Anaphy

• the bones that form the anterior boundary of the pelvis

  Pubic bones
• type of cartilage covering the ends of participating bones in synovial joints

  Articular cartilage
• the location of the foot with reference to the leg

  Distal
• the lateral and flared portion of the pelvic bone

  Ilium
• normally, what fontanel is the last to close

  Anterior fontanel
• the location of the radius with reference to the ulna

  Lateral
• the body plane that divides the body into superior and inferior halves

  transverse plane
• the bones that form the vertebral column

  Vertebrae
• the suture that joins the parietal bones together

  Sagittal suture
• Synovial fluid


  a sticky lubricant found in the joint cavity
• Floating ribs


  are ribs which are attached only to the vertebral column and not to the sternum
• the most anterior suture connecting the frontal and parietal bones of the skull

  Coronal suture
• Posterior fontanel

  a triangular-shaped fontanel located at the junction of the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures
• the joint that connects the upper limbs with the axial skeleton

  sternoclavicular joint
• a wing-shaped bone that forms the anterior of the base of the cranium

  Sphenoid bone
• drum-shaped part located anteriorly in each vertebra

  Vertebral body
• Manubrium


  the broadest part of the sternum which articulates with the clavicles
• curvature of the vertebral column which appears about 3 months after birth

  Cervical curvature
• Atlas


  the first cervical vertebra that articulates with the occipital bone of the skull
• True ribs


  are ribs which are directly connected to the sternum by means of costal cartilages
• Frontal bone


  scoop-shaped bone that forms the forehead and upper part of the orbits
• Coronoid fossa


  receives the coronoid process during flexion
• the opening where the brain and the spinal cord meet

  Foramen magnum
• Anterior


  in females the location of the vagina with reference to the rectum
• Medial


  in anatomic position, the location of the tibia with reference to the fibula
• Flared portion of hip bone

  Ilium
• Most slender of the long bones

  Fibula
• Space inside the shaft of a long bone

  Medullary cavity
• Receives the 2nd pair of ribs anteriorly

  sternal angle
• Butterfly-shaped facial bone


  Sphenoid bone
• Calcaneus


  Largest of the ankle bones
• Receives the head of the humerus

  Acetabulum
• Most lateral and proximal of the wrist bones

  Scaphoid
• Sternum


  Dagger-shaped bone
• Spaces between ribs


  Intercostal spaces
• Tail bone


  Coccyx
• Largest of the sesamoid bone

  Patella
• Mandible


  Movable bone of the face
• Highest foot bone


  Talus
• Seventh cervical vertebra


  Vertebral prominens