A&P- Bones Test #1

frontal

forehead

parietal

2, on top of head

temporal

on sides by ears

occipital

triangular, back of head

zygomatic

cheek bone

maxilla

upper jaw - "mustache"

mandible

lower jaw

nasal

between eyes, bridge of nose

sphenoid

outer part of eyes

lacrimal

tear ducts

ethmoid

behind tear ducts

vomer

separates nasal cavities

atlas (c1)

connects skull, circular

axis (c2)

holds atlas, contains the "dens"

cervical vertebrae (7)

two small holes, think "coffee" for amount

thoracic vertebrae (12)

giraffe, longest section, think "tea" for amount

lumbar vertebrae (5)

moose, thick back part, think "liquor" for amoung

sacrum

sacred cheese grater, connects to coccyx

coccyx

tailbone

sternum

part of rib cage, has three parts

manubrium

top of sternum

body of sternum

middle portion of the sternum

xiphoid process

bottom of sternum

rib

connects to sternum, looks "snappable over my knee"

hyoid bone

vampire teeth

clavicle

golf club, collar bone

scapula

back shoulder bone, think football pads

humerus

baby femur, upper arm bone

ulna

has a "u" shape, lower arm bone

radius

round head, lower arm bone

carpals

small bones in the wrist

metacarpals

second row of bones above the carpals, palm

phalanges of the hand

fingers, the moving parts of the hand

coxal

hip bones

illium

fan/mushroom part of coxal

ischium

"meaty" part of coxal

pubis

where the two coxal bones meet, to the front

femur

thigh bone, has large knob

patella

kneecap

tibia

"T" shaped shin bone

fibula

fiddle shaped calf bone, FU!

tarsals

small bones by ankle, heel

metatarsals

long part of foot

phalanges of foot

toes, moving parts