CIS Axial Bone List:
Axial Skeleton includes the bones and bone markings of the skull, vertebra and thorax.
Skull
parietal
frontal
supraorbital ridge
supraorbital foramen
Sutures
sagittal
lambdoidal
squamous
coronal
sphenoid
greater wings
lesser wings
sella turcica (site of pituitary gland)
temporal
Sinuses (4)
alveolar sockets (alveoli=teeth)
zygomatic process
mandibular fossa
mastoid process
styloid process
auditory meatus
ethmoid
frontal
maxillary
sphenoid
lacrimal
Fissures (eye orbits)
lacrimal foramen
Superior orbital fissure
zygomatic
Inferior orbital fissure
zygomatic arch
maxilla
alveolar sockets (alveoli=teeth)
Infraorbital foramen
mandible
mental foramen
alveolar sockets
mandibular notch
mandibular condyle
coronoid process
vomer
occipital
foramen magnum
occipital condyles
ethmoid
crista galli
cribriform plate (site of olfactory bulbs)
nasal
hyoid
palatine
inferior nasal concha
Vertebral Column:
cervical (7)
atlas
axis
thoracic (12)
lumbar (5)
sacrum (1or 5 fused)
coccyx (1 or 4 fused)
Thorax:
ribs (24)
true (1 –7)
false (8,9,10)
floating (11, 12)
sternum: manubrium
body
xiphoid process
intervertebral discs
vertebral foramen
body
spinous process
pedicle
transverse process
lamina
costal cartilage
CIS: The Appendicular Skeleton
Identify the following bones and bone markings. For your test, you should be able to identify each
appendage as right or left.
Pectoral Girdle:
clavice
scapula
Bone markings:
acromial and sternal end of clavicle
spine of scapula
acromion
corocoid process
glenoid fossa
Upper Limbs:
humerus
radius
carpals (8)
metacarpals (5)
phalanges (14) Pollex – thumb; has only proximal and distal phalanges
other fingers have 3 bones – proximal, medial and distal; numbered 1-5 beginning with thumb
Bone markings:
Radius:
Humerus:
radial tuberosity
greater and lesser tubercle
head of radius
deltoid tuberosity
styloid process
capitulum
Ulna:
trochlea
radial notch
medial and lateral epicondyles
olecranon process
olecranon fossa
trochlear notch
head of humerus
styloid process
coronoid process
Pelvic Girdle:
Identify the differences between male and female pelvic bones
ilium
ischium
pubis
Bone markings:
Iliac crest
pubic symphysis
Iliac fossa
sacroiliac joint
obturator foramen
acetabulum
ischial tuberosity
Lower Limbs:
Bone markings:
femur
greater and lesser trochanter (femur)
tibia
lateral and medial epicondyle (femur)
fibula
head of femur (prox) and patellar groove (dis)
patella
lateral and medial condyle (tibia)
tarsals (7)
tibial tuberosity
calcaneus
crest of tibia
talus
medial and lateral malleolus (tibia/fibula)
metatarsals
numbered 1 – 5 medial to lateral
phalanges (14)
numbered 1 – 5 medial to lateral
hallux is # 1 (big toes) only proximal and medial phalanges
proximal, medial, and distal phalanx on 2 - 5