types:
kuitbeen
a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal
kootbeen,
sprongbeen
the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
jukbeen,
wangbeen
the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
dentine,
tandbeen
bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
hielbeen
the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
heupbeen
large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
darmbeen,
ilium
the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
pijp,
pijpbeen
in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
rib
any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
heiligbeen,
sacrum
wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
borstbeen,
sternum
the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
slaapbeen
a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
tand
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
neusschelp,
schelp
any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
kaak,
kakement
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
knieschijf,
meniscus
a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
parelwit
informal terms for a human `tooth'
knipkies,
scheurkies
the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh
bovenkaak
the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
kies
a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
melkkies,
melktand
one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
oogtand
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
premolaar
a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
halswervel
one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
borstwervel,
ruggenwervel,
ruggewervel
one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
lendewervel,
rompwervel
one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae
epifyse
the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused