Skeletal System 1
What is the area called where the cranial bones have joined together?
Suture
What is the lower arm bone on the thumb side called?
Radius
What is the anatomical name of the shoulder blade?
Scapula
Name the eight bones of the cranium.
One frontal bone, two parietal bones, two temporal bones, one occipital bone, one sphenoid, and one ethmoid bone.
What is the membrane that lines the medullary canal called?
Endosteum
What is the tough membrane on the outside of the bone called?
Periosteum
What is an extremity or end of a long bone called?
Epiphysis
What is the breastbone called?
Sternum
Name the facial and cranial bones in the frontal aspect of the the skull.
nasal bones, mandible, maxillae, zygomatic bone, sphenoid, vomer, frontal bone, and temporal bone.
What is the anatomical name of the tailbone?
Coccyx
What are the twelve pairs of bones that surround the heart and lungs called?
Costae
What is the bone of the upper arm called?
Humerus
What is the skeleton called that forms the main trunk of the body?
Axial skeleton
What is the connective tissue band that holds bones together?
Ligament
What is the tarsal that is the heel bone called?
Calcaneus
What are the wrist bones called?
Carpals
What is the material found in some bones, such as the vertebrae, costae, and sternum, that produce blood cells?
Red marrow
What is the thigh bone in the upper leg called?
Femur
What is the lateral bone of the lower leg called?
Fibula
What is the anatomical name of the kneecap?
Patella
What is the material inside the medullary canal called?
Yellow marrow
What is the medial bone of the lower leg called?
Tibia
What are the eight bones that surround the brain called?
Cranium
What are the two main bones that form the pelvic girdle?
Os Coxae
What is the anatomical name of the fingers and toes?
Phalanges