{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/tp-anat-bones",
 "id": "tp-anat-bones",
 "title": "Anatomy: Bones of the Skeleton",
 "category": "test-prep",
 "subject": "Anatomy",
 "levels": [
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "college"
 ],
 "description": "Names of the bones of the human skeleton and where they are.",
 "tags": [
  "anatomy",
  "bones",
  "skeleton"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Bone",
 "backLabel": "Location",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Frontal bone",
   "Forehead; forms the roof of the eye sockets"
  ],
  [
   "Parietal bone",
   "Sides and top of the skull"
  ],
  [
   "Temporal bone",
   "Side of skull; contains the ear structures"
  ],
  [
   "Occipital bone",
   "Back and base of the skull; has the opening for the spinal cord"
  ],
  [
   "Sphenoid",
   "Butterfly-shaped bone at the skull base"
  ],
  [
   "Ethmoid",
   "Skull bone between the eyes, part of the nasal cavity"
  ],
  [
   "Mandible",
   "Lower jaw; the only movable skull bone"
  ],
  [
   "Maxilla",
   "Upper jaw"
  ],
  [
   "Zygomatic bone",
   "Cheekbone"
  ],
  [
   "Nasal bone",
   "Bridge of the nose"
  ],
  [
   "Lacrimal bone",
   "Small bone at the inner corner of the eye socket"
  ],
  [
   "Vomer",
   "Bone forming part of the nasal septum"
  ],
  [
   "Palatine bone",
   "Back part of the hard palate"
  ],
  [
   "Hyoid",
   "U-shaped bone in the neck, not attached to other bones"
  ],
  [
   "Malleus",
   "Hammer; ear ossicle"
  ],
  [
   "Incus",
   "Anvil; ear ossicle"
  ],
  [
   "Stapes",
   "Stirrup; smallest bone in the body"
  ],
  [
   "Cervical vertebrae",
   "Seven neck vertebrae"
  ],
  [
   "Atlas",
   "First cervical vertebra, supports the skull"
  ],
  [
   "Axis",
   "Second cervical vertebra, allows the head to turn"
  ],
  [
   "Thoracic vertebrae",
   "Twelve vertebrae that attach to ribs"
  ],
  [
   "Lumbar vertebrae",
   "Five large lower-back vertebrae"
  ],
  [
   "Sacrum",
   "Triangular bone of fused vertebrae at the base of the spine"
  ],
  [
   "Coccyx",
   "Tailbone"
  ],
  [
   "Sternum",
   "Breastbone"
  ],
  [
   "Manubrium",
   "Upper part of the sternum"
  ],
  [
   "Xiphoid process",
   "Small lower tip of the sternum"
  ],
  [
   "True ribs",
   "Ribs 1 to 7, attached directly to the sternum"
  ],
  [
   "False ribs",
   "Ribs 8 to 12, attached indirectly or not at all"
  ],
  [
   "Floating ribs",
   "Ribs 11 and 12, not attached in front"
  ],
  [
   "Clavicle",
   "Collarbone"
  ],
  [
   "Scapula",
   "Shoulder blade"
  ],
  [
   "Acromion",
   "Part of the scapula forming the point of the shoulder"
  ],
  [
   "Humerus",
   "Upper arm bone"
  ],
  [
   "Radius",
   "Forearm bone on the thumb side"
  ],
  [
   "Ulna",
   "Forearm bone on the pinky side"
  ],
  [
   "Olecranon",
   "Bony point of the elbow, part of the ulna"
  ],
  [
   "Carpals",
   "Eight wrist bones"
  ],
  [
   "Scaphoid",
   "Wrist bone on the thumb side, often fractured"
  ],
  [
   "Metacarpals",
   "Five bones of the palm"
  ],
  [
   "Phalanges",
   "Finger and toe bones"
  ],
  [
   "Pelvic girdle",
   "Hip bones that support the trunk"
  ],
  [
   "Ilium",
   "Large upper part of the hip bone"
  ],
  [
   "Ischium",
   "Lower back part of the hip bone you sit on"
  ],
  [
   "Pubis",
   "Front part of the hip bone"
  ],
  [
   "Acetabulum",
   "Hip socket"
  ],
  [
   "Femur",
   "Thigh bone; longest and strongest bone"
  ],
  [
   "Patella",
   "Kneecap"
  ],
  [
   "Tibia",
   "Shinbone"
  ],
  [
   "Fibula",
   "Slim lower-leg bone beside the tibia"
  ],
  [
   "Malleolus",
   "Bony bump at the ankle"
  ],
  [
   "Tarsals",
   "Seven ankle bones"
  ],
  [
   "Calcaneus",
   "Heel bone"
  ],
  [
   "Talus",
   "Ankle bone that meets the tibia"
  ],
  [
   "Metatarsals",
   "Five bones of the foot between ankle and toes"
  ],
  [
   "Appendicular skeleton",
   "Limbs and the girdles that attach them"
  ],
  [
   "Axial skeleton",
   "Skull, spine and rib cage"
  ],
  [
   "Number of bones in an adult",
   "206"
  ],
  [
   "Number of cranial bones",
   "8"
  ],
  [
   "Number of facial bones",
   "14"
  ],
  [
   "Number of ribs",
   "12 pairs, 24 in total"
  ],
  [
   "Foramen magnum",
   "Large hole in the occipital bone for the spinal cord"
  ],
  [
   "Sella turcica",
   "Saddle-shaped pit in the sphenoid holding the pituitary gland"
  ],
  [
   "Mastoid process",
   "Bump behind the ear on the temporal bone"
  ],
  [
   "Sutures",
   "Immovable joints between skull bones"
  ],
  [
   "Fontanelle",
   "Soft spot between a baby's skull bones"
  ],
  [
   "Greater trochanter",
   "Bony bump on the upper femur"
  ],
  [
   "Femoral head",
   "Ball at the top of the femur that fits the hip socket"
  ],
  [
   "Tibial tuberosity",
   "Bump below the kneecap where the patellar tendon attaches"
  ],
  [
   "Epiphysis",
   "End of a long bone"
  ],
  [
   "Diaphysis",
   "Shaft of a long bone"
  ],
  [
   "Metaphysis",
   "Region between shaft and end of a long bone"
  ],
  [
   "Periosteum",
   "Membrane covering bone"
  ],
  [
   "Medullary cavity",
   "Hollow center of a long bone holding marrow"
  ],
  [
   "Articular cartilage",
   "Smooth covering on joint surfaces"
  ],
  [
   "Ball-and-socket joint",
   "Joint allowing movement in all directions, like the shoulder"
  ],
  [
   "Hinge joint",
   "Joint bending in one direction, like the elbow"
  ],
  [
   "Pivot joint",
   "Joint allowing rotation, like the atlas and axis"
  ],
  [
   "Gliding joint",
   "Joint with sliding bone surfaces, like the wrist"
  ],
  [
   "Saddle joint",
   "Joint at the base of the thumb"
  ],
  [
   "Condyloid joint",
   "Joint allowing movement in two planes, like the wrist's radius and carpals"
  ]
 ]
}