Bones of the Skeleton
Colour by Numbers Activity
The content in this activity aligns with Chapter 13: Skeletal System in Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e.
Instructions: Review the illustration. This illustration displays an anterior view of the skeleton bones.
Task: Colour each numbered structure using the colour indicated in the list below:
- skull (orange)
- cranial portion (red)
- facial portion (brown)
- clavicle (green)
- scapula (dark blue)
- sternum (grey)
- ribs (yellow)
- humerus (brown)
- vertebral column (purple)
- pelvic girdle (green)
- ulna (pink)
- radius (brown)
- carpals (yellow)
- metacarpals (grey)
- phalanges (green)
- femur (red)
- patella (brown)
- tibia (light blue)
- fibula (purple)
- tarsals (orange)
- metatarsals (grey)
- phalanges (green)
Image Attribution
The image used in this activity was sourced from OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology OER by Betts, et al., which is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Following OpenStax’s leadership and in the spirit of open education, we have licensed this OER with the same license.
Image Description
This illustration activity shows the human skeleton and identifies the major bones from the anterior view. The image includes (from the top of skull): skull (cranial portion, facial portion), pectoral shoulder girdle, clavicle, scapula, thoracic cage (sternum, ribs), upper limb (humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges), vertebral column, pelvic girdle (hip bones), lower limb (femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges).