Skeletal system practical study guide - Joints and Bones

answer with location

Cervical vertebrae (C1-C7)

base of the skull to the top of the shoulders

Thoracic vertebrae (T1–T12)

base of neck to bottom of ribs

Lumbar Vertebrae (L1-L5)

lower back to sacrum

Sacrum

lower back, base of the spine

Coccyx

below the sacrum

Clavicle

between top of breastbone shoulder blade

True Ribs

upper 7 ribs diretly attached to sternum

False Ribs

ribs 8 through 12 attached to sternum with cartilage

Floating Ribs

lower ribs not attached to sternum

Sternum

between ribs and clavicles

Scapula

dorsal surface of the rib cage

Humerus

extending from shoulder to elbow

Radius

thumb side of forear

Ulna

pinky side of forearm

Scaphoid

thumb side of the wrist, between hand and forearm, on lateral side

Lunate

between scaphoid bone and triquetrum bone

Triquetrum

between lunate bone and pisiform bones

Pisiform

medial side of wrist, where ulna bone meets wrist

Trapezium

between scaphoid bone and first metacarpal bone

Trapezoid

between scaphoid and first metacarpal

Capitate

in the center of the carpal bone, at distal end of the radius and ulna

Hamate

between the triquetrum and fourth and fifth metacarpals

Carpals

between radius/ulna and metacarpal

Metacarpals

between carpals and

Phalanges

make up fingers and toes

Pelvis

between the abdomen and the legs

Illium

elephant ears, laterally to sacrum at base of spinal column

Pubis

below the ilium

Femur

connects the hip to the knee

Patella

located at the front of knee joint

Tibia

located from the knee to the ankle, anterior

Fibula

located from the knee to the ankle, posterior

Tarsals

in the hindfoot and midfoot regions of the foot

Talus

between tibia and fibula and calcaneus

Calcaneus

below Talus

Navicular

between the talus and the cuneiform

Cuboid

anterior to calcane

Cuneiforms

between the navicular bone first three metatarsal bones distally

Metatarsals

between the tarsals and the phalanges

Acromioclavicular

where collarbone connects to shoulder blade

Sternoclavicular

connecting the clavicle to the sternum

Glenohumeral

humeral head and the socket meet

Scapulothoracic

where scapula sits against the ribs

Radiohumeral

between the head of the radius and the humerus

Proximal Radioulnar

the radius and the ulna meet

Distal Radioulnar

the radius and the ulna meet

Carpometacarpal

carpal bones meet the metacarpal bones

Metacarpophalangeal

metacarpal and the proximal phalanges

Interphalangeal

connecting the phalanges

Sacroilliac

sacrum meets the ilium

Acetabulofemoral

femur articulates with the socket of the hip bone

Patellofemoral

where the patella meets the femur

Proximal Tibiofibular

between tibia and fibula proximal

Distal Tibiofibular

between tibia and fibula distal

Subtalar

between the talus and the calcaneus

Talocrural

connects tibia and fibula to talus bones

Tarsometatarsal

tarsal bones connect with the metatarsal bones

Metatarsophalangeal

metatarsal bones and proximal phalanges