Thinking Cap
This bone forms the lower jaw.
What is the Mandible?
These individual bones make up the spine.
What are vertebrae?
This is the large, weight-bearing portion of the vertebrae.
What is the centrum?
This is the long bone of the upper arm.
This flat bone is located in the anterior midline of the chest.
What is the sternum?
This is the longest and strongest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
These bones form the bridge of the nose.
What are the Nasal bones?
These seven vertebrae are located in the neck.
What are cervical vertebrae?
This opening allows the spinal cord to pass through vertebrae.
What is the vertebral foramen?
This forearm bone lies on the thumb side.
What is the radius?
These ribs attach directly to the sternum.
What are true ribs?
This is the kneecap and the largest sesamoid bone.
What is the patella?
These paired bones form the cheekbones.
What are the Zygomatic bones?
These twelve vertebrae articulate with the ribs.
What are the thoracic vertebrae?
These projections extend laterally from a vertebrae.
What are transverse processes?
This forearm bone lies on the little-finger side.
What is the ulna?
These ribs do not attach directly to the sternum.
What are the false ribs?
This is the large, medial bone of the lower leg.
What is the tibia?
These bones form the upper jaw and hold the upper teeth.
What are the Maxillae?
These five vertebrae are located in the lower back.
What are the lumbar vertebrae?
This posterior projection can be felt along the midline of the back.
What is the spinous process?
These eight small bones form the wrist.
What are the carpal bones?
These last two pairs of ribs have no anterior attachment.
What are floating ribs?
This is the slender, lateral bone of the lower leg.
What is the fibula?
This bone forms the posterior and inferior portion of the skull.
What is the occipital bone?
This triangular bone connects the vertebral column to the pelvis.
What is the sacrum?
These flat plates form the posterior portion of the vertebral arch.
What are laminae?
These five bones form the palm of the hand.
What are the metacarpals?
This is the superior portion of the sternum.
What is the manubrium?
These seven bones form the ankle and posterior foot.
What are the tarsal bones?
This butterfly-shaped bone contributes to the cranial floor and eye sockets.
This is the small terminal bone of the vertebral column.
What is the coccyx?
These short, thick structures connect the vertebral body to the arch.
What are pedicles?
These fourteen bones form the fingers and thumb.
What are the Phalanges of the hand?
This is the long, central portion of the sternum.
What is the body of the sternum?
This bone forms the heel.
What is the calcaneus?
This bone forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum.
What is the Vomer?
These curvatures are present at birth in the thoracic and sacral regions.
What are primary curvatures?
These projections articulate with the vertebra above.
What are superior articular processes?
This large posterior projection of the ulna forms the point of the elbow.
What is the olecranon?
This small inferior projection of the sternum begins as cartilage
What is the xiphoid process?
These five bones form the middle portion of the foot.
What are Metatarsals?
This bone lies between the eyes and contributes to the nasal cavity and orbit.
What is the Ethmoid bone?
These curvatures develop after birth in the cervical and lumber regions.
What are secondary curvatures?
These projections articulate with the vertebra below.
What are inferior articular processes?
This depression on the posterior humerus receives the olecranon during elbow extension.
What is the olecranon fossa?
This bony framework protects the heart and lungs.
What is the bony thorax?
These fourteen bones form the toes.
What are the phalanges of the foot?