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Skeleton
Matching the Scientific names of bones in the body to their common names
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Anatomy
11th Grade
02/07/2014
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Term
Frontal bone
 Definition
Forehead
Term
Parietal bone
 Definition
Top of the head
Term
Temporal bone
 Definition
Temples
Term
Foramen magnum
 Definition
Opening for the spinal chord
Term
External auditory meatus
 Definition
Ear canal
Term
Zygomatic process
 Definition
Cheekbone
Term
Occipital bone
 Definition
Back of the head
Term
Sphenoid bone
 Definition
"Bat bone"; holds all the bones in the skull together
Term
Vomer
 Definition
Forms the nasal septum
Term
Maxilla
 Definition
Upper jaw
Term
Nasal bone
 Definition
Nose
Term
Palatine bone
 Definition
Hard palate
Term
Lacrimal bone
 Definition
Eye socket
Term
Lacrimal groove
 Definition
Where tears exit the body
Term
Zygomatic bone
 Definition
Cheekbone
Term
Mandible
 Definition
Lower jaw
Term
Mental foramen; mandibular foramen
 Definition
Grooves; used for novicane
Term
Hyoid bone
 Definition
Only non-articulating bone in the body; supports the tongue; generally broken when someone has been strangled to death
Term
Cervical (7 bones): C1-C7
 Definition
Neck vertabrae
Term
Atlas (C1)
 Definition
Holds head up
Term
Axis (C2)
 Definition
Rotates the head
Term
Thoracic (12 bones): T1-T12
 Definition
Chest vertabrae
Term
Lumbar (5 bones): L1-L5
 Definition
Lower back (biggest vertabraes)
Term
Sacrum (5 bones): S1-S5 (fused)
 Definition
Attaches hips to the body
Term
Sacral hiatus
 Definition
Used for spinal injections
Term
Veterbral foramen
 Definition
Helps to protect the spinal chord
Term
-7 pairs vertebrosternal (true)
-3 pairs vertebrochondral (false)
-2 pairs vertebral (floating)
 Definition
Ribs
Term
Malleus, Incus, & Stapes
 Definition
Middle ear
Term
Clavicle
 Definition
Collarbone
Term
Scapula
 Definition
Shoulder blade
Term
Humerus
 Definition
Upper arm bone
Term
Clavicle and Scapula
 Definition
Shoulder girdle
Term
Acromion process
 Definition
Point of the shoulder
Term
Ulna
 Definition
Forearm bone on the little finger side
Term
Olecranon process
 Definition
Elbow bone
Term
Olecranon process
 Definition
Elbow bone
Term
Radius
 Definition
Forearm bone on thumb side
Term
Carpels (8 bones)
 Definition
Wrist bones
Term
Metacarpels (5 bones)
 Definition
Hand bones
Term
Phalanges (14 bones)
 Definition
Finger bones
Term
Phalanx
 Definition
Individual finger bone
Term
Femur
 Definition
Thigh bone (biggest, strongest bone in the body)
Term
Patella
 Definition
Knee cap
Term
Tibia
 Definition
Shin bone
Term
Tibia
 Definition
Shin bone
Term
Medial malleolus
 Definition
Inside ankle bone
Term
Fibula
 Definition
Lateral lower leg bone
Term
Lateral malleolus
 Definition
Outer ankle bone
Term
Tarsals (7 bones)
 Definition
Ankle bones
Term
Calcaneus
 Definition
Heel bone
Term
Talus
 Definition
Weight bearing bone
Term
Pelvic girdle
 Definition
Coxal/Hip bones
Term
Illium
 Definition
Superior (upper) potion of pelvic girdle
Term
Ischium
 Definition
Inferior (lower) portion of pelvic girdle
Term
Pubis
 Definition
Center portion of the pelvic girdle
Term
Acetabulum
 Definition
Socket for the head of the femur
Term
Pubic symphysis
 Definition
Cartilage that connects the two halves of the pelvic girdle
Term
Pubic arch
 Definition
Used for determining the sex of a skeleton
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