official name for the wrist
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the carpals
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official name for the ankle
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the tarsals
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the hip socket
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Acetabulum |
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the upper surface of the lateral part of the sacrum adjacent to the body. Read more at /medical/ala_of_sacrum.htm?ktrack=kcplink |
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ala of sacram |
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an indentation distal to the head of the humerus on which the articular capsule attaches |
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anatomical neck of humerous |
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C-1 has no body. helps connect the foramen magnum to spine |
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Atlas |
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C-2 has body that connects and fills the atlas. helps connect the foramen magnum to spine |
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axis |
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the largest part of a vertebra, and is more or less cylindrical
in shape. Its upper and lower surfaces give attachment to the intervertebral fibrocartilages |
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body (centrum) of the vertebrae |
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identify name for the cervical vertebrae that arent the axis or atlas |
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C-3 through C-7 |
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C1-C7 |
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Cervical vertebrae |
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collarbone |
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Clavicle |
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bottom of the tailbone |
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Coccyx |
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A bony process on the ulna that, with the olecranon process, forms a stable hinge-joint with the humerus.
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Coronoid process |
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The ends of a long bone diaphysis is in the middle(1 and 3 in on the long bone photo) |
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Epiphysis |
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a light spongy bone located between the orbits, forming part of the
walls and septum of the superior nasal cavity, and containing numerous
perforations for the passage of the fibers of the olfactory nerves. |
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Ethmoid |
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Thigh bone |
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Femur |
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Small bone in the calves (#5 in the photo)
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Fibula |
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hole at the bottom of the skull (#7 in photo) |
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foramen magnum |
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the forehead (yellow region in picture)
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Frontal |
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the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint |
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Glenoid cavity(fossa) |
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the highest part of the thigh bone(yellow part on the proximal epiphsis end in pic) |
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head of femur |
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large rounded piece at the top of the humerus and articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula forming the glenohumeral joint |
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head of humerus |
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the end of a rib closest to the vertebral column, with which it articulates. |
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head of radius |
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