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6: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton Flashcards

Exam 1

1
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What constitutes the axial skeleton?

A

Skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage

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2
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What constitutes the appendicular skeleton?

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Pectoral girdle, upper limb, pelvic girdle, lower limb

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3
Q

Is the frontal bone paired or unpaired?

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Unpaired

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4
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Is the sphenoid bone paired or unpaired?

A

Unpaired

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5
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Is the ethmoid bone paired or unpaired?

A

Unpaired

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6
Q

Is the lacrimal bone paired or unpaired?

A

Paired

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7
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Is the nasal bone paired or unpaired?

A

Paired

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8
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Is the temporal bone paired or unpaired?

A

Paired

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9
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Is the zygomatic bone paired or unpaired?

A

Paired

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10
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Is the maxilla paired or unpaired?

A

Paired

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11
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Is the mandible paired or unpaired?

A

Unpaired

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12
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What bone is known as the keystone of the skull?

A

Sphenoid

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13
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Is the occipital bone paired or unpaired?

A

Unpaired

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14
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Is the vomer paired or unpaired?

A

Unpaired

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15
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Is the palatine bone paired or unpaired?

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Paired

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16
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What is the name for a baby’s soft spot?

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Fontanelle

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17
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What are the 4 major types of fontanelles?

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Anterior fontanelle
Posterior fontanelle
Sphenoid fontanelle
Mastoid fontanelle

18
Q

What is the largest sinus?

A

Maxillary Sinus

19
Q

What lines the sinuses?

A

Mucous membranes

20
Q

What is the name for excessive lateral spine curvature?

A

Scoliosis

21
Q

What two structures form the weight-bearing structures of the spine?

A

Vertebral body and intervertebral disc

22
Q

What two structures form the vertebral arch?

A

Pedicle and Lamina

23
Q

What are the processes of the vertebrae?

A

Transverse, spinous, articular

24
Q

What are the two types of vertebral formamen?

A

Vertebral and intervertebral

25
Q

What two ligaments extend the length of the vertebral column on the vertebral body?

A

Anterior longitudinal ligament
Posterior Longitudinal ligament

26
Q

What ligament is a discontinuous ligament that bridges the interlaminar space?

A

Ligamentum flavum

27
Q

What ligaments are BETWEEN the spinous processes of the vertebrae?

A

Interspinous ligaments

28
Q

What ligament is mostly continuous on the whole vertebral column and is the most posterior?

A

Supraspinous ligament

29
Q

What are the outside and inside layers of the vertebral disc?

A

Outside: Annulus fibrosis
Inside: Nucleus pulposis

30
Q

What bones form the pectoral girdle?

A

Clavicle and scapula

31
Q

What joint joins the pectoral girdle to the axial skeleton?

A

Sternoclavicular joint

32
Q

How many carpals?

A

8

33
Q

How many metacarpals?

A

5

34
Q

How many phalanges?

A

14

35
Q

Where does the Os coxa articulate with the axial skeleton?

A

The sacroiliac joint

36
Q

How many tarsals are there?

A

7

37
Q

How many metatarsals are there?

A

5

38
Q

How may phalanges are there?

A

14

39
Q

What are the two phalanges of the big toe called?

A

Hallux

40
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What are the two phalanges of the thumb called?

A

Pollex

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