Bones lab

Frontal Bone

Forms the human forehead and the upper parts of the eye sockets.

Parietal Bone

Forms the upper roof and side walls of the human skull.

Occipital bone

Located at the lower back and base of the skull.

Temporal Bone

Located at the sides and base of the skull, just below the parietal bones.

Lacrimal bone

Located in the front part of the inner wall of each eye socket.

Nasal bone

Located side-by-side at the middle and upper part of the face.

Zygomatic bone

Forms the prominence of the cheeks

Maxilla

Upper Jaw

Mandible

Lower jawbone

Vomer Bone

Located in the center of the skull

Coronal suture

Connects the frontal bone to the two parietal bones. Runs Horizontally from ear to ear (Like a headband)

Squamous suture

Connects the parietal bone to the squamous part of the temporal bone, located just above the ear.

Sagittal suture

Separates the left and right parietal bones.

Mastoid Process

Located at the base of the skull, directly behind and slightly below the ear.

Styloid process

Located just below the ear, extending downward and forward in front of the hollow behind your earlobe.

Mental Foramen

Beneath the roots of the lower premolars

Sella turcica

Centrally located in the middle cranial fossa, just behind the optic nerves and below the hypothalamus

Occipital condyle

Located at the base of the skull

Atlas

The very first bone in your spine.

Axis

Second bone of your spine

Sacrum

Located at the base of the spine, between the lumbar vertebrae and the coccyx.

Coccyx

The base of the human spine

Vertebral body

thick, drum-shaped anterior portion of a vertebra.

Lamina

A thin plate, layer, or scale

Spinous process

The bony projection pointing backward and downward from the back of each vertebra.

Manubrium

Center and front of the upper chest

Body of the sternum

The large part of the sternum

Xiphoid process

The bottom point of the sternum

Coracoid process

Small, hook-like bony projection located on the upper, outer edge of the shoulder blade

Acromion process

Bony projection on the top of the shoulder blade

Glenoid Cavity

Socket of the shoulder joint

Medial Epicondyle of the Humerus

The prominent bony bump located on the inside of your elbow

Lateral Epicondyle of the Humerus

The bony prominence on the outer side of the elbow

trochlea

A grooved, pulley-like structure in the body that guides muscles or helps bones articulate in a hinge-like manner.

Capitulum

A small, head-like anatomical structure or a compact cluster of flowers.

Olecranon process

Forms the pointed tip of the elbow

Styloid process

Bony bump located on the pinky-finger side of the wrist

Head of radius

Carpals

Eight small bones that make up the human wrist

Metacarpals

Five long bones located in the palm of your hand

Phalanges

fingers

Ilium

Large bone in the pelvis

Pubic bone

Ischium

Lower part of the hip bone

Acetabulum

Socket of the hip

Head of the Femur

Greater Trochanter

Large, bony prominence you can feel on the outer side of your upper thigh/hip

Lesser trochanter

A small, bony projection located on the inner and back side of the upper thigh bone, just below the femoral neck

Lateral condyle of the femur

Medial condyle of the Femur

Tibia

Looks like a T

Medial Malleolus

Bony bump on the inner side of your ankle

Lateral Malleolus

Outside of your ankle

Talus

Ankle bone

Metatarsals

Five long bones in the midfoot that connect your ankle bones to your toe bones

Tarsals

Bones in the ankle and hindfoot area