Soc 12 Flashcards
Long bones
Generate movement (leavers)/strength
Short bones
Weight-bearing
Irregular
Protection/generate movement
Flat bones.
Protect vital organs/muscle attachment
Clavicle
Top bone of the middle rib cage bone
Sternum
Bottom part of the middle rib cage bone
Humerus
Top boone on the arm
Rib
Covers the lungs and heart below the neck
Pelvis
At the end of the spine
Radius
Outside bone of the lower arm
Ulna
Inside bone on lower arm
Femur
Upper bone on leg
Patella
Circular bone in knee area
Tarsals
Foot ankle area
Metatarsals
Beggining of the toe
Phalanges
Tip of the toe
Cranium
Back of the head
Vertebrae
Neck are top of the spine
Scapula
Back of the shoulder area
Carpals
Wrist area of the hand
Metacarpals
Begining of hand finger
Phalanges
Tip of the finger bone
Tibia
Inside bone of the lower leg
Fibula
Outside skinnier bone of the lower leg