bones
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UCstudentnurse on September 28, 2012
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general anatomy
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 occiptal bone | hindmost bone of the skull, below the parietal bones; forms the back of the skull above the nape |
| parietal bone | form the sides and crown of the cranium |
| frontal bone | forms the forhead |
| temporal bone | form the sides of the head in the ear region |
| ethmoid bone | light spongy bone between the eye sockets and forms part of teh nasal cavities |
| sphenoid bone | joins all of the bones of the cranium together |
| nasal bones | form the bridge of the nose |
| lacrimal bones | small, thin bones located at the inner wall of the orbits |
| zygomatic or malar bones | form the prominence of the cheek; cheekbones |
| maxillae | bones of the upper jaw |
| manible | lower jawbonel; largest and strongest bone of the face |
| turbinal bones | thin layers of spongy bone on either of the outer walls of the nasal depression |
| vomer bone | flat thin bone that forms part of the nasal septum |
| palatine bone | forms the floor and outer wall of the nose, roof of mouth, and floor of the orbits |
| hyoid bone | u-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue and its muscles |
| cervical vertebrae | the seven bones of the top part of the vertebral column located in the neck region |
| thorax | the chest; elastic, bony cage that serves as a protective framework for the heart, lungs, and other internal organs |
| ribs | twelve pairs of bones forming the walls of the thorax |
| scapula | one of a pair of shoulder blades; a large, flat, triangular bone of the shoulder |
| sternum | breastbone; flat bone that forms the ventral support of the ribs |
| clavicle | collarbone; bone that joins the sternum and scapula |
| humerus | uppermost and largest bone of the arm, extending from the elbow to the shoulder |
| ulna | inner and larger bone of the forearm attached to the wrist and located on the side of the little finger |
| radius | smaller bone in the forearm on the same side of the thumb |
| carpus | the wrist; flexible joint composed of a group of eight small, irregular bones held together by ligaments |
| metacarpus | bones of the palm of the hand; parts of the hand containing five bones between the carpus and phalanges |
| phalanges | bones in the fingers, or digits, consisting of three bones in each finger and two in each thumb, totaling 14 bones |
| femur | is a heavy, long bone that forms the leg above the knee |
| tibia | is the larger of the two bones that form the leg below the knee. It may be visualized as a bump on the big toe side of the ankle |
| fibula | is the smaller of the two bones that form the leg below the knee. It may be visualized as a bump on the little-toe side of the ankle |
| patella | forms the knee cap joint |
| talus | ankle bone of the foot |
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