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Appendicular Skeletal Bones

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calcaneus

noun

largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel

capitates

noun

forming or shaped like a head or dense cluster

carpals

adjective

any of the bones of the wrist or the joint corresponding to the wrist

clavicle

noun

either of two slender bones forming the anterior part of a shoulder

coxal

noun

technical name for the hipbone or hip joint

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cuboid

adjective

pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones

femur

noun

bone in the leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, longest, largest, and strongest in the body

fibula

noun

outer and thinner of the two bones of the leg, extending from the knee to the ankle

hamates

adjective

hook-shaped

humerus

noun

long bone in the arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow

ilium

noun

the broad, upper portion of either hipbone

intermedial cuneiform

noun

wedge-shaped bone, the thin end pointing downwards

ischium

noun

lower portion of either innominate bone

lunate

noun

second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus

medial cuneiform

noun

wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three bones in the tarsus of the foot

metacarpals

noun

any bone of the metacarpus of the human hand or the front foot in quadrupeds

metatarsal

adjective

of or pertaining to the metatarsus

navicular

adjective

largest carpal bone of the proximal row of the wrist, occupies most lateral position on thumb side

patella

noun

flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap

pectoral girdle

noun

bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs

pelvic girdle

noun

the arch formed by the ilium, ischium, and pubis

phalange

noun

another name for phalanx

phalanges

noun

of phalange

pisiform

noun

small pealike bone on the ulnar side of the carpus

pubis

noun

part of the innominate bone, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis

radius

noun

bone of the forearm on the thumb side

scaphoid

noun

largest carpal bone of the wrist, occupies the most lateral position on the thumb side

scapula

noun, plural

either of two flat, triangular bones each forming the back part of a shoulder

tarsal

noun

several short, angular bones that in humans make up the ankle

tibia

noun

inner of the two bones of the leg that extend from the knee to the ankle, shinbone

trapezium

noun

bone in the distal row of the carpus at the base of the thumb

trapezoid

noun

bone in the distal row of the carpus at the base of the index finger

triquetrum

noun

wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamates and lunate bones

ulna

noun

bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb

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