Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
Long Bone Structures
The Skull
The hand
100

The back bone

Vertebra

100

The upper arm

humerus

100

The knobs at either ends of a long bond, composed mostly of spongy bone

Epiphysis

100

The forehead bone

Frontal bone

100

The general term used to describe the finger bones

Phalanges

200

The proper term for the skull

Cranium

200

The shoulder blade

Scapula

200

The elongated portion of a long bone that is composed mostly of compact bone

Diaphysis

200

The bridge of the nose

Nasal bone

200

The general term to describe the long bones in the palm of the hand (not fingers)

Metacarpals

300

Forms a cage to protect your internal organs

Ribs

300

The thigh

Femur
300

The slimy outer sheath of a long bond

Periosteum

300

The bone at the very back of the head

Occipital bone

300

The general term used to describe the bones of the wrist.

Carpals

400

The flat bone in the front and center of your chest

Sternum

400

The two bones of the forearm

Radius and Ulna
400

The interior compartment running down the inside length of a long bone

Medullary Cavity

400

The Jaw

Mandible

400

The specific name of the largest bone in the wrist, next to the radius and below the thumb

Scaphoid

500

The tail bone -- actually the tip of the tail in dogs

Coccyx

500

The two bones of the lower leg/calf

Tibia, fibula

500

This yellow material resides inside the internal compartment of compact bone in the long bone

Marrow

500

The cheek bones

Zygomatic bone

500

The smallest bone in the wrist, halfway between the pinky and the ulna

Pisiform