Axial Skeleton
This structure protects the brain.
Skull
This includes the arms, legs, and girdles.
Appendicular skeleton
This hard outer layer of bone provides strength.
Compact bone
Another word for where bones meet.
Joint
This bone is commonly called the collarbone.
Clavicle
These bones form the rib cage.
Ribs
This girdle includes the scapula and clavicle.
Pectoral girdle
This spongy inner bone contains marrow.
Spongy bone
This type of joint does not move.
Immovable joint
This bone forms the heel.
Calcaneus
This bone connects ribs in the front.
Sternum
This girdle supports the legs.
Pelvic girdle
This is the shaft of a long bone.
Diaphysis
This type of joint allows slight movement.
Slightly movable joint
These bones make up the fingers.
Phalanges
These are the seven vertebrae in the neck.
Cervical vertebrae
This shoulder blade bone is flat and triangular.
Scapula
These are the ends of long bones
Epiphyses
This freely movable joint type includes the knee.
Hinge joint
This flat bone protects the heart and lungs.
Sternum
This opening in the skull allows the spinal cord to pass.
Foramen magnum
This hip bone is also called the coxal bone.
Pelvis
This membrane covers bones.
Periosteum
This joint allows rotation, like in the neck.
Pivot joint
These bones protect the spinal cord.
Vertebrae