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Skeletal word parts
Term | Definition |
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Carpals | wrist |
Metacarpals | bones on the back of the hand |
Humerous | arm bone connecting the shoulder and elbow |
Radius | thumb side of forearm |
Ulna | pinkie side of forearm |
Scapula | shoulder blade |
Phalanges | fingers/ toes |
Fibula | leg bone posterior to tibia |
Tibia | shin bone |
Patella | kneecap |
Tarsals | ankle |
Metatarsals | foot bones |
Femur | leg bone connecting hip and knee |
Pelvic Girdle | hip bones |
Cranium | skull w/o the mandible |
Skull | entire framework of the head |
Cervical Vertebrae | above the thoracic, neck area, contains first 7 vertebrae |
Thoracic Vertebrae | above the lumbar, chest area, contains 12 vertebrae |
Lumbar Vertebrae | below thoracic, lower back area, contains 5 vertebrae |
Sacrum | triangular bone in the lower back situated between the two hip bones (formed by fused vertebrae) |
Maxilla | upper jaw, forms nose and eye socket |
Mandible | jaw, jawbone |
Clavicle | collarbone |
Sternum | bone between ribs, middle of the chest |
Costal Cartilage | connects ribs to sternum |
Xiphoid Process | cartilaginous section at the lower end of the sternum |