Learn The Major Bones In The Body

Supra = above.
Supraorbital ridge is the top ridge of the eye socket. Recall that it will be more visible in male skeletons because of the effect of the stronger muscle attachments.
Maxilla is the upper jaw. (Hint: Max has a Mustache – it is the location for a mustache).
Mandible is the lower jaw.

Supra = above.
Maxilla is the upper jaw. (Hint: Max has a Mustache – it is the location for a mustache).
Mandible is the lower jaw.
Temporal is on the side – around the ear region. (The orifice is the external auditory meatus)
TMJ = jaw joint – the temporal-mandibular joint.
Occiput is the back of the skull
Parietal is on the side – superior (above) the temporal bone.
Frontal is in the front.

Upper extremities are the arms.
Lower extremities are the legs.

The phalanges can mean the fingers or toes.

Carpals are the short bones in the hand.
Metacarpals are longer and thinner.
(Hint: meta means “after”; the metacarpals come AFTER the carpals).
Lastly, the phalanges are the fingers.

Tarsals (“T” for “toes”) are the short bones in the feet.
Metatarsals (meta = after) come after the tarsals – they are longer and thinner.
Lastly, the phalanges are the toes.

Some clues:
Shoulder blade is called the scapula -- it would be better visualized if the skeleton was turned around.
Collar bone is the clavicle
The portions of the spine: Cervical (neck), Thoracic (midback), Lumbar (low back), Sacrum & Coccyx (tailbone).
Arm: Humerus is on top; Radius (thumb side) and Ulnar. The Ulnar has a "U" shaped articulation with the humerus -- "U" for Ulnar!
The bone that you sit on is the ischium.
When you place your hands on your "hips" they are on the ilium.
The lower extremity: Top bone: Femur -- the longest bone in the body.
Tibia (thicker) and fibula (for muscle attachments) are the distal (farthest) long bones in the lower extremity
The patella is the knee cap.

Some clues:
Shoulder blade is called the scapula -- it would be better visualized if the skeleton was turned around.
Collar bone is the clavicle
The portions of the spine: Cervical (neck), Thoracic (midback), Lumbar (low back), Sacrum & Coccyx (tailbone).
Arm: Humerus is on top; Radius (thumb side) and Ulnar. The Ulnar has a "U" shaped articulation with the humerus -- "U" for Ulnar!
The bone that you sit on is the ischium.
When you place your hands on your "hips" they are on the ilium.
The lower extremity: Top bone: Femur -- the longest bone in the body.
Tibia (thicker) and fibula (for muscle attachments) are the lower leg bones.
The patella is the knee cap.