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What is the name of the bone that forms the upper jaw?
What is the name of the bone that forms the upper jaw?
- Maxilla (correct)
- Clavicle
- Mandible
- Cranium
Which bone is commonly known as the collar bone?
Which bone is commonly known as the collar bone?
- Sternum
- Scapula
- Clavicle (correct)
- Humerus
What is the name of the bone that protects the brain?
What is the name of the bone that protects the brain?
- Maxilla
- Vertebrae
- Mandible
- Cranium (correct)
Which bone is also known as the breastbone?
Which bone is also known as the breastbone?
What are the bones in the fingers and toes called?
What are the bones in the fingers and toes called?
Which of the following is the thigh bone?
Which of the following is the thigh bone?
What is the name for the shoulder blade bone?
What is the name for the shoulder blade bone?
Which bone is located in the lower leg and commonly called the shin bone?
Which bone is located in the lower leg and commonly called the shin bone?
What is the name of the small bone at the end of the vertebral column, sometimes called the tailbone?
What is the name of the small bone at the end of the vertebral column, sometimes called the tailbone?
Which term refers to the group of bones in the wrist?
Which term refers to the group of bones in the wrist?
Which bone is located in the upper arm?
Which bone is located in the upper arm?
What is the name of the kneecap?
What is the name of the kneecap?
Which term describes the bones of the spine?
Which term describes the bones of the spine?
Which bone is located on the thumb side of the forearm?
Which bone is located on the thumb side of the forearm?
Which set of bones is found in the foot, between the ankle and the toes?
Which set of bones is found in the foot, between the ankle and the toes?
What is the name of the bone that runs alongside the tibia in the lower leg?
What is the name of the bone that runs alongside the tibia in the lower leg?
Which term refers to the hip bone?
Which term refers to the hip bone?
What is another name for the jawbone?
What is another name for the jawbone?
Which of these composes the ankle bones?
Which of these composes the ankle bones?
How many bones are in the human body?
How many bones are in the human body?
Flashcards
Cranium
Cranium
The skull bones that protect the brain.
Clavicle
Clavicle
Also know as the collar bone
Sternum
Sternum
Also know as the breastbone and is located in the center of the chest.
Scapula
Scapula
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Humerus
Humerus
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Vertebral Column
Vertebral Column
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Ulna
Ulna
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Radius
Radius
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Coccyx
Coccyx
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Ischium
Ischium
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Femur
Femur
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Patella
Patella
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Tibia
Tibia
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Fibula
Fibula
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Tarsals
Tarsals
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Metatarsals
Metatarsals
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Phalanges
Phalanges
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Mandible
Mandible
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Study Notes
- The skeletal system includes 206 bones
Cranium
- Protects the brain
Upper Body
- Maxilla is the upper lip/jawbone
- Mandible is the lower jawbone
- Clavicle is the collar bone
- Sternum is the breastbone
- Scapula is the shoulder blade
- Ribs expand
- Costal Cartilage, a piece of cartilage
- Xiphoid process is a piece of cartilage
- Humerus bone from elbow to shoulder. (think humor)
- Radius: Bone from elbow to thumb
- Ulna: Bone from elbow to pinky
Vertebral Column
- Consists of vertebrae (spine)
- Coccyx is the tail bone
Pelvis
- Pelvis is the hip bone
- Sacrum forms the posterior part of the pelvis
- Ischium
- Pubis
Legs
- Femur (thigh bone), longest and strongest bone
- Patella is the kneecap
- Tibia is the shin bone
- Fibula is a skinny bone
Hands and Feet
- Carpals are wrist bones
- Metacarpals are palm bones
- Phalanges are finger bones
- Metatarsals are foot bones
- Phalanges are toe bones
- Tarsals are the ankle bones
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