Legs
Thigh bone; longest bone in the body
What is Femur?
Largest bone of upper arm; extends from elbow to shoulder
What is Humerus?
2 bones of upper jaw
What is Maxillae?
12 pairs of curved bones which form rib cage of upper body
What is Ribs?
What animal do humans share the same amount of neck bones with?
Giraffe
Kneecap; sits over the front of the knee joint
What is Patella?
8 small bones held together by ligaments to form wrist
What is Carpals?
Smallest 2 bones of facial skeleton and form the front part of inner-bottom wall of eye socket
What is Lacrimal?
Breastbone; long, narrow, flat plate that forms center of front of chest
What is Sternum?
Where are half of the human bones?
Shinbone; inner and larger of 2 lower leg bones, extend from knee to ankle
What is Tibia
5 long, thin bones that form palm of hand
What is Metacarpals?
2 bones that form upper cheek and bottom of eye socket
What is Zygomatic?
12 vertebrae in chest region that form central region of spine
What is Thoracic Vertebrae?
Adults have around 206 bones, how many are babies born with?
270
Anklebone; sits above heel bone and forms the lower part of ankle; talus, tibia and fibula form ankle joint
What is Talus
Small bone on little-finger side of lower arm
What is Ulna?
2 bones that form the crown and upper sides of the head
What is Parietal?
Collarbone; forms area from throat to shoulder on right and left side
What is Clavicle?
What percent of animals have a backbone or spine?
3%
5 long, slender bones (1 for each digit) that connect phalanges to tarsals
What is Metatarsals?
Small bone on thumb side of lower arm or forearm
What is Radius?
U-shaped bone at the base of tongue; supports tongue muscles
What is Hyoid?
Shoulder blade; large, flat bone extending upward from middle of back, on right and left side, to the joint, where it attaches to clavicle
What is Scapula?
7-10 years