NYU Bones and Skeletal Features of the Human Skeleton Drawings

Draw (as best you can) and outline of each bone.Label the bone and its features. You should follow the study guide,

Bones and Features to Know

, for which bones and which features to label. Use the nomenclature (especially for bone features) on the list, and if a feature is not on the list, please don’t label it on your drawing. You do not need to label directional terms, but you’re welcome to do so if that helps you study. Other guidelines for this assignment:

For cranial drawings: You do not need to draw each bone individually. Instead, draw the cranium from 3 angles: anterior (shows the face), lateral (from the side), and inferior (the base). For anterior and lateral views, draw the cranium and then the outline of each bone. In addition to bone, label the 3 major sutures that you need to know, and the craniometric points bregma and glabella. For the inferior view,  you may use less detail — it only needs to show the outline of the occipital boneand the 3 features associated with it, as well as the craniometric pointbasion (again, see study guide).

For the vetebrae: Draw C1 (atlas) and C2 (axis). Then draw one example each: cervical vertebra (aside from C1&2), thoracic vertebra and lumbar vertebra.

For the remainder of the bones:draw and label one example of each (ie, you only need to draw one rib).

Forensic Anthropology
Bones and Skeletal Features of the Human Skeleton
The following are the bones and features you are responsible for knowing for all future exams and labs.
You should know how to identify each bone visually, and know the major bones that it articulates with.
Bone Biology
Directional Terms
(206 bones in the adult skeleton)
Hydroxyapatite
Cortical/Lamellar/compact
bone
Trabecular/Spongy bone
Standard Anatomical Position
Superior / Inferior
Anterior / Posterior
Proximal / Distal
Medial / Lateral
Diaphysis (plural = diaphyses)
Epiphysis (plural = epiphyses)
Sagittal plane
Transverse plane
Coronal plane
Biomechanics
Wolff’s Law
Cranial Sutures
Sagittal
Coronal
Lambdoidal
Temporal Bones
External Auditory Meatus (EAM)
Petrous Portion
Mastoid Process
Glenoid Fossa (for TMJ)
Maxillae
Anterior Nasal Spine
Alveolus (alveolar portion/area)
Mandible
Body
Ascending Ramus
Mandibular Condyles (for TMJ)
Alveolar area / Alveolus
Mental Protuberance/Eminence
Hyoid bone
Craniometric Points
Bregma
Glabella
Basion
Occipital Bone
Foramen Magnum
Occipital Condyles
External Occipital Protuberance
General Vocabulary /
Definitions
Postcranial Skeleton
Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
Skull
Cranium
Cranial Vault
Eye Orbit
Nasal Aperture
Articulation / Joint
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
Shoulder Girdle
Pelvic Girdle
Frontal bone
Supraorbital ridge
Other cranial bones:
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Parietals
Zygomatic bones
Sphenoid
Nasal bones
Vertebral Column
Types of Vertebrae:
Cervical, including Axis + Atlas
Thoracic
Lumbar
Features of Vertebrae:
Body
Spinous Process
Transverse Processes
Sacrum
Coccyx
Ribs
Head
Neck
Forensic Anthropology
Sternum
Manubrium
Body
Clavicle
Scapula
Glenoid Fossa
Acromion Process
Humerus
Head
Epicondyles
Ulna
Radius
Os Coxa(e)
Femur
Head
Neck
Condyles
Os Coxa(e)
Individual Bones:
Ilium
Ischium
Pubis / Pubic bone
Patella
Features:
Iliac Crest
Acetabulum
Greater Sciatic Notch
Pubic Symphysis
Obturator foramen
Ischial tuberosity
Ischiopubic ramus
Tibia
Tibial Plateau
Medial Malleolus
Fibula
Lateral Malleolus
Also!
• What are the functions of the skeletal system?
• You should be able to locate these visually on a diagram of a Haversian System:
o Osteon
o Haversian Canal
You should be
o Volkmann’s Canal
able to draw a
o Osteocyte
line to each of
o Periosteum
these bones
(except hands
& feet) and
name them: