Biology Vocabulary Word Flash Cards
Our flash cards are a great way of testing if you've learned the meanings of the words in this section. Look at the words below and see if you can remember what each of them means.
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Go through the whole list to see how many word definitions you can recall. Practise until you're confident you can recall all of them.
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Clavical
also known as the collar bone, connects the shoulder blade to the sternum
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Sternum
also known as the breastbone, a long flat bone at the front of the chest
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The Radius
connects the elbow to the wrist on the thumb side of the hand
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The Ulna
connects the elbow to the wrist on the little finger side of the hand
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Carpals
the eight bones that make up the wrist
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Metacarpals
the five bones within the palm of the hand
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Tarsals
the bones that make up the ankle and heel
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Metatarsals
a group of bones in the middle of the foot
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Phalanges
the bones that make up the fingers and toes
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Tibia
the inner and larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle; the shinbone
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Fibula
the outer and smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle; the calf bone
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Pelvic Girdle
ring-like structure of bones comprising of the two hip bones
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Vertebrae
the bone segments that form the spinal column
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Cervical Vertebrae
bones that make up the neck region of the spine
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Thoracic Vertebrae
bones that make up the middle section of the spine
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Lumbar Vertebrae
bones that make up the lower back region of the spine
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Sacrum
a triangular bone at the base of the spine
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Coccyx
the tailbone, a small bone located at the very bottom of the spine
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