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The bones of the upper and lower appendages comprise the
Appendicular Skeleton
Movement of the bones is provided by the body's
Skeletal Muscles
The cranial bones are fused together at immovable joints known as
Suture
The forehead and anterior roof of the cranium is formed by the
Frontal Bone
The posterior cranial floor is formed by the
Occipital bones
The occipital bone contains a large hole for passage of the spinal cord known as the
Foramen magnum
The bones that form the side walls of the cranium are called the
Temporal Bones
The mastoid process is a rounded process of the
Temporal Bone
The projection of the temporal bone helping form the cheekbone is the
Zygomatic Process
The cranial bone that has the shape of a butterfly and forms the anterior internal floor of the cranium is the
Sphenoid Bone
Membranous areas between the skull bones present in the newborn are known as
Fontanels
Each zygomatic bone has a projection forming the anterior cheekbone and is known as the
Temporal Process
The upper jaw is formed by two bones called
Maxillae
The lower jaw bone is shaped as a horseshoe and is called the
Mandible
The vertebral column is composed of 26 bones known as
Vertebrae
The five sacral vertebrae fuse to one another to form the
Sacrum
the vertebrae of the neck are known as
Cervical Vertebrae
The unfused vertebrae of the vertebral column are separated from one another by
Intervertebral Disk
An abnormal sideways curve of the spinal column is known as
Scoliosis
The spinal cord extends through the vertebral column by passing through openings in the vertebrae known as
Vertebral Foramena
The first vertebrae of the vertebral column is called the
Atlas
The three recognizable parts of the sternum are the manubrium, the body, and the
Xiphoid Process
The last two pairs of ribs do not attach to the sternum and are known as
Floating Ribs
The arms are connected to the rib cage by connecting bones organized as the
Pectoral Girdle
The anterior rod-shaped bone connecting the arm bones to the axial skeleton is the
Clavicle
The olecranon process is a feature of the
Ulna
The phalanges of the hand are the bones found in the
Fingers
The three bones of the pelvis are the ilium, ischium, and the
Pubis
Where the ilium joins the sacrum, the joint is known as the
Sacroiliac Joint
The largest and strongest bone of the human body is the
Femur
The kneecap bone is called the
Patella
The thin leg bone extending down the lateral portion of the lower leg is the
Fibula
The larger leg bone found on the medial side of the lower leg is the
Tibia
The ankle of the lower leg is formed by a series of tarsals that number
Seven
The toe bones are known as
Phalanges