Skeleton A
5 vertebrae of the lower back
Lumbar Vertebrae
Fingers and toes
Phalanges
This bone is located on the medial lower leg
Tibia
This bone is located on the thumb side of the forearm
Radius
What are metacarpals
only movable bone of the skull
Jaw bone
Flat bone on the posterior shoulder, often called the shoulder blade
Scapula
This bone is also called the kneecap
Patella
The collarbone
Clavicle
What is the largest bone in your body
what is the femur
It is the bony structure that protects the heart and lungs along your spine
Thoracic vertebrae
5 parts of vertebral column
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
coccyx
Bone located between the shoulder and elbow
Humerus
Bones in the palm of the hand
Metacarpals
what type of bone marrow is located in the medullary cavity of a long bone
what is yellow bone marrow
Part of the vertebral column that articulates with the hip bones
Sacrum
This bone is located on the pinky side of the forearm
Ulna
Bones of the wrist
Carpals
What are functions of the skeletal system?
1)Framework
2) Protection
3) Production of blood cells
4) Storage
The middle bones in the arch of your foot are called
What are metatarsals
Define the axial skeleton
Skull, thoracic vertebrae, rib cage
This is the smaller of the 2 lower leg bones
This bone is located between the hip and the knee
Femur
These 12 vertebrae connect with ribs
Thoracic vertebrae
What type of bone marrow is located in the trabeculae of the spongy bone
what is RED bone marrow
What are False ribs
Ribs 11 & 12 are classified as
Floating ribs
What is the difference between carpals and tarsals
Tarsals make up the ankles and carpals are what the wrist is composed of.
The first 7 ribs are classified as
What are true ribs
Define appendicular skeleton?
Forms the extremities and is composed of the shoulder girdle, arm bones, pelvic girdle, and leg bones.