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