Axial Skeleton List for API
Sutures Coronal Lambdoidal Squamous Sagittal
Bones of the Skull Frontal Bone Parietal Bone Temporal Bone Occipital Bone Zygomatic Bone Zygomatic Arch Zygomatic Process Mandible (mental foramen) Maxilla Nasal Bone Vomer Bone Ethmoid Bone (Crista galli) Foramen magnum Sella turcica External auditory (acoustic) meatus Mastoid Process Styloid Process Superior nuchal line Inferior nuchal line External occipital protuberance (EOP) Sternum (xyphoid process) Ribs Sacrum Coccyx
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Axial Skeleton List for API (continued)
Vertebrae Atlas (superior articular facet; posterior tubercle) Axis (dens or odontoid process)
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Know following terms on all vertebrae, if present: Facet, Pedicle, Spinous, Body, Transverse process, Lamina
Appendicular Skeleton List for API
Clavicle Conoid tubercle
Scapula Acromion Medial border Coracoid process Lateral border Glenoid cavity Subscapular fossa Spine Infraspinous fossa
Humerus Head Capitulum Surgical neck Trochlea Greater tubercle Olecranon fossa Lesser tubercle Coronoid fossa Epicondyles (lateral & medial)
Radius Tuberosity of radius Articular facets Styloid process Head & neck
Ulna Trochlear notch Radial notch of ulna Coronoid process
Hand Phalanges Metacarpals Carpals: Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrium, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
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Appendicular Skeleton List for API (continued)
Pelvis Ilium Crest Anterior superior Anterior inferior Ischium Body Ramus Spine Pubis Pubic symphysis Obturator foramen Acetabulum
Femur Fovea capitis Greater trochanter Head Neck Lesser trochanter Linea aspera Epicondyles (medial & lateral) Condyles (medial & lateral) Intercondylar fossa
Patella (kneecap)
Tibia Condyle (medial & lateral) Tibial tuberosity Medial malleolus
Fibula Lateral malleolus Apex
Foot Metatarsals Phalanx Tarsals: Cuneiforms, Navicular, talus, cuboid, calcaneus
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