Bones of the Human Skeleton Trivia Word Search

This triangular bone at the base of the spine is formed from five fused vertebrae.

The human body has exactly this many collarbones, one on each side of the upper chest.

This bone forms the upper jaw and holds the upper teeth in place.

Named simply for its shape, this bone sits on the outer side of the midfoot.

This slender lower-leg bone runs alongside the shinbone but bears very little body weight.

Nearly every mammal, from a human to a giraffe, has this many bones in its neck.

Named for a hook-like projection on its surface, this wrist bone sits on the pinky side of the hand.

Named for its boat-like shape, this bone sits on the inner side of the midfoot.

A pair of small, fused bones form the bridge of the nose, just below the frontal bone.

The largest of the three tiny middle-ear bones, this one is nicknamed for its hammer-like shape.

This is the single long bone of the upper arm, running from the shoulder to the elbow.

The smallest bone in the wrist's distal row, this one shares its name with another four-sided geometric shape.

This ankle bone sits atop the heel bone and connects the foot to the shinbone and fibula.

A curled, shell-shaped pair of these bones project into the nasal cavity to help warm and humidify inhaled air.

This forearm bone, on the pinky-finger side, forms the point of the elbow.

Shaped like a stirrup, this is the smallest bone in the entire human body.

Counting the fused sacrum and coccyx as one bone each, the adult spinal column contains this many vertebrae.

Commonly called the heel bone, this is the largest bone in the foot.

Shaped like a horseshoe, this is the only bone in the body that doesn't touch or connect to any other bone.

The middle section of the spine, the thoracic region, is made up of this many vertebrae, one per rib pair.

A pair of these skull bones form the roof and upper sides of the cranium, between the frontal and occipital bones.

A pair of these skull bones house the structures of the ear and form part of each cheekbone arch.

Named for the Greek Titan who held up the sky, this is the topmost neck vertebra, supporting the skull.

The only movable bone of the skull, this is the medical name for the lower jaw.

The bones of the fingers and toes share this collective name, with fourteen in each hand and each foot.

This second cervical vertebra has a bony peg that lets the head rotate from side to side.

This skull bone forms the back and base of the cranium and contains the opening where the spinal cord passes through.

This single skull bone forms the forehead and the upper part of each eye socket.

Each middle ear contains this many tiny bones, working together to transmit sound to the inner ear.

Commonly called the kneecap, this is the largest sesamoid bone in the body.

Commonly called the collarbone, this is one of the most frequently broken bones in the body.

The lower back, or lumbar region, of the spine is made up of this many large vertebrae.

Commonly called the shoulder blade, this flat, triangular bone sits on the back of the rib cage.

This butterfly-shaped bone sits at the base of the skull and forms part of the eye socket and temple.

This spongy bone lies between the eye sockets and forms much of the nasal cavity's roof.

Commonly called the breastbone, this flat bone sits at the center of the chest.

The wrist contains this many small carpal bones, arranged in two rows of four.

This L-shaped bone forms part of the roof of the mouth and the floor and wall of the nasal cavity.

This forearm bone, on the thumb side, rotates to let the palm face up or down.

This bone forms the prominence of the cheek and part of the outer eye socket.

The largest of the wrist's eight carpal bones, this one sits roughly in the center of the wrist.

Commonly called the shinbone, this is the larger and stronger of the two lower-leg bones.

This wrist bone at the base of the thumb shares its name with a four-sided geometric shape.

Each hand contains this many finger bones, three in every finger and two in the thumb.

The most commonly fractured wrist bone, its name comes from the Greek word for 'boat'.

Named for its crescent-moon shape, this wrist bone sits between the scaphoid and its neighbor toward the pinky.

Named for its pea-like shape, this is the smallest of the eight wrist bones.

Nicknamed for its anvil-like shape, this middle-ear bone sits between the hammer and the stirrup.

Sometimes called the tailbone, this small bone sits at the very bottom of the spinal column.