Anatomy: Osteology Checklist Flashcards
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Frontal bone
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Supra-orbital foraminae of frontal bone
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Frontal sinus of frontal bone
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Orbital plates of frontal bone
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Ethmoid bone
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Crista galli of ethmoid bone
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Cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
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Superior concha of ethmoid bone
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Middle concha of ethmoid bone
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Ethmoid air cells of ethmoid bone
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Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
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Sphenoid bone
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Optic canals of sphenoid bone
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Superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone
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Foramen rotundum of sphenoid bone
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Foramen ovale of sphenoid bone
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Foramen spinosum of sphenoid bone
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Pituitary (hypophysial) fossa of sphenoid bone
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Medial pterygoid plates of sphenoid bone
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Sphenoid sinus of sphenoid bone
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Parietal bones
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Coronal suture
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Sagittal suture
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Occipital bone
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Foramen magnum of occipital bone
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Jugular foramen of occipital bone
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Hypoglossal canal of occipital bone
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Occipital condyles of occipital bone
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External occipital protuberance of occipital bone
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Internal occipital protuberance of occipital bone
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Grooves for dural venous sinuses of occipital bone
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Temporal bone
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Internal acoustic meatus of temporal bone
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External acoustic meatus of temporal bones
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Squamous part of the temporal bone
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Petrous part of the temporal bone
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Styloid process of temporal bones
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Mastoid process of temporal bone
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Stylomastoid foramen of temporal bone
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Glenoid (mandibular) fossa of temporal bones
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Carotid canal of temporal bones
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Zygomatic process of temporal bones
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Grooves for middle meningeal arteries of temporal bones
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Pterion
What is the thinnest part of the cranium?
Pterion
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Mandible
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Condyle of mandible
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Coronoid process of mandible
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Ramus of mandible
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Angle of mandible
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Mental process (protuberance) of mandible (chin)
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Alveolar process
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Mental foramen
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Mandibular canal
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Maxillae
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Palatine process of the maxilla
Which bones form the floor of the orbit?

- Minute orbital process of palatine bone
- Orbital surface of maxilla
- Orbital surface of zygomatic bone
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Infraorbital foramen of the maxilla
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Opening for nasolacrimal duct
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Maxillary sinus (antrum)
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Zygomatic bones
Which bones form the lateral wall of the orbit?
Anteriorly by zygomatic bone, posteriorly by the greater wing of the sphenoid bone

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Zygomatic arch
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Zygomatic process of temporal bone
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Temporal process of zygoma
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Articular tubercle
What is indicated by the arrow and which two bones does it consist of?

Nasal septum
Inferior part - vomer
Superior part - perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
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Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
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Vomer
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Nasal bones
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Palatine bones
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Inferior conchae
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Malleus (1/3 of the auditory ossicles)
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Incus (1/3 of the auditory ossicles)
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Staples (1/3 of the auditory ossicles)
Which region of the spine would you find this vertebra in?

Cervical
Which cervical vertebra does not have a spinous process or a body?
C1
Which cervical vertebrae has a non-bifid, long, palpable spinous process?
Vertebra prominens - C7
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Attachment points for the transverse ligament of the atlas - small tubercle on the medial surface of the lateral mass
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Superior articular facets for the occipital condyles (atlanto-occipital joints)
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Inferior articular facets for the superior articular facets of the atlas (atlanto-axial joints)
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Anterior arch of C1
What is indicated by the arrow?

Posterior arch of C1
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Odontoid process of C2
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Superior articular facets of C2 - for the inferior articular facets of the atlas (atlanto-axial joints)
Which joint is formed by the articulation between the inferior facets of the lateral masses of C1 and the superior facets of C2?
Lateral atlanto-occipital joint

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Temporomandibular joint
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Vertebral body of a thoracic vertebra - heart-shaped
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Laminae of a thoracic vertebra
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Transverse processes of a thoracic vertebra
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Spinous process of a thoracic vertebra
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Vertebral foramen of a thoracic vertebra
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Vertebral canal
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Superior articular process and facet of a thoracic vertebra
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Inferior articular process of a thoracic vertebra
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Costal facets of a thoracic vertebra
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Intervertebral discs (fibrocartilaginous joints between disc and vertebral body)
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Intervertebral foramina of a thoracic vertebra
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Head of rib
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Neck of rib
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Tubercle of rib
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Angle of rib
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Body (shaft) of rib
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Costal groove of rib
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Facets of rib
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Site of articulation with costal cartilage
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Scalene tubercle on rib 1
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Groove for subclavian artery on rib 1
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Groove for subclavian vein on rib 1
What is indicated by the colour yellow?

Costal cartilages
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Costal margin
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Infrasternal (subcostal) angle
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Sternum
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Jugular notch
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Sternal angle
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Manubrium of sternum
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Xiphoid process
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Acromial (lateral) end of the clavicle
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Sternal (medial) end of the clavicle
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Midclavicular line
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Acromion process of the scapula
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Coracoid process of the scapula
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Glenoid fossa of the scapula
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Spine of the scapula
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Infraspinatus fossa of the scapula
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Subscapular fossa of the scapula
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Superior angle of the scapula
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Inferior angle of the scapula
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Scapular line
What is the name given to all synovial joints between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae?
Facet joints
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Costovertebral joints
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Costochondral joint
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Sternocostal joint
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Sternoclavicular joint
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Acromioclavicular joint
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Head of humerus
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Anatomical neck of humerus
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Surgical neck of humerus
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Greater tubercle of humerus
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Lesser tubercle of humerus
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Intertubercular (bicipital) groove/sulcus of humerus
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Shaft of humerus
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Radial groove of humerus (for radial nerve)
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Deltoid tuberosity of humerus
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Medial supraepicondylar ridge of humerus
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Lateral supraepicondylar ridge of humerus
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Medial epicondyle of humerus
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Lateral epicondyle of humerus
What is indicated by the arrow?

Trochlea of humerus
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Capitulum of humerus
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Olecranon fossa of humerus
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Head of radius
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Neck of radius
What is indicated by the arrow?

Shaft of radius
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Radial tuberosity of radius
What is indicated by the arrow?

Styloid process of radius
What is indicated by the arrow?

Olecranon of ulna
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Shaft of ulna
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Head of ulna
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Styloid process of ulna
Name the bones of the wrist from lateral to medial
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetral, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
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Scaphoid (carpal bone)
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Lunate (carpal bone)
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Triquetral (carpal bone)
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Pisiform (carpal bone)
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Trapezium (carpal bone)
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Trapezoid (carpal bone)
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Capitate (carpal bone)
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Hamate (carpal bone)
Name the metacarpals from lateral to medial
1st (articulates with the thumb) - 5th (articulates with the little finger)
Name the phalanges of each finger
Each finger has a proximal, middle and a distal phalanx

Name the phalanges of the thumb
The thumb has only a proximal and a distal phalanx

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Shoulder (glenohumeral) joint
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Elbow joint
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Proximal radioulnar joint
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Distal radioulnar joint
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Wrist joint (between radius/articular disc and scaphoid, lunate & triquetral)
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Midcarpal joint (between the proximal row and the distal row of carpal bones)
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Carpometacarpal joints
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Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints
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Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints
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Distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints
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Costal facets of a thoracic vertebra - on transverse process for articulation with tubercle of rib
What is show in the diagram?

Atlantoaxial joint
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Cervical lordosis
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Thoracic kyphosis
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Lumbar lordosis
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Sacral kyphosis
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Coccyx
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Sacral promontory
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Anterior sacral foramina
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Posterior sacral foramina
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Sacral hiatus
Name the movements of the cervical region of the spine
Flexion, extension, lateral flexion, rotation
Name the movements of the thoracic region of the spine
Flexion, extension, lateral flexion, rotation
Name the movements of the lumbar region of the spine
Flexion, extension, lateral flexion
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Vertebral body
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Pedicles
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Laminae
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Transverse process
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Spinous process
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Vertebral foramen
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Vertebral canal
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Superior articular process
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Inferior articular process
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Intervertebral foramen
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Annulus fibrosis of IV disc
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Nucleus pulposus of IV disc
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Transverse foraminae of a cervical vertebra
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Ilium
Name the three bones of the hip bone
Ilium, ischium, pubic bone
Which bones make up the pelvic girdle?
Sacrum and the two hip bones (left and right)
Which bones make up the bony pelvis?
Pelvic girdle and the coccyx
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Anterior superior iliac spine of the ilium
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Posterior superior iliac spine of the ilium
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Inguinal ligament
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Ischium
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Ischial spine of the ischium
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Superior ischiopubic ramus of the ischium
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Ischial spine (position for ischial attachment of the sacrospinous ligament
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Ischial tuberosity
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Pubic bone
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Pubic tubercle of the pubic bone
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Pubic symphysis of the pubic bone
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Superior pubic ramus of the pubic bone
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Ischiopubic ramus of the pubic bone
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Pubic arch of the pubic bone
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Subpubic angle of the pubic bone
Name the two attachments of the inguinal ligament
ASIS and pubic tubercle
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Sacral canal
Name the position for the sacral attachment of the sacrotuberous ligament
Lateral sacral crests
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Median sacral crest
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Acetabulum
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Obturator foramina
What is indicated by the blue arrow?

Greater sciatic foramen
What is indicated by the red arrow?

Lesser sciatic foramen
Name the components of the pelvic inlet
Sacral promontory, ileum, superior pubic ramus, pubic symphysis
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Pubic symphysis
Name the components of the pelvic outlet
Pubic symphysis, ischiopubic ramus, ischial tuberosities, sacrotuberous ligaments, coccyx
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Sacrotuberous ligament
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Sacroiliac joints
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Hip joint
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Head of femur
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Neck of femur (NOF)
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Shaft of femur
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Greater trochanter of femur
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Lesser trochanter of femur
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Intertrochanteric line of femur
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Gluteal tuberosity of femur
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Linea aspera of femur
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Adductor tubercle of femur
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Medial condyle of femur
What is indicated by the arrow?
Lateral condyle of femur
What is indicated by the arrow?
Patella
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Medial condyle of tibia
What is indicated by the arrow?
Lateral condyle of tibia
What is indicated by the arrow?
Intercondylar area of tibia
What is indicated by the arrow?
Intercondylar eminece of tibia
What is indicated by the arrow?
Gerdy tubercle of tibia
What is indicated by the arrow?
Tibial tuberosity of tibia
What is indicated by the arrow?
Shaft of tibia
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Medial malleolus of tibia
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Head of fibula
What is indicated by the arrow?
Neck of fibula
What is indicated by the arrow?
Shaft of fibula
What is indicated by the arrow?
Lateral malleolus
Name the hindfoot bones
Talus and calcaneus
What is indicated by the arrow?
Talus
What is indicated by the arrow?
Calcaneus
What is indicated by the arrow?
Navicular bone
Name the midfoot bones
Navicular, cuboid and the three cuneiforms (medial, intermediate, lateral)
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Cuboid bone
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Medial cuneiform bone
What is indicated by the arrow?
Intermediate cuneiform bone
What is indicated by the arrow?
Lateral cuneiform bone
Name the forefoot bones
5 metatarsals (1st - 5th) 14 phalanges
Name the phalanges of the toes
Each toe has a proximal, middle and distal phalanx
Name the phalanges of the great toe (hallux)
The great toe only has a proximal and distal phalanx
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Medial femorotibial articulation of the knee joint
What is indicated by the arrow?
Lateral femorotibial articulation of the knee joint
What is indicated by the arrow?
Patellofemoral articulation of the knee joint
What is indicated by the arrow?
Ankle joint
What is indicated by the arrow?
Subtalar joint (talus with calcaneus)
What is indicated by the arrow?
Midtarsal joint (transverse tarsal = hindfoot with midfoot)
What is indicated by the arrow?
Proximal-interphalangeal (PIP) joint
What is indicated by the arrow?
Distal-interphalangeal (DIP) joint
What is indicated by the arrow?

Lateral pterygoid plates of sphenoid bone
What is indicated by the arrow?
Infraorbital canal
What is indicated by the arrow?

Superior temporal line
What is indicated by the arrow?

Inferior temporal line
What is indicated by the arrow?

Temporal line of frontal bone
What does the alveolar process of the mandible contain?
Includes the sockets for the lower tooth roots
What is the mandibular canal?
Internal connection between the mental and mandibular foraminae
What is the function of the articular tubercle?

Prevents dislocation of TMJ
Which joint is formed by the articulation of the dens of C2 with the articular facet of C1?
Medial atlanto-axial joint

What doe the sternal angle articulate with?
Costal cartilage of rib 2
What is indicated by the arrow?

Body of sternum
What is indicated by the arrow?

Inferior ischiopubic ramus of the ischium
What is indicated by the arrow?

(Left) inferior nasal concha of ethmoid bone
What is indicated by the arrow?

(Left) middle nasal concha of ethmoid bone
What is indicated by the arrow?

(Left) superior nasal concha of ethmoid bone
Name the position for the ischial attachment of the sacrotuberous ligament
Ischial tuberosity
What is indicated by the arrow?

Lateral sacral crests
Name the position for the sacral attachment of the sacrospinous ligament
Median sacral crest
What is indicated by the arrow?

Sacrospinous ligament