No. of Bones

Question 1

Skull / Cranium

Answer 1

8

Head

Question 2

Spine

• Cervical
• Thoracic
• Lumbar
• Sacral
• Coccygeal

Answer 2

Spine

• Cervical - 7 - Neck
• Thoracic - 12 - Chest
• Lumbar - 5 - Lower back
• Sacral - 5 - Rump (fused)
• Coccygeal - 4 - Tail (fused)

Total = 33

Question 3

Chest

Ribs (costals)

Answer 3

12 Pairs

• Originate from the thoracic vertebrae and wrap around the body to from the chest
• the first 7 pairs attach to the sternum (ribs)
• The next 3 pairs share a cartilaginous attachment to the sternum (false ribs)
• The final 2 pats are free (floating ribs)

Question 4

Chest

Sternum

Answer 4

1

• Attachment for true rubs, false ribs and clavicle

Question 5

Shoulder

• Scapula

Answer 5

2

• Plural = Scapulae
• Triangular bones at the rear (posterior) of the body.
• ‘S’ shapes bones above (superior) the rib cage and at the front (anterior) of the body

Question 6

Arm

Answer 6

2 each

• Humerus - Upper Arm
• Radius - Outer and shorter bone of the forearm
• Ulna - inner and longer bone of the forearm

Question 7

Hand

• Carpal
• Metacarpal
• Phalanges

Answer 7

Hand

• Carpal - 16 - 2 rows of 4 bones which form from the wrist.
• Metacarpal - 10 - palm of the hand
• Phalanges - 28 - finger bones

Question 8

Pelvis

Answer 8

2 each

• Ilium - large flat bones of pelvis
• Ischium - lower (inferior) rear of pelvis
• Pubis - lower (inferior) front of pelvis

Question 9

Leg

Answer 9

2 each

• Femur - longest bone in the body
• Patella - kneecap
• Tibia - larger and inner (medial) bone of the lower leg
• Fibula - smaller and outer (lateral) bone of the lower leg

Question 10

Foot

Answer 10

Foot

• Tarsal - 14 - bones of the ankle
• Metatarsal - 10 - bones of the foot
• Phalanges - 28 - bones of the toes