Appendicular Skeleton
most distal toe bones and finger bones
What are phalanges?
most inferior group of vertebrae
What is lumbar?
superior & anterior portion of the cranium
What is the frontal bone?
bone cell
what is an osteocyte?
hole in the ocular orbit for nerves to pass through to the brain
optic canal
most proximal wrist bones, distal to the radio/ulnar articulation
What are carpals?
bone that articulates with no other bone, inferior to the mandible
What is the hyoid?
inferior & posterior bone of the cranium
What is the occipital bone?
chamber where osteocytes reside
what are lacunae?
articulates with the head of the femur
what is the acetabulum?
lateral distal arm bone
What is the radius?
bone that the ribs articulate with anteriorly
What is the sternum?
Prominent superior / anterior cheek bone
What is the zygomatic bone?
Central to an osteon, where blood vessels & nerves reside
what is the Haversion canal?
canal leading to the ossicles within the temporal bone
what is the external auditory meatus?
distal lateral leg bone
What is the fibula?
most inferior bone in the axial skeleton
What is the coccyx?
superior portion of the septum is made by this bone
What is the ethmoid?
outer layer of bone, made up of connective tissue (where tendons / ligaments attach)
what is the periosteum?
articulates with the superior facets of the atlas
what are the occipital condyles?
bone that articulates with 1st rib, scapula & sternum
What is the clavicle?
specific name for the most superior vertebrae singular bone
What is the atlas?
Most lateral ear ossicle
what is the malleus?
Name of the location where cartilage is continuously forming bone as we grow
what is the epiphyseal plate?
indention on the distal posterior portion of the humerus
what is the olecranon fossa?
bone where the L & R os coxae join anteriorly
what is the pubis?
Number of false ribs
What is 5 pairs?
Bone that makes up the inferior portion of the nasal septum
what is the vomer?
erythropoiesis occurs here (specifically)
what is red bone marrow?
anterior projection on the proximal end of the ulna
what is the coronoid process?