This bone is commonly known as the kneecap.
The Patella
What Bone structure is your nose?
Nasal Bone
What bones protect the lungs and heart?
The Ribs
Why when you hit your elbow and it hurts, why do they call it your funny bone?
What is because it is humerus?
What's the difference between the location of the Radius and the Ulna?
Ulna is on the side of the little finger and the Radius is on the side of the thumb.
This bone is considered the strongest in the leg AND body?
The Femur
What bone is this?
Temporal Bone
What 2 bones make up the shoulder joint?
The Scapula and the humerus?
How many phalanges are in the body?
What is 56?
What's the difference between the size and location of the Tibia and the Fibula
The tibia is larger than the fibula and the fibula is located along the little toe side while the tibia is located along the big toe.
Distal to your ankle joint, what are the 3 main groups of bones of your feet IN ORDER from proximal to distal?
The tarsals, metatarsals, and the phalanges.
What is the strongest bone in the skull?
The Mandible
What is the name of the bone that articulates with the sternum and the scapula?
The Clavicle
The knee cap is a free floating bone that is formed within a tendon. There are similar bones much smaller in size in your feet and hands. What is the name of these types of bones?
What are sesamoid bones
What's the difference between Gross Anatomy and Microanatomy?
What is Gross Anatomy is the study of structures that you can see with the naked eye, while Microanatomy (histology) is the microscopic study of tissue structures.
Name this Bone:
The Calcaneus
What Bone is this?
What are the Carpal bones (8)
What is the name of the growth plate in a long bone?
What is the epiphyseal plate?
What's the difference between Diaphysis and Epiphysis?
Diaphysis - the shaft of a long bone
Epiphysis - the end of a long bone
What is the weaker bone in the lower leg?
The fibula
How many bones make up the main part of the CRANIUM?
8 Bones
The 5 Lumbar Vertebrae are inferior to what group of Spinal Vertebrae of the chest? (Include Number)
12 Thoracic Vertebrae
How many bones are in the Body?
206 Bones
What's the difference between the Axial and the Appendicular skeletal system?
The Axial skeletal system includes the bones of the skull, spine, and the thorax (80 Bones)
The Appendicular skeletal system includes the bones of the extremities (126 bones)