Identify Bone Structure

Cranium

• Part of skull enclosing brain

Face

• Part of skull that does not enclose brain

Mandible

• Lower jaw bone

Vertebral column

• Supports upper torso and skull

• Spine

Sternum

• Three-part bone connected to thoracic cage and vertebral column

Ribs

• Set of 12 ribs

• Connects sternum to vertebral column

Pectoral girdle

• Contracts clavicle and scapula

• Chest/upper back area

Humerus

• Upper arm bone

Radius

• One of two lower arm bone

• Lateral (outer) bone

Ulna

• One of two lower arm bone

• Medial (inner)bone

Carpal

• Wrist bones

Metacarpals

• Hand bones

Phalanges

• Finger/toe bones

Pelvic girdle

• Pelvic area; lower portion of body

• Consists of 3 bones (ilium, ischium, pubis)

Scapula

• Flat, triangular bone in posterior (back) portion of body

Clavicle

• Collar bone of anterior (front) portion of body

Patella

• Kneecap bone

Tibia

• One of two lower leg bones

• Inner bone of leg

Fibula

• One of two lower leg bones

• Outer bone of leg

Tarsal

• Ankle bone

Metatarsal

• Foot bones

Spine

• Sharp, slender process

• Tubercle

• Small rounded projection

Tuberosity

• Large rounded projection

Head

• Structure supported on neck

Ramus

• Armlike projection

Condyle

• Rounded, convex projection

Meatus

• Canal-like structure

Foramen

• Round or oval opening through a bone

Fossa

• Shallow depression

Sinus

• Air-filled cavity

Trochanter

• Large, irrugularly shaped projection