Identifying Bones!

Choose from the word bank below to identify this silly skeleton’s bones:

Patella • Femur • Tarsals • Cranium • Sternum

Ribs • Humerus • Phalanges • Clavicle • Mandible

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 Identifying Bones!
Choose from the word bank below to identify this silly skeleton’s bones:

Patella • Femur • Tarsals • Cranium • Sternum

Ribs • Humerus • Phalanges • Clavicle • Mandible

Cranium: Also known as the

skull, this bone protects the
brain and changes as a person
grows and develops. Mandible: Located in the jaw,
Sternum: A very strong this bone is the longest and
bone in the center of the strongest in the human face and
chest that keeps the holds the lower teeth in place.
ribs in place.

Clavicle: Also known as

the collarbone, this bone is
between the shoulder blade
and the sternum and helps
the arms hang freely.
Humerus:
An arm bone
located above
the elbow.

Phalanges: The small bones

found in the fingers and toes.
Three phalanges are in each
finger and toe (except for the
Ribs: These bones form a thumbs and big toes!).
protective cage around the
heart, lungs, and liver. There
are usually 12 pairs of ribs in
an average person.

Patella: The kneecap

which protects the knee
joint. Femur: The bone that
goes from the pelvis to
9 knee (it’s the longest
the
bone in the body!).

Tarsals: These bones

help form the arch
in a foot and absorb
shock when walking.