07 Skeletal System (Name the bones)

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Patella

Kneecap

lumbar vertebrae

L1-L5 (lower back)

Carpals

The bones in the wrist area

Sternum

The chest area. Protects the heart and lungs

Tarsals

The first part of the foot area closest to the ankle

Skull or Cranium

head

Pectoral girdle

Clavicle and scapula

Humerus

Upper arm

Coccyx

four vertebrae fused together to form the tailbone

Pelvis

hips or lower body connector

lumbar vertebrae

lower back

Vertabrae

spine or backbone (five different areas: cervical 1-7, thoracic 1-12, lumbar 1-5, sacrum fused bones, coccyx tail bone

Metatarsals

the bones between the tarsals and the phalanges of the foot

Tibia

the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle

Fibula

the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle

Femur

thigh

Radius

top of lower arm (on the side of the thumb)

Metacarpals

Bone of the hand between the phalanges and the carpals

Pelvic girdle

Both hip bones

cervical vertebrae

C1-C7 (neck)

Mandible

Lower jaw

thoracic vertebrae

T1-T12 (articulate with ribs)

Phalanges (foot)

The end bones of the foot

Phalanges (hand)

The end bones of the hand

Sacrum

bone formed from five vertebrae fused together near the base of the spinal column

Ulna

bottom of lower arm (on the side of the pinkie

Clavicle

collar bone or neckbone


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