The bones you need to know in the human skeleton
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cranium |
The skull is composed of two parts: the cranium and the mandible. A skull without a mandible is only a cranium.
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humerus |
The humerus is a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.
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radius |
The radius is a line from one side of a circle to the centre.
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ulna |
The ulna is also known as the elbow bone.
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sternum |
The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bony plate shaped like a capital.
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ribs |
The ribs protect many internal organs, such as the heart.
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Ilium |
Ilium is the uppermost part of the pelvis.
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femur |
The femur is the largest bone in the body.
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Patella |
The Patella is also known as the knee cap.
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tibia |
The tibia shinbone or shankbone, is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee.
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fibula |
The fibula is the calf bone.
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tarsals |
The tarsals are a cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot situated between the lower end of tibia and fibula of the lower leg and the metatarsus.
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metatarsals |
The metatarsals are a group of five long bones in the foot.
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calcaneum |
The calcaneum is the proper word for the heel.
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clavicle |
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collarbone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum.
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scapula |
The shoulder blade is also called the scapula.
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carpals |
The carpals are in the hand and are used to drive a car.
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metacarpals |
The metacarpals form a transverse arch to which the rigid row of distal carpal bones are fixed.
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phalanges |
The human hand has 27 bones, 14 of which are the phalanges (proximal, medial, and distal) of the fingers.
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sacrum |
The sacrum is a bone at the base of your spine.
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