Skeletal System

Axial Skeleton

skull, hypoid bone, vertebral column, thoracic cage

Appendicular Skeleton

pectoral girdle, upper limbs, pelvic girdle, lower limbs

long

short

irregular

flat bones

sutural

spinous process

Lamina

Tranverse Process

vertebral foramen

body

articular processes (facets)

pedicle

verebral arch

fissure

a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting.

Foramen

A hole through which nerves and blood vessels pass.

Fossa

A shallow depression on the bone surface, which may receive an articulating bone or act to support soft tissue structures.

Groove

A narrow channel, depression, or furrow

Meatus

hole from the inside to the outside

Sinus

air-filled spaces in the skull

condyle

A round, protruding part at the end of a bone, especially one that forms part of a joint.

crest

A bone edge's raised or prominent part.

epicondyle

. It serves as a point of attachment for tendons and ligaments.

Facet

a flat smooth area of the bone which serves as an articular surface

Head

the rounded portion found at either ends of the bone.

line

a subtle, long, and narrow impression which distinguishes itself in elevation, color or texture from surrounding tissues.

Ramus

The curved part of a bone that gives structural support to the rest of the bone.

spine

a sharp, slender projection of the bone which is useful for attachment of muscles or ligaments.

Trochanter

A large prominence on one side of a bone

Tubricle

A small, rounded prominence where connective tissues attach

Tuberosity

A moderate prominence where muscles and connective tissues attach.

frontal bone

Parietal bone

Temporal bone

Occipital bone

Sphenoid bone

Ethmoid bone

Lacrimal bone

Nasal Bone

Manible

maxillary bone

Mandibular ramus

coronoid process

Mandibular condyle

squamosal suture

Coronal Suture

Vomer

zygomatic bone

Lambdoid suture

saggital suture

zygomatic process

sella turcica

foramen ovale

Anterior fontanel

Posterior fontanel

posterolateral fontanel

anterolateral fontanel

internal auditory meatus

external auditory meatus

inferior nasal conchae

Mastoid Process

styloid process

occipital condyle

mental foramen

jugular foramen

suborbital foramen

infraorbital foramen

foramen Magnum

mandibular fossa

mandibular condyle

frontal sinus

Ethmoid sinus

Sphenoid sinus

Maxillary sinus

Crista galli

Cribriform plate

Hyoid bone

palatine process

Superior orbital fissure

platine bone

cervical vertebrae (7)

Thoracic vertebrae (12)

Lumbar vertebrae (5) L1-L5

Sacral Vertebrae (5)

coccygeal

atlas

axis

vertebral foramen

dens of axis

sternum

Manubrium

xiphoid process

jugular notch

true ribs (vertebrosternal)

False ribs 8-10 (vertebrochondral)

floating ribs 11-12 (vertebral)

body of sternum

coastal cartilage

Clavicle