








Anatomy of the Human Skeleton
The easiest way to study anatomy: a free learning tool to memorize the bones of the human body in Latin, English and Dutch.
Study Anatomy
The Quiz above helps you study the anatomy of the human body. It is designed for anybody interested in the health professions and provides a fun way to study anatomy.
How this page works
The application at the top of this page (the quiz) shows you a picture of the human skeleton. One bone, or a group of bones is shown in white. Your chalenge is to click on the correct name on the right side of this page.
You will get feedback to show you whether your answer was correct.
Effective study method
There are more than 50 pictures available. If you give correct answers, the program wil show you new pictures. Those pictures and names that you have trouble with, will be asked more often.
Research has proven that the most effective way of memorizing is by repeating the same information aproximately 5 minutes after you memorized the information for the first time. The program will therefore repeat the same questions aproximately 5 minutes after they were answered correctly the first time.
The list
Pictures are available for the following bones:
- (lower) jaw bone (os mandibula)
- breast bone (os sternum)
- calf bone (os fibula)
- capitate bone (os capitatum)
- carpal bones (ossa carpi)
- cervical vertebrae (7) (vertebrae cervicales)
- cheek bone (os zygomaticum)
- collar bone (os clavicula)
- cuboid bone (os cuboideum)
- cuneiform bones (ossa cuneiformia)
- elbow bone (os ulna)
- ethmoid bone (os ethmoidale)
- frontal bone (os frontale)
- greater multangular bone (os trapezium)
- hamate bone (os hamatum)
- heel bone (os calcaneus)
- iliac crest (crista iliaca)
- ilium bone (os ilium)
- inferior turbinated bone (os concha nasalis inferior)
- intermediate cuneiform (os cuneiforme intermedium)
- ischium bone (os ischium)
- kneecap (os patella)
- lacrimal bone (os lacrimale)
- lateral cuneiform (os cuneiforme laterale)
- lesser multangular bone (os trapezoideum)
- lumbar vertebrae (5) (vertebrae lumbales)
- lunate bone (os lunatum)
- maxilla (os maxillaris)
- medial cuneiform (os cuneiforme mediale)
- metacarpal bones (ossa metacarpi)
- metatarsals (ossa metatarsalia)
- nasal bone (os nasale)
- navicular bone (os naviculare)
- occipital bone (os occipitale)
- parietal bone (os parietale)
- pelvic girdle (pelvis)
- phalanges (fingers) (ossa digitorum manus)
- phalanges (toes) (ossa digitorum pedis)
- pisiform bone (os pisiforme)
- pubic bone (os pubis)
- pubic symphysis (symphysis pubis)
- radius bone (os radius)
- ribs (costae)
- sacrum (os sacrum)
- scaphoid bone (os scaphoideum)
- shin bone (os tibia)
- shoulder blade (os scapula)
- skull (cranium)
- sphenoid bone (os sphenoidale)
- spine (spina vertebralis)
- tail bone (os coccyx)
- talus bone (os talus)
- temporal bone (os temporale)
- thigh bone (os femur)
- thoracic vertebrae (12) (vertebrae thoracicae)
- triangular bone (os triquetrum)
- upper arm bone (os humerus)
- vomer bone (os vomer)









