Skeleton Flashcards
Cervical Vertebrae
Neck Vertebrae
Shoulder to Hip Vertebrae
Dorsal Vertebrae
Sacrum
Several fused vertebrae, fused to hip bone
Caudal Vertebrae
Tail
Neural Arch
A piece of bone that straddles the spinal chord
Centrum
the spool shaped, lower portion of a vertebra, upon which the spinal chord and neural arch rest
Pectoral Girdle
Attaches to forelimb. Two main components: Scapula and coracoid
Scapula
Part of pectoral girdle. Shoulder blade. Flat surface, lots of muscles attached
Coracoid
has socket where arm bone is attached
Pelvic Girdle
Attaches to hind limbs. Made up of ilium, pubis, ischium, and acetabulum.
Ilium
Upper pelvic girdle bone, fused to sacrum
Pubis
Down and forward, always in front of ischium
Ischium
Down and back
Acetabulum
Socket of the hipbone, where the ilium, pubis, and ischium meet.
Humerus
Upper Arm Bone
Ulna
Lower arm bone, little finger side
Radius
Lower arm bone, thumb side
Carpals
Wrist bones
Meta carpals
Bones in hand palms
Phalanges
Finger and toe bones
Femur
Thigh bone
Tibia
Shin bone
Fibula
Outside of calf, long and skinny
Tarsals
Ankle bones
