Anatomy Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

axial skeleton

• name given to the pieces of the skeleton which are not part of the main trunk of the body

• the skeleton that makes up the main trunk of the body

• soft and bendy tissue which covers the ends of bone and provides cushioning between bones

• bones which protect organs and provide places for strong muscles to attach

appendicular skeleton

• name given to the pieces of the skeleton which are not part of the main trunk of the body

• the skeleton that makes up the main trunk of the body

• soft and bendy tissue which covers the ends of bone and provides cushioning between bones

• bones which protect organs and provide places for strong muscles to attach

What is the name of the collar bone?

• Clavicle
• Scapular
• Sternum
• Xiphoid

What is the name of the long bone in the top part of the leg?

• Patella
• Femur
• Fibula
• Tibia

Which bone is the largest?

• Tibia

• Fibula

• Radius

• Ulna

Your skull is also known as your 

• Cranium
• Crayneum
• Cray-Nium
• Craniam

Hip bone

• Pelvis

• Tibia

• Calcaneous

• Coccyx

What are the bones in the fingers called?

• Phalanges

• Patellas

• Tarsals

• Vertebrae

Consists of bones of the upper and lower limbs and the bones that anchor the limbs to the axial skeleton

• axial skeleton

• thoracic vertebrae

• appendicular skeleton

• carpals

What bone is shown in red?

• femur

• fibula

• patella

• tibia