BONES AND THEIR PLURALS

Cranium: ethmoid frontal occipital palate parietal sphenoid temporal

ethmoids frontals occipitals palate bones parietals sphenoids temporals

Face: concha lacrimal mandible maxilla nasal vomer zygomatic (malar)

conchae lacrimals mandibles maxillas or maxillae nasals vomers zygomatics (malars)

Ear: hyoid incus malleus stapes

hyoids incudes mallei stapeses

Vertebral Column: coccyx sacrum vertebra

coccyges sacra vertebrae

Thorax: gladiolus manubrium rib sternum xiphoid

gladioluses or gladioli manubriums or manubria ribs sterna or sternums xiphoids

Upper Extremities: capitate carpal clavicle greater and lesser multangular hamate humerus lunate navicular phalanx pisiform scapula triquetrum ulna

capitates carpals clavicles mul tangulars hamates humeri lunates naviculars phalanges pisiforms scapulae triquetrums ulnae

Lower Extremities: calcaneus cuboid cuneiform femur fibula ilium innominate ischium patella pubis symphysis talus tarsal tibia

calcaneuses or calcanea cuboids cuneiforms femora fibulas or fibulae ilia innominates ischia patellae pubes symphyses tali tarsals tibias or tibiae

Other Terminology: foramen epiphysis process ala pelvis stria alveolus

foramina epiphyses processes alae pelves striae alveoli