SKELETAL STRUCTURES

Anatomical terminology : SKELETAL SYSTEM

• based on location either
  • internal
  • external
    • exoskeleton
• bone tissue
• bone parts
• Anatomical terms of bone

• based on location either
  • internal
    • axial skeleton
      • SKULL
        • NEUROCRANIUM (BRAIN BOX)
          • PAIRED
            • OS PARIETALE (roofhead Bone)
            • Os temporale (Sidehead Bone)
            • Malleus , incus and stapes
          • UNPAIRED
            • Os occipitale (Backhead Bone)
            • Os frontale (fronthead Bone)
            • OS SPHENOIDALE (bird Bone)
            • Os ethmoidale (noseroof Bone)
        • VISCEROCRANIUM (FACIAL SKELETON)
          • PAIRED
            • Maxillary Bone (upperjaw bone) (2)
            • Os zygomaticum (Cheek bones) (2)
            • Os nasale (Nasal bones) (2)
            • Os lacrimale (Tears bones) (2)
            • Os palatinum (mouthroof bones) (2)
            • inferior turbinal (2)
          • UNPAIRED
            • mandible (lower jaw bone)
            • vomer (nosepillar bone)
        • CALVARIA (SKULL CAP)
          • Lamina interna (Internal table)
          • Lamina externa (External table)
          • Diploe
          • vertex
            • external
              • exoskeleton
      • VERTEBRA , BACKBONE
        • More general
        • More specific
          • cervical vertebra , neck bones
            • atlas
            • axis
          • THORACIC VERTEBRA , chest bones
          • LUMBAR VERTEBRA , abdomen bones
          • sacral vertebra , sacrum , sacred bone
          • caudal or coccyx , tail bone
      • RIBS , ribbon bone
      • STERNUM , chest blade , chest sword , sword bone
    • appendicular skeleton
      • PECTORAL GIRDLE
        • scapula (shoulder blade)
        • Clavicle (collar bone)
        • humerus (power bone)
        • radius (radius bone)
        • ulna (snake bone)
        • carpals (wrist bone)
      • PELVIC GIRDLE
        • Pelvic Bone
        • tibia (shin bone)
        • fibula(calf bone)
        • femur(thigh bone)
        • tarsals (ankle bone)
        • Pelvic-Bone
        • patella (knee cap)

humerus
femur
mandible
radius
ulna
tibia
fibula
skull
ribs
vertebra
cervical vertebra
thoracic vertebra
lumbar vertebra
sacrum
scapula
clavicle
sternum
pelvis
tarsals
meta carpal
carpals
meta tarsals
sphenoid