Skeleton Flashcards
What is the cranium?
The skull that encases the brain.
What is the sternum?
The breastbone located in the center of the chest.
What are ribs?
The bones that form the rib cage protecting the thoracic cavity.
What are carpals?
The eight small bones that make up the wrist.
What are metacarpals?
The five bones that form the middle part of the hand.
What are phalanges?
The bones of the fingers and toes.
What is the fibula?
The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
What is the clavicle?
The collarbone that connects the arm to the body.
What is the humerus?
The bone of the upper arm or forelimb.
What is the scapula?
The shoulder blade.
What is the radius?
One of the two bones of the forearm, located on the thumb side.
What is the ulna?
The other bone of the forearm, located on the opposite side of the radius.
What is the patella?
The kneecap.
What is the tibia?
The larger bone of the lower leg, also known as the shinbone.
What are metatarsals?
The five long bones in the foot.
