Basic anatomy & anatomy questions - Martial Arts Jujitsu for Children

Basic anatomy questions and answers

Bones in the body = 206
Ribs = 12 pairs
- 7 pairs of true ribs
- 3 pairs of false ribs
- 2 pairs of floating ribs
Vertibrea = 33
- 7 cervical
- 12 thoracic
- 5 lumbar
- 5 sacrum
- 4 coccyx
Forehead = Frontal bone
Temple = Temporal bone
Upper jaw = Maxilla
Lower jaw = Mandible
Mastoid process = Behind the ear
Checck bone = Zygomatic bone
Collar bone = Clavicle
Shoulder blade = Scapula
Breast bone = Sternum (contains 3 parts)
Upper arm = Huerous
Lower arm bones = Radius and Ulna (elbow)
Wrist = Carpus
Hand = Metararpus
Fingers = Phalanges
Thigh bone = Femur (also produces red blood cells)
Lower leg = Tibia (shin) and Fibula
Kneecap = Patella
Carotid artery = Sides of the neck (at adam apples level)
Chambers of the heart = 4
Solar plexus = At the base of the sternum
Veins = Carry blood back to the heart
Arterires = Carry blood away from the heart to the organs