Medical-Fitness Technician
Certification Course
Part A: Human Anatomy
Learning Modules: 1-10
Learning Module 3:
The Skeletal System
Study the Learning Module and take the Quiz.
Learning Objectives: 
  • Name the major bones of the human body.
  • Locate the major bones of the human body.
Head - The Skull 
  • Cranium - Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal, Sphenoid 
  • Face - Maxillary, Zygomatic, Mandible ​
Neck –  Cervical Vertebrae (C1-C7)

Trunk
  • Upper Back - Thoracic Vertebrae (T1-T12) 
  • Lower Back - Lumbar Vertebrae (L1-L5)

Chest – Sternum, Clavicle, Scapula, and Ribs (12 pairs) 
  • Costal cartilage attaches the anterior part of ribs 1-11 to the sternum 
  • Rib 12 is a “floating” rib (unattached anteriorly) 
  • The posterior part of each of the 12 ribs attach to a Thoracic Vertebra by an arthrodial joint (not synovial). These joints articulate upward with each inspiration and downward with each expiration. 
  • Laterally, the Clavicle (anterior) and Scapula (posterior) form the Shoulder Girdle for the attachment of the arm.
Pelvis - The Pelvic Girdle 
  • Pubis - Anterior
  • Ilium (hip) - Lateral and Superior
  • Ischium - Inferior
​Sacrum - 5 fused Sacral Vertebrae (posterior)​
​Bones of the Upper & Lower Limbs
Upper Limb 
  • Arm - Humerus 
  • Forearm - Ulna (medial) & Radius (lateral)
  • Wrist - Carpals (8) 
Hand 
  • Palm - Metacarpals (5) 
  • Fingers - Phalanges - proximal, middle, and distal (14)
Lower Limb 
  • Thigh - Femur 
  • Knee - Patella 
  • Leg  - Tibia (thick, medial) & Fibula (thin, lateral) 
  • Ankle - Tarsals (7)
Foot
  • Heel - Calcaneus (the largest tarsal bone) 
  • Sole - Metatarsals (5)
  • Toes - Phalanges - proximal, middle, and distal (14)​  ​
Med-Fit Lab #3
 In front of a full-length mirror, point to and name the major bones of your body by memory.
  • Head - Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital, Sphenoid, Maxillary, Zygomatic, Mandible 
  • Neck - Cervical Vertebrae
  • Trunk - Thoracic & Lumbar Vertebrae, Sternum, Clavicle, Scapula, Ribs 
  • Pelvis - Sacrum, Ilium, Ischium, Pubis 
  • Upper Limb - Humerus, Ulna, Radius, Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges 
  • Lower Limb - Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula, Tarsals, Calcaneus, Metatarsals, Phalanges
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Extra Credit: State the number of:
  • Vertebrae (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and fused sacral)
  • Carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges in each hand
  • Tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges in each foot. ​