skeleton of a gorilla![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
lumbar vertebrae ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony parts of the back between the dorsal vertebrae and the sacrum.
thoracic vertebrae ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony parts supporting the ribs between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae.
cervical vertebrae ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony parts of the neck comprising the upper terminal end of the vertebral column.
scapula ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Large flat thin back bone articulating with the humerus.
floating rib ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thin curved bone whose terminal end articulates with the vertebrae, while the other end remains free.
pelvis ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony girdle to which the legs are attached; the elongated shape of the pelvis prevents the gorilla from remaining upright for very long.
sacrum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bone resulting from the fusion of several vertebrae and located between the lumbar and caudal vertebrae; the pelvis articulates with it.
caudal vertebrae ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony parts fused together at the terminal end of the vertebral column and articulating with the sacrum.
femur ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long bone of the hind limb articulating with the pelvis, the tibia and the fibula.
patella ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Small, slightly bulging triangular bone located on the front surface of the leg and articulating especially with the femur.
tibia ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long bone forming the inner portion of the leg located between the femur and the tarsus (foot bone).
fibula ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long bone forming the outer portion of the leg located between the femur and the tarsus (foot bone).
tarsus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portion of the leg formed of short bones between the tibia, the fibula and the metatarsus.
phalanges ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bones articulating to form the skeleton of the digits.
phalanges ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bones articulating to form the skeleton of the digits.
carpus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portion of the arm formed of short bones between the radius, the ulna and the metacarpus.
ulna ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long bone forming the inner arm between the humerus and the carpus.
radius ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long bone making up the outer section of the forearm; it is connected especially to the carpal bones to form the wrist joint.
humerus ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Long arm bone articulating with the scapula to form the shoulder, and with the radius and the ulna to form the elbow.
rib ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thin curved bone articulating with the vertebral column and the sternum.
mandible ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Toothed bone forming the lower jaw.
maxilla ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Toothed bone comprising the upper jaw.
orbit ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony cavity of the upper portion of the head containing the eye.
skull ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bony structure enclosing and protecting the brain.