Cranial Bones
The most anterior bone of the skull
Frontal Bone
Lower jaw bone
Mandible
Most superior group of vertebrae
Cervical
Bones that make up the pectoral girdle
Clavicles and Scapulae
What is the smallest bone in the human body
Stapes
Form the upper and lateral walls of the cranium
Parietal Bones
Bone that houses the upper teeth
Maxilla
Middle group of vertebrae
Thoracic
Long bone that stretched from the shoulder to the elbow
Humerus
Only bone that doesn't articulate with any other bone
Hyoid Bone
Connect the skill to the spine
Occipital Bone
Bone that defines cheek shape
Inferior group of vertebrae
Lumbar
Largest most superior portion, forms the broad wing-like flare of the hip
Ilium
Why are false ribs given that name?
Because they are not directly attached to the sternum
Sphenoid
Support the tear drainage system, form inner wall of eye socket
Lacrimal
Composite of bone that shapes the posterior wall of the pelvis
Sacrum and Coccyx
Bones that from the palm of the hand
Metacarpals
How many phalanges does each finger have?
3, thumb has 2
Bone that facilitates smell, located behind the nasal bone
Ethmoid
Helps regulate air pressure in the middle ear
Mastoid Process
Most inferior portion of the sternum
Xiphoid Process
The heel bone
Calcaneus
What three fused bones make up the pelvic girdle?
Ilium, Ischium, Pubis