Health: Skeletal Quiz Review

frontal

forehead

parietal

top

temporal

side

base

occipital

suture lines

zig-zag lines that seperate the lobes

nasal

nose

zygomatic

cheek

maxilla

upper jaw

mandible

lower jaw

cervical

neck (7)

thoracic

chest (12)

lumbar

lower back (5)

sacrum

fused small of back

coccyx

fused tail bone (4)

cartilage disk

cushions vertebrae

spinal cord

protected by spinal column

sternum

middle of chest; breastbone

true ribs

top 7 pairs, attached to sternum

false ribs

middle 3 pairs, indirectly attached to sternum

floating ribs

bottom 2 pairs, not attached

clavicle

collar bone

scapula

shoulder blade

illium

hip bone

ischium

ball/socket

pubic/pubis

center

humerus

upper arm

ulna

lower arm, inside (pinky)

radius

lower arm, outside (thumb)

carpals

wrist (8)

metacarpals

hand (5)

phalanges

3 each finger, except 2 thumb

femur

thigh

patella

knee-cap

tibia

larger, inside of shin

fibula

smaller, outside of shin

tarsals

ankle (7)

metatarsals

ankle (5)

phalanges

3 each toe, 2 big toe

calcaneus

heel