What are the 21 major bones?
What are the 21 major bones?
Terms in this set (21)
- carpals. the bones of the wrist.
- clavicle. a bone of the shoulder that links the scapula and sternum, also called collarbone.
- coccyx. a small bone that joins with the sacrum and that forms the end of the spinal column.
- cranium.
- femur.
- fibula.
- humerus.
- metacarpals.
What are the 22 major bones?
Maxillary Bone.
What are the 26 major bones?
Terms in this set (28)
- Cranium. Protects the brain.
- Maxilla. Upper lip, around the nose and mouth.
- Zygomatic Bone. Cheek bones.
- Mandible. Jaw bone.
- Vertebrae. Protects spinal cord, composed of 26 bones separated into three classifications.
- Ribs.
- Sternum.
- Xiphoid Process.
What are the 5 major bones?
How are they categorized? There are five types of bones in the skeleton: flat, long, short, irregular, and sesamoid.
What are 10 major bones in the human body?
The skeleton
- Skull – including the jaw bone.
- Spine – cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, sacrum and tailbone (coccyx)
- Chest – ribs and breastbone (sternum)
- Arms – shoulder blade (scapula), collar bone (clavicle), humerus, radius and ulna.
- Hands – wrist bones (carpals), metacarpals and phalanges.
- Pelvis – hip bones.
What are the 19 major bones?
Terms in this set (19)
- Cranium. The bone in the head that protects the brain, also called the skull.
- Mandible. The jaw bone.
- Clavicle. The bone linking the scapula and sternum, also called the collar bone.
- Sternum. The flat bone that connects to the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs.
- Humerus.
- Rib.
- Vertebra.
- Radius.
What are the twenty major bones in the body?
Identify twenty major bones in the body. Skull. The skull is a major bone that protects the brain and surrounds it like a helmet. Shoulders, Torso, and Hips. From top to bottom, the major bones of the shoulders and torso are: clavicle (collar bone), scapula (shoulder blade), sternum (breast bone), and ribs.
What are the biggest bones in the human body?
Femur/Thigh Bone. The strongest, longest, and largest bone in the human body is the femur, or thigh bone, which is a bone in the leg that runs from the knee to the hip. All weight from the upper part of the human body rests on the leg bones when walking or standing, and therefore these bones must be long and strong.
What are the five major bones in your body?
Spine (vertebral column) Cervical vertebrae (7 bones) Thoracic vertebrae (12 bones) Lumbar vertebrae (5 bones) Sacrum (5 bones at birth, fused into one after adolescence) Coccygeal vertebrae/Cordal (set of 4 bones at birth; some or all fuse together, but there seems to be a disagreement between researchers as to what the most common number should
What part of the body has the most bones?
3. Body Part with the Most Bones: The Hands. The hands have the most bones — 27 in each hand.The hands and feet together make up more than half the bones in the human body. There are 206 bones in the human body; 106 of these are in the hands and feet (27 in each hand and 26 in each foot).
