Axial Bone List:
Axial Skeleton includes the bones of the skull and face, vertebra and thorax.
Skull
Sutures
parietal
frontal
sphenoid
temporal
lacrimal
zygomatic
maxilla
mandible
vomer
occipital
ethmoid
nasal
hyoid
palatine
inferior nasal concha
sagittal
lambdoidal
squamous
coronal
Bone markings
foramen magnum
S. orbital fissure
I. orbital fissure
zygomatic process
mandibular condyle
mastoid process
styloid process
Vertebral Column:
cervical (7)
atlas
axis
thoracic (12)
lumbar (5)
sacrum (1 or 5 fused)
coccyx (1 or 4 fused)
vertebral foramen
spine of vertebra
transverse process
intervertebral discs
body of vertebra
Thorax:
ribs (24)
true
false
floating
sternum:
manubrium
body
xiphoid process
costal cartilage
Sinuses (4)
maxillary
ethmoid
sphenoid
frontal
The Appendicular Skeleton
Identify the following bones and bone markings. For your test, you should be able to identify each
appendage as right or left.
Pectoral Girdle:
clavice
scapula
Bone markings:
acromial and sternal end of clavicle
spine of scapula
acromion process
corocoid process
glenoid fossa
Upper Limbs:
humerus
radius
carpals (8)
metacarpals (5)
phalanges (14)
Bone markings:
Radius:
Humerus:
styloid process
head of humerus
radial tuberosity
greater and lesser tubercle
head of radius
deltoid tuberosity
capitulum
Ulna:
trochlea
styloid process
medial and lateral epicondyles
olecranon process
olecranon fossa
trochlea notch
Pelvic Girdle:
Identify the differences between male and female pelvic bones
ilium
ischium
pubis
Bone markings:
Iliac crest
pubic symphysis
Iliac fossa
sacroiliac joint
obturator foramen
acetabulum
ischial tuberosity
Lower Limbs:
femur
tibia
fibula
patella
tarsals (7)
calcaneus
talus
metatarsals
phalanges (14)
Bone markings:
greater and lesser trochanter (femur)
lateral and medial epicondyle (femur)
head of femur (proximal end)
lateral and medial condyle (proximal end tibia)
tibial tuberosity
crest of tibia
medial and lateral malleolus (distal end tibia/fibula)