Skeletal System Flashcards by Keenan Houx

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bone features

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acetabulum (socket)

Bowl-like cavity on hip bone

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acromion

Continuation of spine of shoulder blade

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anterior superior iliac spine

Sharp projection at anterior end of iliac crest

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bicipital groove

Groove through which biceps brachii tendon runs

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calcaneus

Heel bone

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capitulum

Rounded projection on lower end of humerus

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carpals

Cluster of wrist bones (8 total)

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1 scaphoid

Largest proximal wrist bone

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2 lunate

Crescent-shaped proximal wrist bone

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3 triquetral

Pyramidal, ulnar-side proximal wrist bone

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4 pisiform

Small, pea-shaped wrist bone

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5 trapezium

Distal wrist bone between scaphoid, 1st metacarpal

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6 trapezoid

Smallest bone in distal row

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7 capitate

Largest wrist bone

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8 hamate

Wedge-shaped wrist bone

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cervical vertebrae (I-VII)

7 vertebrae of the neck

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clavicle

Collarbone

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coccyx

Tailbone

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coracoid process

Beak-shaped projection on shoulder blade

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coronoid process

Projection on upper end of ulna

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costal cartilage

Cartilage of the ribs, sternum

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cuboid

Large, outermost distal tarsal bone

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cuneiforms

3 wedge-shaped tarsal bones

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descending ramus of pubis

Thin, flat lower portion of pubic bone

femur

Thigh bone

fibula

Calf bone

frontal

Forehead bone

greater trochanter

Projection on the upper, outer end of the thigh bone

greater tubercle

Small projection on the upper, outer end of the humerus

head of femur

Highest part of the thigh bone

humerus

Longest bone of upper arm

hyoid

U-shaped bone at base of tongue

iliac crest

Upper margin of the ilium

ilium

Uppermost, largest pelvic bone

ischial spine

Projection on back of of lower hip bone

ischium

Lower, back part of hip bone

lateral condyle of femur

Projection on lower, outer part of thigh bone

lateral condyle of tibia

Projection on upper, outer part of shinbone

lateral epicondyle of femur

Projection above lateral condyle of femur

lateral epicondyle of humerus

Projection on lower, outer part of humerus

lateral malleolus

Lower part of the fibula at the ankle

lesser sciatic notch

Small notch below the ischial spine

lesser trochanter

Small projection of the thigh bone

lesser tubercle

Small projection on the upper anterior end of the humerus

lumbar vertebrae (I-V)

5 vertebrae of the lower back

mandible

Lower jawbone

manubrium

Uppermost part of the breastbone

maxilla

Upper jawbone

medial condyle femur

Projection on lower, inner part of thigh bone

medial condyle of tibia

Projection on upper, inner part of shinbone

medial epicondyle of femur

Projection above medial condyle of femur

medial epicondyle of humerus

Projection on lower, inner part of humerus

medial malleolus

Pyramid-shaped part of tibia at the ankle

medial sacral crest

Jagged, bony ridge on upper surface of sacrum

metacarpals

5 bones of hand between wrist, finger bones

metatarsals

5 bones of foot between ankle, toe bones

navicular

Hollow, boat-shaped tarsal bone

neck of femur

Narrow process connecting parts of the thigh bone

obturator foramen

Opening between ischium, pubis bones

occipital

Cranial bone forming lower posterior part of skull

olecranon

Bony prominence of the elbow

parietal

Cranial bone forming top, sides of skull

patella

Kneecap

phalanges

Bones of fingers or toes

posterior inferior iliac spine

Projection on posterior margin of ilium

posterior superior iliac spine

Sharp projection at posterior end of iliac crest

pubic symphysis

Middle junction of pubic bones

pubic tubercle

Rounded projection of bone on pubic crest

pubis

Pubic bone

radius

Thumb-side forearm bone

ribs

12 pairs of bones forming the chest

sacroiliac joint

Joint between sacrum, ilium

sacrum

Triangular bone of 5 fused vertebrae

scapula

Shoulder blade

spine of scapula

Ridge of bone on shoulder blade

sternum

Breastbone

talus

Anklebone

temporal

Bone at sides of skull; has 4 parts: squamous, petrous, tympanic, mastoid process

thoracic vertebrae (I-XII)

12 vertebrae that connect with the ribs

tibia

Shinbone

trochlea

Pulley between humerus, ulna

tuberosity

Rounded projection on inner side of radius

ulna

Little-finger-side forearm bone

xiphoid process

Small, sword-shaped projection of cartilage at lowest part of sternum

zygomatic

Cheekbone