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Forensic Anthro - Post-cranial Skeleton
Post cranila features and what bone they belong to
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Anthropology
05/10/2010
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Term
acetabulum
 Definition
INNOMINATE - socket for femur
Term
acromion
 Definition
thin jutting part of SCAPULA
Term
alae
 Definition
superior lateral parts of the SACRUM
Term
axillary border
 Definition
long border of SCAPULA on the lateral side
Term
centrum
 Definition
VERTEBRAE
Term
conoid tubercle
 Definition
CLAVICLE
Term
coracoid process
 Definition
SCAPULA
Term
costal groove
 Definition
RIBS
Term
costal notch
 Definition
on STERNUM where the cartilage attaches
Term
costal pit
 Definition
THORACIC VERTEBRAE where ribs articulate
Term
deltoid tuberosity
 Definition
HUMERUS
Term
fovea capita
 Definition
head of FEMUR
Term
glenoid cavity
 Definition
on SCAPULA where it articulate with humerus
Term
greater trochanter
 Definition
protrusion next to the head of FEMUR
Term
iliac crest
 Definition
INNOMINATE
Term
intercondylar eminence
 Definition
on proximal side of TIBIA
Term
ischial tuberosity
 Definition
the part you sit on INNOMINATE
Term
lateral malleous
 Definition
on FIBULA on lateral side
Term
jugular notch
 Definition
between CLAVICLE and STERNUM
Term
lesser trochanter
 Definition
FEMUR
Term
linea aspera
 Definition
line on the FEMUR on the dorsal side
Term
manubrium
 Definition
STERNUM's broad upper side
Term
medial malleolus
 Definition
on TIBIA on medial side
Term
obturator foramen
 Definition
on INNOMINATE
Term
odontoid process
 Definition
on AXIS
Term
olecranon process
 Definition
ULNA on the superior side
Term
olecranon fossa
 Definition
dip on back of HUMERUS where ulna articulates
Term
popliteal surface
 Definition
distal end of FEMUR - triangular area of diaphysis
Term
pre-auricular sulcus
 Definition
on ILIUM (INNOMINATE)
Term
promontory
 Definition
very top of SACRUM
Term
pubic symphysis
 Definition
joining of left and right INNOMINATE
Term
radial tuberosity
 Definition
RADIUS on the medial side
Term
sciatic notch
 Definition
INNOMINATE - where you put your thumb in to sex the skeleton
Term
semilunar notch
 Definition
ULNA on the superior side
Term
septal aperture
 Definition
foramen on HUMERUS
Term
styloid process
 Definition
distal end of RADIUS and ULNA
Term
sustentaculum tali
 Definition
on CALCANEOUS on medial side
Term
transverse foramen
 Definition
on CERVICAL vertebrae - smaller foramen
Term
transverse process
 Definition
on THORACIC and CERVICAL vertebrae - winglike projection
Term
trochlea
 Definition
pointy notch on the ventral side of HUMERUS
Term
xiphoid process
 Definition
distal end of STERNUM