Bones Quiz Flashcards
(13 cards)
Description: A flat, triangular bone on your upper back.
Function: Connects your upper arm bone (humerus) to your collarbone (clavicle), allowing for shoulder movement.
Location: The upper back.
Scapula
Description: A slender, S-shaped bone.
Function: Connects your breastbone (sternum) to your shoulder blade (scapula), stabilizing your shoulder.
Location: Across the top of your chest.
Clavicle
Description: The long bone in your upper arm.
Function: It connects your shoulder to your elbow, allowing for arm movement.
Location: The upper arm.
Humorous
Description: One of the two bones in your forearm.
Function: Located on the thumb side of your forearm, it helps with wrist and forearm movement.
Location: The forearm (thumb side).
Radius
Description: The other bone in your forearm.
Function: Located on the pinky side of your forearm, it works with the radius to allow forearm rotation and elbow movement.
Location: The forearm (or pinky side).
Ulna
Description: A flat bone in the center of your chest.
Function: Connects your ribs and collarbones, protecting your heart and lungs.
Location: The center of the chest.
Sternum
Description: A series of small bones that form your backbone.
Function: It supports your body and protects your spinal cord.
Location: The back (spinal column).
Vertabrae
Description: The bony structure that protects your brain.
Function: Protects your brain and supports your face.
Location: In the head.
Skull
Description: The movable bone in your lower jaw.
Function: Allows you to chew and speak.
Location: The lower jaw.
Mandible
Description: A basin-shaped structure that connects your legs to your spine.
Function: Supports the weight of your upper body and protects organs in your pelvic area.
Location: The hips.
Pelvis
Description: The longest and strongest bone in your body.
Function: Connects your hip to your knee, allowing for leg movement.
Location: The thigh.
Femur
Description: The larger of the two bones in your lower leg.
Function: Supports most of your weight and connects your knee to your ankle.
Location: The lower leg (front).
Tibia
Description: The smaller bone in your lower leg.
Function: It provides stability to your ankle.
Location: The lower leg (outer side).
Fibula
