Anatomy of the Skeletal System

The three bones collectively are called?

Ossicles

Where are the ossicles located in the ear?

Middle ear

This bone is referred to as the hammer

Malleus

This bone is referred to the anvil

Incus

This is also referred to as the stirrup

Stapes

This is the smallest bone in the body

Stapes

The largest bone in the body

Femur

What do we call the hole that the spine connects to in our head?

Foramen Magnum

The skull bone primarily located in the front.

Frontal

The bone in the skull that is considered the posterior aspect.

Occipital Bone

This is the bone that is located on the front, primarily called as the cheek bone.

Zygomatic bone

This is the bone located in the anterior aspect of the leg or so called the shin.

Tibia

This is what we call the bones of the finger (collectively)

Phalanges

This is the bone that is considered the non bearing weight of the legs

Fibula

These are the ribs that are connected to the sternum.

1st to 7th rib

These are the ribs not connected to the sternum but rather to the true ribs.

8-10th ribs

The bones that are considered floating and not connected to the true ribs nor the sternum

11-12th bone

How many bones are in the cervical region?

7

How many bones are present in the thoracic part of our spine?

12

The thickest bones present in the spine is?

Lumbar Vertebrae

How many bones are present in the lumbar region

5

This is the bone in the spine that have been fused with 5 other bones.

Sacrum

This is the bone proximal to the 1st phalanx

Radius

The bone located in the arm that is distal to the 1st phalanx but proximal to the 5th phalanx

Ulna

What is the term used when referrering to the wrist bones?

Carpal bones

These are the bones that is colloquially referred to as the bones of the hand inferior to the phalanges of the hand.

Metacarpals

The bone in the scapula that we use as a landmark when conducting an injection in the deltoid muscle

Acromion

The collar bone

Clavicle

The bone that looks like a wing.

Scapula

The bone not connected to any other bone.

Hyoid bone

This is the jaw bone

The total amount of bones of an adult

206

How many bones are present in a baby

302