Identification of Bones Flashcards
0
Q
Parietal
A
Sides of skull
1
Q
Frontal
A
Forehead
2
Q
Temporal
A
Temples (ear holes)
3
Q
Occipital
A
Back of skull
4
Q
Sphenoid
A
Bat like bone in skull
5
Q
Ethmoid
A
Dagger in nose
6
Q
Mandible
A
Lower jaw
7
Q
Nasal
A
Bridge of nose
8
Q
Lacrimal
A
Tear ducts in eye holes
9
Q
Vomer
A
Shaped like a plow. Bottom of the nose.
10
Q
Inferior conchae
A
Line the inside walls of the nose. Looks like a scroll.
11
Q
Zygomatic
A
Cheekbone. Under eye.
12
Q
Palatine
A
Back of palate
13
Q
Maxilla
A
Upper jaw, upper teeth.
14
Q
Hyoid bone
A
Floating bone
15
Q
Cervical
A
7 neck vertebrae
16
Q
Thoracic
A
12 vertebrae in the thoracic region. Connected to ribs.
17
Q
Lumbar
A
5 vertebrae lower back. Curved, below ribs.
18
Q
Sacral
A
5 fused vertebrae
19
Q
Coccyx
A
3-5 fused vertebrae that form the tail bone
20
Q
Sternum
A
Breastbone shaped like a dagger
21
Q
Clavicle
A
Collar bone
22
Q
Scapula
A
Shoulder bone
23
Q
Humerus
A
Funny bone
24
Ulna
Longer than radius, pinky side
25
Radius
Thumb side arm bone
26
Carpals
16 bones compose wrist
27
Metacarpals
Palm of hands
28
Phalanges
Fingers and toes
29
Os coxa
Pelvis hip bone
30
Femur
Thigh bone
31
Patella
Knee cap
32
Tibia
Larger bone if lower leg
33
Fibula
Little bone of lower leg
34
Tarsals
Heel and ankle
35
Metatarsals
Arch of foot
36
True ribs
7 attach to sternum by cartilage
37
False ribs
5 cartilage doesn't attach to sternum
38
Floating ribs
Two ribs aren't connected at all
