Bone Lab Practical
Occipital bobe
Back of head, flat bone
Squamous suture
Between temporal and parietal bones. Backwards c by ear
Nasal bone
Bridge of your nose
Which bone does the the femur articulate with
Distal - tibia Proximal - pelvis
Which bone does the humerus articulate with?
Distal - ulna/radius Proximal - scapula
Sternum
Flat bone
Scapula
Flat bone, To determine left/right fit against your back
Lacrimal bone
Inside of your eyes. Medial side
Vertebrae
Irregular bone Cervical-smallest Thoracic-medium Lumbar-largest
Patella
Irregular bone, round
Temporal bones
Located above/behind ears, flat bone
Sphenoid bone
Located at temples, flat bone
Clavicle
Long bone
Humerus
Long bone
Metacarpals
Long bone
Metatarsals
Long bone
Phalanges
Long bone
Tibia
Long bone, Bigger bottom leg bone
Radius
Long bone, Flat top
Femur
Long bone, Look at distal end to see which is right/left
Ulna
Long bone, U-shapes end
Fibula
Long bone, smaller bottom leg bone
Sagittal suture
Separates parietal bones. Mohawk
Carpals
Short bone
Tarsals
Short bone,
Parietal bone
Side/top of head, flat bone
Coronal suture
Suture between parietal bones and frontal bone. Headband
Flat bones
These bones are thin, flat, and curved. They form the ribs, breastbone, and skull.
Maxilla
Upper bone of your jaw
Lambdoidal suture
Upside down v. Separates occipital bones from Parietal bones
irregular bones
bones of the vertebrae and face
Zygomatic bone
cheek bone
short bones
cube shaped bones of the wrist and ankle (carpals and tarsals)
Frontal bone
forehead, flat bone
mastoid fontanelle
junction of squamous and lambdoid sutures (between ear and occipital bone)
Occipital fontanelle
lambdoid and sagittal sutures (basically occipital bone)
frontal fontanel
largest fontanel between the frontal, sagittal and coronal sutures (basically frontal bone)
long bones
longer than they are wide
Vomer
nasal septum
Sphenoid fontanel
soft spot between frontal, parietal, temporal bones (right above ear)
Mandible
Lower bone of your jaw
