and legs are parts of the appendicular.
What is Cranium?
Cranium is what forms the head.
What is humerus?
The upper arm
What is petella?
Kneecap
What is ribs?
The ribs are connected to the thoracic cavity.
What is hyoid?
The hyoid bone is an U-shaped in the middle of the neck, where it’s connected to cervical vertebra.
What is metacarpals?
The metacarpals, also known as the palm bones between the phalanges (fingers) and the carpal (wrist bones).
What is phalanges?
The bones of the fingers and toes.
What is tarsals?
Tarsals are where your ankle and heel meets, the place next to your ankle.
What is fibula?
Fibula is a long, smaller bone on the outer side of the leg/tibia.
What is tibia?
Tibia is the larger and stronger bone on the inside of the leg
What is femur?
Femur is the thigh bone.
What is ulna?
Ulna is the lower arm bone on your pinkie fingers side.
What is radius?
Radius is the lower bone on your thumb side.