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59 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Head
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Cranium
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Jaw
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Mandible
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Collarbone
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Clavicle
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Shoulder bone
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Scapula
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Arm bone
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Humerus
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Breastbone
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Sternum
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Lower tip of the Breastbone
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Xiphoid process
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Forearm bone that is part of the elbow
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Ulna
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Forearm bone that is on the thumb side
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Radius
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The area where the two pubic bones join
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Pubic symphysis
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The Top bone of the pelvic girdle that makes the hip
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Ilium
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Bones of the wrist
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Carpals
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Bones of the hand
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Metacarpals
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Bones of the fingers
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Phalanges
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The last bone of the spinal column consisting of four fused bones commonly called the Tailbone
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Coccyx
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Thigh bone
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Femur
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shin bone
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Tibia
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behind the shin bone
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Fibula
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Kneecap
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Patella
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Ankle
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Tarsals
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The largest bone in the foot
Heelbone |
Calcaneus
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Foot bones
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Metatarsals
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Toes
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Phalanges
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Seven neck vertebrae
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Cervical Vertebrae
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The twelve vertebrae that connect to the ribs
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Thoracic vertebrae
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the five bones of the lower back
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Lumbar vertebrae
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The curved bone of the lowerback consists of five fused bone
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Sacrum
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First seven rib pairs that are attached to the sternum
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True Ribs
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Five rib pairs that are not attached directly to the sternum
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False Ribs
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The bottom two false rib pairs that are not attached to the sternum or any other ribs
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Floating Ribs
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Category of bone that forms the arms and legs
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Long bone
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Category of bone that is small and cube shaped like the wrist, ankle and toe bones
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Short bone
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Category of bone that usually has large flat surfaces that cover organs like shoulder blaces, pelvis,and skull
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Flat bones
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Category of bone that is specialized with specific shapes. Like the bones of the ear, vertebrae and face
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Irregular
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Category of bone that is formed in a tendon near a joint like a kneecap
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Sesamoid
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The end of a long bone
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Epiphysis
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The shaft of a long bone
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Diaphysis
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The outer fiberous layer of the bone
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Periosteum
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The cavity inside a bone
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Medullary cavity
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Forehead bone
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Frontal bone
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The nasal cavity and the orbits of the eyes
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Ethmoid bone
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top and upper parts of the sides of the skull
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Parietal bone
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lower part of the skull and the lower sides, including the openings for the ears
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Temporal bone
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The back and base of the skull
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Occipial bone
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the bone that holds together the frontal, occipital, and ethmoid bones
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Sphenoid bone
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The upper jawbone
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Maxilla
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The type of joint that connects skull bones
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Suture
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Points where two bones connect
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Joint
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A break with no open wound
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Closed Fracture
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A break that does not move any part of the bone out of place
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Simple or Hairline Fracture
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A break with an open wound
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Compound or Open fracture
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A break where there is a separation of bone usually requiring surgery to repair
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Complex Fracture
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An incomplete break of a bone usually involving a child
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Greenstick fracture
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A break in the bone which is shattered or fragmented
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Comminuted Fracture
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A break of the lower end of the radius usually caused by falling and landing on an outstretched hand
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Colles Fracture
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A break the involves extensive soft tissue injury
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Complicated Fracture
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When a part of a fracture is driven into the tissue of another part.
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Impacted Fracture or if it occurs in the skull it is called a Depression Fracture
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A break in the vertebrae caused by a compression of the space between vertebrae
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Compression Fracture
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A fracture where the bone is twisted apart
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Spiral Fracture
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