Flashcards: Bones
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econly on December 10, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 clavicle | collarbone |
| scapula | Shoulder Blade |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| radius | bone of the lower arm (thumb side) |
| carpals | bones of the wrist |
| ulna | bone of the lower arm (pinky side) |
| metacarpals | bones of the hand |
| phalanges | finger and toe bones |
| femur | thigh bone |
| patella | knee cap |
| fibula | the outer and thinner of the two bones in the leg between the knee and ankle |
| tibia | inner lower leg bone (shin) |
| tarsals | Ankle Bones |
| metatarsals | foot bones |
| calcaneus | heel bone |
| sacrum | back of pelvic girdle: below lumbar vertebrae |
| os coxae | hip bones made up of ilium, ischium and pubis |
| vertebrae | spinal column |
| sternum | breast bone |
| mandible | lower jaw bone |
| cranium | skull |
| coccyx | tail bone |
| ribs | 12 pairs of flat bones that protect the chest |
| true ribs | first 7 pairs of ribs that attach directly to the sternum |
| false ribs | five pairs of ribs that do not attach to the sternum directly |
| floating ribs | ribs that have no attachment on the front of the body |
| intervertebral disks | act as shock absorbers and permit bending and twisting movements of the vertebral column. |
| maxilla | upper jaw bones |
| zygomatic | cheek bones |
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