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bones
bones and their common names
Question | Answer |
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calcaneous | heel bone |
phalanges | bones of the fingers and toes |
coccyx | tailbone |
humerous | upper arm bone |
joint | where the bones unite |
carpals | wrist bones |
radius | bone in lower arm-thumb side |
clavicle | collar bone |
true ribs | 7 uper pair that articulate with the sternum |
cranium | skull |
axial skeleton | bones of the arms and legs |
tibia | large bone in lower legs |
false ribs | 5 lower pair of ribs that do not articulate directly with the sternum |
suture | area where cranial bones join together |
frontal bone | forehead |
mandible | lower jaw |
articulation | joining together |
epiphysis | end of the bone |
tarsals | ankle bones |
femur | bone in upper leg |
patella | knee cap |
scapula | shoulder blade |
thoracic vertebrae | spinal column bones located in the chest area |
maxilla | upper jaw bone |
cervical vertebrae | abones of the neck; part of the spinal column |
axis | 2nd cervical vertebrae |
metacarpals | bones in the palm of the hand |
metatarsals | bones in the instep of the foot |
lumbar vertebrae | bones of the spinal column located in the lower back |
sacrum | fused bones found at the end of the spinal column. |