| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Phalanges | Bones of the fingers and toes |
| Metatarsals | 5 bones found in the base of the foot |
| Tarsals | 7 bones that make up the ankle |
| Skeletal System | Consists on 206 bones in an adult human body |
| Fibia | smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, non weight bearing |
| Tibia | shin bone, larger bone in the lower leg |
| Patella | triangular bone in front of the knee joint |
| Femur | Largest & heaviest bone in the body |
| Metacarpals | bones in the palm of the hand |
| Carpals | 8 bones of the wrist |
| Radius | bone of the forearm that lies on the thumb side |
| Ulna | bone of the forearm that lies on the little finger side |
| Humerous | upper arm bone |
| Ilium | large flaring bone that forms the hip (hip bone) |
| Ischium | back part of the hip bone, body's weight is supported here |
| Pubis | lower front part of the pelvis |
| Vertebral Column | known as our spine |
| Cervical Vertebrae | upper seven bones in the neck, part of vertebral column |
| Thoracic Vertebrae | twelve bones of the lower back, part of vertebral column |
| Lumbar Vertebrae | five lower back bones, part of vertebral column |
| Ribs | 12 pairs that help to protect your vital organs |
| True Ribs | Upper seven pairs of ribs directly attached to sternum |
| False Ribs | Lower five pairs of ribs indirectly attached to sternum |
| Floating Ribs | last two pairs of ribs |
| Sternum | breast bone |
| Scapula | triangular flat bones that form the shoulder joint |
| Clavicle | long slender bones (collar bone) |
| Cranium | Eight bones that fuse to form the skull |
| Maxilla | Upper jaw bone |
| Mandible | Lower jaw bone |
| Sacrum | Triangular shape bone that is formed by 5 bones that stabilizes the pelvis |
| Coccyx | Tailbone |
| Xiphoid Process | Found at the end of the sternum, provide an attachment point for the diaphragm |
| Nasal Bone | Forms the bridge of the nose |
| Hyoid Bone | bone that is suspended in the mid neck region and provides a moveable base for the tongue |
| Calcaneus | forms the heel of the foot |
| Talus | Bone in the ankle, coordinates the tibia and fibia, supports the weight of the body |
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