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Cranium	The skull bones that protect the brain		bio-bones
Mandible	The jawbone; the only movable bone of the skull		bio-bones
Maxilla	The upper jaw		bio-bones
Clavicle	The collarbone		bio-bones
Scapula	The shoulder blade		bio-bones
Sternum	The breastbone in the middle of the chest		bio-bones
Ribs	Curved bones that protect the heart and lungs		bio-bones
Vertebrae	The bones of the backbone		bio-bones
Spine (vertebral column)	Supports the body and protects the spinal cord		bio-bones
Humerus	The upper arm bone		bio-bones
Radius	Forearm bone on the thumb side		bio-bones
Ulna	Forearm bone on the pinky side		bio-bones
Carpals	The wrist bones		bio-bones
Metacarpals	The bones of the palm of the hand		bio-bones
Phalanges	The bones of the fingers and toes		bio-bones
Pelvis	The hip bones that support the upper body		bio-bones
Femur	The thigh bone; the longest and strongest bone		bio-bones
Patella	The kneecap		bio-bones
Tibia	The shinbone, the larger lower leg bone		bio-bones
Fibula	The thinner lower leg bone		bio-bones
Tarsals	The ankle bones		bio-bones
Metatarsals	The bones of the middle of the foot		bio-bones
Calcaneus	The heel bone		bio-bones
Coccyx	The tailbone		bio-bones
Sacrum	Triangle-shaped bone at the base of the spine		bio-bones
Stapes	Smallest bone in the body, in the ear		bio-bones
Malleus	The hammer bone in the ear		bio-bones
Incus	The anvil bone in the ear		bio-bones
How many bones does an adult have?	206		bio-bones
How many bones does a baby have, about?	Around 300, some of which fuse		bio-bones
Cervical vertebrae	The 7 neck bones		bio-bones
Thoracic vertebrae	The 12 vertebrae in the upper and middle back		bio-bones
Lumbar vertebrae	The 5 vertebrae of the lower back		bio-bones
How many pairs of ribs do people have?	12 pairs		bio-bones
Joint	Where two bones meet		bio-bones
Ligament	Tough tissue that connects bone to bone		bio-bones
Tendon	Tough tissue that connects muscle to bone		bio-bones
Cartilage	Flexible tissue that cushions joints and shapes ears and nose		bio-bones
Marrow	Soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells		bio-bones
Ball-and-socket joint	A joint that moves in all directions, like the shoulder and hip		bio-bones
Hinge joint	A joint that moves back and forth, like the knee and elbow		bio-bones
Pivot joint	A joint that rotates, like the neck		bio-bones
Gliding joint	A joint where bones slide past each other, as in the wrist		bio-bones
Fixed (immovable) joint	A joint that does not move, as in the skull		bio-bones
Calcium	The mineral that makes bones hard		bio-bones
Osteoporosis	A condition in which bones become weak and thin		bio-bones
Fracture	A break in a bone		bio-bones
Hyoid	A small U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue		bio-bones
Zygomatic bone	The cheekbone		bio-bones
Occipital bone	The bone at the back and base of the skull		bio-bones
Frontal bone	The forehead bone		bio-bones
Sutures	The joints between skull bones		bio-bones
Axial skeleton	Skull, spine and rib cage		bio-bones
Appendicular skeleton	The limbs and the bones that attach them		bio-bones
Periosteum	The tough covering on the outside of a bone		bio-bones
Compact bone	The hard, dense outer layer of bone		bio-bones
Spongy bone	Lighter bone with small holes inside		bio-bones