Term | Definition |
Scapula | Shoulder blade large flat bone extending upward from the middle of the back on the right and left side to the joint where it attaches to the clavicle |
Flat Bones | Play shaped and located in the skull scapula and sternum |
Fibula | Outer and narrower of the 2 lower leg bones extending from the knee to the ankle |
Long Bones | Found in the arms and legs |
Palatine Hyoid | Are the 2 bones that form the roof of the mouth and the floor of the eye sockets |
Metatarsals | 5 long slender bones one for each digit that connects the phalanges to the tarsals |
Nasal | 2 bones which joined form the bridge of the nose |
Humerus | Largest bone of the upper arm extends from the elbow to the shoulder |
Radius | Small bone on the thumb side of the lower arm or forearm |
Cranium | Consists of 8 bones that form the Top sides and back of the head encloses and protects the brain and primary sensory organs |
Phalanges | 14 bones that form the digits. each finger has 3 phalanges while the thumb has only 2 . 2 phalanges in the big toe and 3 in the four other toes |
Parietal Bone | 2 bones that form the Crown in the upper sides of the head |
Vomer | (nasal system) is the bone in the center of the nose that divides the nasal cavity |
Turbinal | Are the 2 spongy bones that form the sides of the nasal cavity |
Talus | Ankle bone sits above the heel bone and forms the lower part of the ankle; talus, tibia and fibula form the ankle joint |
Tibia | Shinbone inner and larger of the 2 lower leg bones extending from the knee to the ankle |
Cervical Vertebrae | 7 bones that form the Top part of the spinal column involved in extended scalp massage |
Zygomatic bone (malar) | 2 bones that form the upper cheek in the bottom of the eye socket |
Ethmoid | The spongy bone between the eyes that forms part of the nasal cavity |
Femur | Thigh bone; longest bone in the body |
Metacarpals | 5 long thin bones that form the Palm of the hand |
Frontal | Extends from the Top of the eyes to the Top of the head to form the forehead |
Thorax | The Bony cage composed of the spine vertebrae sternum and the ribs also known as the chest |
Sphenoid | Located behind the eyes and nose and connects all the bones of the cranium |
Patella | Kneecap sits over the front of the knee joint |
Ulna | Small bone on the little finger side of the lower arm |
Irregular Bones | Found in the wrist ankle or spinal column (the back ) |
Thoracic vertebrae | 12 vertebrae in the chest region that formed the central region of the spine |
Sternum | Breastbone long narrow flat plate that forms the center of the front of the chest |
Clavicle | Carbon forms the area from the throat to the shoulder on the right and left side |
Temporal Bone | 2 bones located on either side of the head directly above the ears and below the parietal bones |
Skull | skeleton of the head and closes protects the brain an primary Sensory organs |
Lacrimal | Smallest 2 bones of the facial skeleton form the front part of the inner bottom wall of the eye socket |
Ribs | 12 pairs of curved bones which form the ribcage of the upper body |
Osteology | The study of bones |
Carpals | It's more bones held together by ligaments to form the wrist or carpus |
Occipital Bone | Forms the back of the skull indenting above the nape area |
Mandible | Lower jaw and the largest bone of the facial skeleton |
Maxillae | 2 bones of the upper jaw |
Tarsals | 7 bones that make up the midfoot and rearfoot including talus Calcaneus (heel), navicular, 3 cuneiform bones and the cuboid |