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The Human Skeleton

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appendicular skeleton
noun
bones of the limbs, including the bones of the pectoral and pelvic girdles
axial skeleton
noun
bones of the head and trunk, excluding the pectoral and pelvic girdles
carpals
noun
bones of the wrist
clavicle
noun
either of two slender bones forming the anterior part of a shoulder
coccyx
noun
small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the spinal column
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cranium
noun
part of the skull that encloses the brain
face
noun
front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin
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
humerus
noun
long bone in the arm of humans extending from the shoulder to the elbow
hyoid
adjective
pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans
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
patella
noun
flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap
pelvic girdle
noun
bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts
phalanges
noun
bones of the fingers or toes
radius
noun
bone of the forearm on the thumb side
rib
noun
series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs
sacrum
noun
bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions
scapular
adjective
pertaining to the shoulders or the scapula or scapulae
skull
noun
bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
sternum
noun, plural
bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body
tarsal
pertaining to the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus; part of the ankle joint
tibia
noun
inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle
ulna
noun
bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb
vertebral column
series of vertebrae in a vertebrate forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

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