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Ingles Medico I: Vocabulary of The Human Skeleton

This document provides vocabulary for the human skeleton. It lists and defines the main bones that make up the skull, shoulder girdle, thoracic cage, pelvis, upper and lower limbs, hands, and feet. Key bones mentioned include the skull, clavicle, sternum, ribs, sacrum, femur, tibia, fibula, tarsus, metatarsus, phalanges, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, carpus, and metacarpus. The document defines each bone's location and basic structure.

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Ingles Medico I: Vocabulary of The Human Skeleton

This document provides vocabulary for the human skeleton. It lists and defines the main bones that make up the skull, shoulder girdle, thoracic cage, pelvis, upper and lower limbs, hands, and feet. Key bones mentioned include the skull, clavicle, sternum, ribs, sacrum, femur, tibia, fibula, tarsus, metatarsus, phalanges, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, carpus, and metacarpus. The document defines each bone's location and basic structure.

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Ingles Medico I

VOCABULARY OF THE HUMAN SKELETON

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Ingles Medico I

Skeleton: set of bones making up the framework of human body.

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Skull: bone of the head, which encloses the brain.

Occipital: bone forming the lower back part of the skull.

Mastoid: protuberance behind the ear.

Temporal: bone of the temple.

Parietal: bones forming the sides and top of the skull.

Frontal: bone of the forehead.

Nasal bone: bones of the nose.

Malar or zygomatic bone: Cheekbone.

Maxilla: bony upper part of the jaw.

Mandible: bony lower part of the jaw.

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Clavicle: collarbone of the shoulder girdle, between the sternum and the scapula.

Sternum: breastbone connected to the front of the ribs of the thoracic cage.

Manubrium: upper part of the sternum.

Ribs (1 to 7): first bones of the thoracic cage.

False ribs (8, 9, 10): the eighth, ninth and tenth ribs of the thoracic cage, which protect the

lower part of the lungs.

Floating ribs (11, 12): last two ribs of the thoracic cage.

Rachis: spinal column.

Sacrum: bone that is jointed with the hipbone to form the pelvis.

Ilium: bone of the pelvic girdle, comprised of the fusion of the ilium, the ischium and the pubic

bone.

Ischium: one of the bones of the ilium.

Coccyx: bone comprised of the fused, atrophied vertebrae at the end of the sacrum.

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Femur: the thighbone, the longest bone of a human body.

Patella: round, flat bone situated over the knee. Also known as kneecap.

Tibia: bone forming the inside of the lower leg.

Fibula: bone forming the outside of the lower leg.

Tarsus: bony area at the back of the foot.

Metatarsus: bones of the foot between the tarsus and the toes.

Proximal phalanx: jointed segment of a toe.

Middle Phalanx: middle phalange of a toe.

Distal phalanx: last phalange of a toe.

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Scapula: bone of the back of the shoulder.

Humerus: bone of the upper arm.

Radius: bone forming the outside of the forearm.

Ulna: bone forming the inside of the forearm.

Carpus: jointed parts of the hand between the forearm and the metacarpus.

Metacarpus: hand bone between the carpus and the phalanges.

Proximal phalanx: jointed segment of a finger.

Middle Phalanx: middle phalange of a finger.

Distal phalanx: last phalange of a finger.

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