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Period 6Chapter 7 Bones
bone of human body
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Anatomy
12th Grade
12/06/2007

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Term

Femur

Definition

it is the longest, most voluminous, and strongest bone. It forms part of the hip and part of the knee.

 

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Fibula
Definition
bone located on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below.
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Bones of lower extremity.
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Figure 1 : Lower extremity of right fibula. Medial aspect.
   

 

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Greater Trochanter

 
 
Definition

[image]s a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence, situated at the junction of the neck with the upper part of the body.
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Patella
Definition
a thick, triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the front of the knee joint. It is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body.
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Clavicle (2)
Definition
[image]collarbone, slender s-shaped bone that connects the upper arm to the trunk of the body. Connects the sternum to the
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Tibia
Definition

is the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates.
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Tarsus
Definition
are the cluster of bones in the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus.
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Talus
Definition
connects the leg to the foot.

It is the second largest of the tarsal bones.

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Subtalar Joint
   
   

 

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Calcaneus
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MeSH  
heel bone, is the largest bone of the human foot.
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Navicular bone
Definition
one of the tarsal bones, found in the foot.

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Cuboid Bone
Definition
articulates with the fourth and fifth metatarsals, forming the fourth and fifth tarsometatarsal joints.

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Phalanges
Definition

is commonly given to the bones that form fingers and toes.

 

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Scapula
Definition

Large, triangular, flat bone on the back side of the rib cage. (shoulder blade)

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Proximal Phalanges
Definition

bones found in the limbs of most vertebrates

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Ilium
Definition
Which letter is the ilium?

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Distal Phalanges
Definition

are at the tips of the fingers and toes.

 

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Metatarsals
Definition

consists of the five long bones of the foot, which are numbered from the medial side

 

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Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect.
   

 
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Ischium
Definition
Which letter is the Ischium?

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Pubis
Definition
Which letter is the Pubis?

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calcaneous 
Definition
heel of foot[image]
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navicular bone
Definition
opposite cuboid on foot[image]
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cuboid bone
Definition
opposite navicular bone on foot[image]
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Medial foot  
Definition
contains medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiform bones[image]
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proximal phalanges
Definition
second metatarsals of foot[image]
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distal phalanges
Definition
5 per foot - great to 5th toe - tip of toe[image]
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intermediate (middle) phalanges
Definition
in between proximal and distal phalanges - four per foot 2nd to 5th toe[image]
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Parietal Bone
Definition

The bone on either side of the skull

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Occipital Bone
Definition

The bone on the back of the skull

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Mastoid Process
Definition

On the bottom left and right of the skull

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Occipital Condyle
Definition

On the base of the skull (number 4 on the picture)

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Scaphoid
Definition
A comma-shaped bone of the human wrist, located in the first row of carpals.[image]
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Lunate
Definition
the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.[image]
Term
Poximal Philanges
Definition

bone found in the limbs of most vertibrates. In humans, they are the bones at the base of a toe or finger, the prominent, knobby ends of which are often called the kuckle, they are the longest and thickest phalanx ("finger" bone).

 

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Term
Triquetrum
Definition

A bone of the wrist in the proximal row of carpal bones.

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Pisiform
Definition

A small bone at the junction of the ulna and the carpus.

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Trapezium
Definition
a bone in the wrist that articulates with the metacarpal bone of the thumb.[image]
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Trapezoid
Definition

a bone in the wrist that articulates with the metacarpal bone of the forefinger.

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Capitate
Definition

Enlarged and globular at the tip, as a bone of the wrist having a rounded knoblike end.

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Hamate
Definition
A small, hook-shaped carpal bone of the wrist.[image]
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Humerus
Definition

a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. On a skeleton, it fits between the scapula and the ulna.

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Ulna
Definition

a long bone, prismatic in form, placed at the medial side of the forearm, parallel with the radius.

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Radius
Definition

the bone of the forearm that extends from the outside of the limb to the phlangx (lateral) of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist. The radius is situated on the lateral side of the ulna, which exceeds it in length and size. It is a long bone, prismatic in form and slightly curved longitudinally. The radius articulates with the capitulum of the humerus.

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atlas
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axis
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cervical spine
Definition
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thoracic spine
Definition
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lumbar spine
Definition
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sacrum & coccyx
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true ribs
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false ribs
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floating ribs
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sternum
Definition
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