bones & markings

lumbar vertebra

cervical vertebra

thoracic vertebra

atlas (C1)

axis (C2)

sacrum

coccyx

true ribs

1-7; attached to sternum

false ribs

8-10; attached through costal cartilage to sternum

floating ribs

11-12; no attachment to the sternum

clavicle

scapula

humerus

radius

lateral bone of the forearm

ulna

medial bone of the forearm

metacarpals

pisiform

Trapezium

scaphoid

trapezioid

capitate

triquetrum

lunate

coxal bone

femur

Fibula

tibia

metarsals

medial cuneiform

internal cuneiform

lateral cuneiform

navicular

cuboid

Talus

calcaneus

appendicular bones

Shoulder, collar bone, pelvic, arms, and legs.

axial bones

Skull, rib cage, and spine

long bones

longer than they are wide

short bones

wider than they are short

flat bones

thin, flattened, and usually curved

irregular bones

nonsymmetrical shape

frontal bone

temporal bone

sphenoid bone

zygomatic bone

maxilla

mandible

palatine

parietal bone

occipital bone

ethnoid bone

process

projection or outgrowth of the bone

transverse process

superior articular facet (atlas)

superior articular facet (axis)

dens

sacral canal

sacral foramen

foramen

round or oval opening through a bone

sacral hiatus

median sacral crest

jugular notch

sternum

manubrum

sternal angle

xyphoid process

costal cartilage

acromial clavicle

sternal clavicle

spine (scapula)

acromion

caracoid process

glenoid cavity

greater tuburcle

lesser tuburcle

olecranon fossa

medial epicondoyle

trochlea

lateral epicondoyle

condoyle

A smooth, rounded articular process

radial tuberosity

radial styloid process

olecranon

trochlear notch

coronoid process

ulnar styloid process

ilium

pubic crest

ischium

acetabulum

fovea capitis

lesser trochanter

linea aspera

lateral condoyle

medial condoyle

intercondoylar fossa

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coronal suture

squamous suture

nasal bone

lamoid suture