Hip

• coccyx

  The end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes.

• hipbone

  Large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and...

• ilium

  The upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone.

• sacrum

  Wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis;...

• ischium

  One of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium.

• pubis

  One of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the ...

Sternum

• sternum

  The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs.

• gladiolus

  The large central part of the breastbone.

• manubrium

  The upper part of the breastbone.

• xiphoid process

  Smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum...

Temporal Bone

• temporal bone

  A thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear.

• tympanic bone

  The bone enclosing the middle ear.

Tooth

• tooth

  Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack...

• dentine

  Bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth.

Vertebra

• vertebra

  One of the bony segments of the spinal column.

• centrum

  The main body of a vertebra.

Endoskeleton

• scapula

  Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings.

• clavicle

  Bone linking the scapula and sternum.

Skull

• cheekbone

  The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.

• sphenoid bone

  Butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull.

Tarsus

• cuboid bone

  The cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus.

• tarsal

  Any bone of the tarsus.

Also contains

• carpal bone

  Any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates.

• long bone

  In limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow.

• socket

  A bony hollow into which a structure fits.

• membrane bone

  Any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation;...

• rib

  Any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum...

• sesamoid bone

  Any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint.

• turbinate bone

  Any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebra...

• furcula

  A forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds.

• pastern

  The part between the fetlock and the hoof.

• nasal

  An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose.

• ramus

  The posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical.

• zygoma

  The slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic...

• ethmoid

  One of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part...

• round bone

  Bones that are round in shape.

• short bone

  A bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions.

• splint bone

  A rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the...

• heelbone

  The largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel.

• phalanx

  Any of the bones of the fingers or toes.

• cannon bone

  Greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg...

• metacarpal

  Any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers.

• metatarsal

  Any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes.

• astragal

  The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint.

• bare bone

  Bone stripped of flesh.

• fishbone

  A bone of a fish.

• cartilage bone

  Any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue.

• hyoid

  A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles.

• palatine

  Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps...

More Connections

• ossicle

  A small bone; especially one in the middle ear.