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The human body has 206 bones in it! And that number feels small when you think about how much your skeleton does to hold up the muscles and organs your body needs to function. Well, we’re going to shrink that number by even more and only ask you about 18 of them. Sounds easy, right? Well, you’d be sShow More
The human body has 206 bones in it! And that number feels small when you think about how much your skeleton does to hold up the muscles and organs your body needs to function. Well, we’re going to shrink that number by even more and only ask you about 18 of them. Sounds easy, right? Well, you’d be surprised by how much you may have forgotten about human anatomy from the last time you touched on this subject, which may have been high school. How long ago was high school for you? Yeah, our point exactly.
You hardly ever need to know what a bone is called to tell a doctor your wrist is hurting. It’s the doctor’s business to know what bone is acting up, not yours, right? Well, as of right now on this quiz, it is your business. So do you know your business or are you an anatomy amateur? Test your skeletal skills with this quiz all about the bones in your body!
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This is the biggest bone in your body! Can you believe? It's your thighbone. But, what's it called?
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Tibia
Fibia
Femur
Trapezius
Vomer
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That bone that's protruding is what most people call the collar bone. But, what's the actual name for it?
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Sacrum
Clavicle
Sternum
Solar plexus
Deltoid
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That red bone is your tailbone. But, we all know it's not called that. What's the name?
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Coccyx
Sacrum
Sternocleidomastoid
Onyx
Sacral cavity
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Knee pain is the worst. But, what's the name of your knee bone?
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Palette
Patella
Platelet
Phylum
Philbus
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You need this bone to wave. Your forearm has two bones. One's called the radius and the other one is called the... what?
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Ultron
Radius 2.0
Metacarpal
Humerus
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JAWS! We all have them. But what's your jaw bone really called? Your ______.
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Mandible
Masticate
Pareital bone
Ethmoid bone
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Your fingers and toes are called phalanges. But at the very tip of each phalange, there's a bone called the _______ phalange. What's that bone?
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Front
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Proximal
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Distal
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Back
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It feels really good when people massage the muscles under your shoulder blades, but what's the name of that bone?
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Sternum
Clavicle
Scapula
Ulna
Tibia
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This whole thing is your pelvis. But if we were to say "put your hands on your hips" you'd grab the biggest bone that makes up your pelvis. It's handle shaped it's on the outermost edge. What's it called?
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Ischium
Ilium
Acetabulum
Pubis
Pelvic girdle
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You have 24 ribs that make up your rib cage! So, they have an important job to do, but what are your ribs really called?
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Scaphoids
Triquetrals
Hemates
Capitates
Ribs. They’re called your ribs. This has to be a trick question, right?
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Not the shin! Should've worn your shinguards. But, what's the name of your shinbone.
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Fibia
Femur
Tibia
It’s your shin. Is this a trick question?
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Now, the at the very top of that stack of vertebrae is the most important the one: the one that attaches your spine to your skull. What's this singular bone called? It's your ______.
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Atlas
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Axis
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Apex
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Anvil
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Believe it or not, there's a small bone on the front-inside wall of your eye socket. It's part of your tear duct and its attachment to your nasal cavity is why you sometimes get a runny nose when you cry. What's it called?
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Lacrimal bone
Frontal bone
Temporal bone
Occipital bone
Sphenoid bone
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Heels! Not the shoes, the body part. You have a bone there. What's the name of your heel bone?
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Cuboid
Cuneiform
Navicular
Talus
Calcaneus
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There's a bone in your body that assists in tongue movement. Yes, there really is. What's this bone?
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Ossa coxae
Trapezium
Lunate
Hyoid
Palatine bone
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Your inner ear has three of the smallest bones in your body, but which one is the smallest?
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Malleus
Stapes
Incus
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Your spinal column is so important to how your body functions! But, it's long so we have to break it down into groups. The uppermost part of your spine is the part that comprises your neck and supports your head. What is it?
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Thoracic vertebrae
Cervical vertebrae
Lumbar vertebrae
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We talked about your jaw, but the part of your skull that contains your upper jaw is actually it's own separate bone that when fused together with other cranial bones makes up your skull. What's this bone called?
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