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