year 10 GCSE PE. The Skeletal system

Cranium

The bone around the head that protects the brain. (The skull)

Clavicle

The collar bone

The humerus

The long bone that makes up the upper half of the arm.

Carpals

Bones making up the wrist connecting the hand to the forearm.

Metacarpals

5 long bones that make up the palm of your hand

Phalanges

The bones that make up the fingers and toes

Patella

The bike sitting in front of the knee joint commonly referred to as the kneecap

Fibula

The long bone located on the outer side of the lower leg. Runs parallel to the larger shin bone

Sternum

Long flat bone in the centre of the chest forming a front anchor for the rib cage

Pelvis

The hip bone

Radius

The bone in the arm located on the thumb side of the arm

Ulna

The longer bone in the arm on the pinky side of the arm

Tibia

The shinbone at the front of the leg

Tarsals

A group of 7 bones forming the ankle, hind foot and mid foot

Metatarsals

A group of 5 bones in the foot connecting the ankle area to the toes

Rib cage

The bones surrounding the heat and lungs for protection

Scapula

The large triangular bone by the shoulder commonly know as the shoulder blade

Vertebrae

33 Interlocking bones that form the spinal column

Femur

The longest, heaviest and strongest bone in the human body commonly known as the thigh bone