Bones In The Body Flashcards
(24 cards)
Front of the body:
Maxilla
Nose
Mandible
Jaw
Clavicle
Shoulder
Humerus
Upper arm
Sternum
Flat bone at the centre of the chest
Rib
Surround the chest
Pelvis
Forms the base of the spine as well as the socket of the hip joint
Radius
A bone in the forearm
Ulna
Located at the opposite side of the forearm from the thumb
Femur
Only bone in the thigh
Its the longest and strongest bone in the body
Patella
Knee cap
Tarsals
Lower leg
Heel bone
Metatarsals
Connected to the toe
Phalanges
Make up the toes in the foot and the fingers in the hands
Back of the body:
Cranium
Skull
Cervical vertebrae
In the neck
It supports the skull
Scapula
Shoulder
Thoracic vertebrae
Located in the chest area
Lumbar vertebrae
Lower back
Illium
Largest part of the hip bone
Scarum
End of the spine
Ischium
Lower part of the back hip bone
Carpals
Most central portion of the wrist
Metacarpals
Fingers