Frontal Bone
Forehead
2 Parietal Bones
Top back of skull, joined by sutures
Temporal Bones
Side of the skull
Mastoid Process
Projection at the base of the skull (Part of Temporal Bones)
Styloid Process
Needle-like projection (Part of Temporal Bones)
External Auditory Canal
Canal behind the jaw (Part of Temporal Bones)
Occipital Bone
Back bottom of skull
Sphenoid Bone
Looks like a butterfly, behind the jaw from frontal view
Sella Turcica
Part of the sphenoid bone
Hypophyseal Fossa
Deepest part of Sella Turcica (Part of Sphenoid)
Ethmoid Bone
Behind the nasal bone
Zygomatic Bones
Cheek Bones
Nasal Bones
Located right above nasal cavity
Maxillae
Mandible
Bottom part of jaw (Can be referred to as the body)
Mandibular Condyle
Where the jaw attaches to the skull (Part of Mandible)
Coronal Suture
Horizontal (Top View) (Between frontal and parietal bone)
Sagittal Suture
Vertical (Top View) (Between 2 parietal bones)
Squamous Suture
Between temporal and parietal bone
Lambdoid Suture
Between Occipital and Parietal
Fetal Skull- Anterior Fontanel
Top Opening in Fetal Skull
Fetal Skull- Posterior Fontanel
Bottom Opening in Fetal Skull
7 Cervical Vertebrae (C1-C7)
Numbered in order from top to bottom
C1= Atlas and C2= Axis
C1 and C2 Cervical Vertebrae are known respectively as…
12 Thoracic Vertebrae (T1-T12)
5 Lumber Vertebrae (L1-L5)
Top to Bottom (L1-L5)
Sacrum (5 Fused Vertebrae)
Last bone of spinal cord
Coccyx (4 Fused Vertebrae)
Bottom of Saccrum
Intervertebral discs
Cushions between the bones of the spine that absorb shock and allow movement
Vertebral Foramen
Opening in vertebrae
Vertebral Body
Spinous Process
Spiked part of Vertebrae
Transverse Process
Small bony projection off the right and left side of each vertebrae
Superior Articular Surface
Inferior Articular Surface
Scapula
Clavicle
Medial (Sternal)
Lateral (Acromial)
Humerus
Head of Humerus
Anatomical Neck of Humerus
Surgical Neck of Humerus
Trochlea of Humerus
Longer projection of the bottom of the humerus
Capitulum
Shorter projection of the bottom of the humerus
Olecranon Fossa
Deep triangular depression on the posterior side of the humerus
Superior to the Trochlea
Coronoid Fossa
Slight depression at the distal end of the humerus on the anterior side
Superior to the Trachlea
Medial Epicondyle of Humerus
Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus
Radius
Head of Radius
Neck of Radius
Trochlea of Radius
Styloid Process of Radius
Ulna
Trochlear Notch of Ulna
Olecranon of Ulna
Carpals
Metacarpals
Numbered I-V from Thumb to Pinky
Phalanges of Hand
Hip Bones
Acetabulum (Socket)
The socket where the head of the femur fits
Obturator Foramen
Large opening in the hipbone between pubic and ischium
Male Pelvis
Which Pelvis is this?
<90° Pubic Arch (Angle at the Bottom of the Pelvis)
Higher Iliac Crest
Deeper Pelvic Cavity
Female Pelvis
Which Pelvis is this?
90° Pubic Arch (Angle at the Bottom of the Pelvis)
Shorter and Wider
Shallow Pelvic Cavity
Ilium
The large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis
Iliac Crest
Commonly known as the hip bone
Iliac Fossa
Large, smooth, concave surface on the internal surface of the ilium
Anterior Superior Iliac Spine
Ischium
Greater Sciatic Notch
Ischial Tuberosity
Ischial Spine
Pubis
Pubic Symphysis
A joint sandwiched between the left and right pelvic bone
Pubic Tubercle
Femur
Head of Femur
Neck of Femur
Linea Aspera
Medial Condyle
Lateral Condyle
Tibia
Medial Condyle of the Tibia
Lateral Condyle of the Tibia
Medial Malleolus of Tibia
Fibula
Lateral Malleolus
Tarsal Bones
Talus
Calcaneus
Metatarsals
I-V from inside out
Phalanges of Foot
I-V from inside out
Synarthrosis Joint
Immovable Joints
Ex: Sutures of Skull
Amphiarthrosis Joint
Slightly Moveable Joints
Ex: Intervertebral Discs
Diarthrosis Joint
Freely Moveable Joints
Ex: Shoulder
Fibrous Joint
Joints where adjacent bones are strongly united by fibrous connective tissue
Ex: Sutures of Skull
Cartilaginous Joint
Type of joint where the bones are entirely joined by cartilage
Ex: Intervertebral Discs
Synovial Joints
Joints where the ends of bones are encased in smooth cartilage
Ex: Shoulder Joints in the arm
Medial Meniscus
Lateral Meniscus
Articular Cartilage