Axial Flashcards

1
Q

Axial Skeleton
Composed of the following bones:

A

• Skull
• Auditory Ossicles
• Hyoid Bone
• Vertebrae
• Thoracic Cage

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2
Q

The skull has – bones

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3
Q

The auditory ossicles have – bones

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4
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The hyoid bone has - - bones

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5
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The vertebrae has - bones

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6
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The thoracic cage has - - bones?

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7
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total axial bones

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80

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8
Q

3 bone markings

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✓ ARTICULATING
✓ NON - ARTICULATING
✓ DEPRESSIONS AND OPENINGS

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9
Q

Articulating (3)

A
  1. Head
  2. condyle
  3. facet
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10
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enlarged end

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head

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11
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smooth rounded articular surface

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Condyle

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12
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smooth flattened surface

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Facet

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13
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NON - ARTICULATING (5)

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  1. Tuberosity
  2. Process
  3. Crest
  4. Tubercle
  5. Line
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14
Q

knob/enlargement

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Tuberosity

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15
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prominent projection

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Process

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16
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prominent ridge

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Crest

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17
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small rounded projection

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Tubercle

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18
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elongated ridge

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Line

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19
Q

DEPRESSIONS & OPENINGS (5)

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  1. Foramen
  2. Fossa
  3. Meatus
  4. Fissure
  5. Sinus
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20
Q

opening/hole

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Foremen

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21
Q

depression

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Fossa

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22
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tunnel-like opening

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meatus

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23
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Cleft

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Fissure

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24
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Cavity

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Sinus

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25
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The skull has - - bones

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26
Q

The skull is divided into 2 parts:

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a) Calvarium/Cranium
b) Cranial base/ Facial
bones

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27
Q

Skull: calvarium/ cranium
(6)

A

Frontal
Parietal (2)
Temporal (2)
Occipital
Sphenoid
Ethmoid

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28
Q

4 parts of frontal bone

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✓ Squamous
✓ Supraorbital Margins
✓ Supraorbital Foramen
✓ Glabella

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29
Q

Forms forehead, superior part of orbits, and most of the anterior cranial fossa;
contains sinuses

A

FRONTAL BONE

30
Q

Internally, the frontal bone forms the ______, which supports the lobes of the brain.

A

Anterior cranial fossa

31
Q

The frontal bone is connected to the two parietal bones by the _____

A

coronal suture

32
Q

forehead, the most anterior part of the frontal
area

A

squamous part of frontal bone

33
Q

superior border of each orbit of the eye contains a_______

passageway of supraorbital artery
and nerves.

A

supraorbital foramen or notch

34
Q

allows the passage of a blood vessel and nerve for the eyelid and eye.

A

supraorbital foramen or notch

35
Q

Between the two orbits is the _____, a smooth region of bone.

A

glabella

36
Q

thickened part which lie under the
eyebrows. This is where the forehead ends.

A

Supraorbital margin

37
Q

Form most of the superior and lateral aspects of the skull

A

parietal bones

38
Q

form nearly half of the superior portion of the skull.

A

parietal bones

39
Q

The two parietal bones are joined by the

A

sagittal suture

40
Q

interlocking joints of the skull

A

sutures

41
Q

joint between the parietal and frontal
bone.

A

coronal suture

42
Q

joint between the parietal and occipital
bone.

A

Lambdoid Suture

43
Q

joint between the parietal and
temporal bone.

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Squamous Suture

44
Q

Form inferolateral aspects of the skull and contribute to the middle cranial fossa

A

temporal bones

45
Q

TEMPORAL BONES
Form inferolateral aspects of the skull and contribute
to the middle cranial fossa
Best viewed on______

A

lateral position

46
Q

3 major parts of temporal bones

A
  1. Squamous
  2. Tympanic
  3. Petrous
47
Q

The – part of each temporal bone meets the parietal bone.

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squamous part

48
Q

The - part of the temporal bone has the prominent external auditory canal (external acoustic meatus)

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tympanic part

49
Q

The __ part of the temporal bone extends inward toward the center of the skull.

A

petrous part

50
Q

3 parts under the squamous part of the temporal bone

A

✓ Zygomatic Process
✓ Zygomatic Arch
✓ Mandibular fossa + Condylar Process
(mandible) = Temporomandibular Joint

51
Q

when the zygomatic process of the
temporal bone meets the zygomatic bone, it forms an arch.

A

Zygomatic arch

52
Q

condylar process of the
mandible articulates with the mandibular fossa

A

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

53
Q

The _ is the attachment site of the mandible

A

Mandibular fossa

54
Q

through which the sound enters
the ear, thus enables sound waves to reach the eardrum.

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External Auditory Meatus (external auditory canal)

55
Q

Is a thick, bony ridge, is hollow, and houses the middle and inner ears.

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Petrous part

56
Q

supports the temporal brain

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Middle cranial fossa

57
Q

passageway of the jugular vein

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Jugular Foramen

58
Q

Transmits the internal carotid artery into the cranial
cavity.

A

Carotid canal

59
Q

between petrous temporal and sphenoid. Most
medial portion

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Foramen lacerum

60
Q

transmits cranial nerves.

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Internal Acoustic Meatus

61
Q

which acts as an anchoring site for some neck
muscles. Can be felt as a lump just posterior to the ear. The mastoid
has many air cavities called “mastoid air cells”

A

Mastoid process

62
Q

needle like process which is not just for neck
attachment but also for tongue muscles.

A

Styloid process

63
Q

allows passage of the maxillary division of
cranial nerve V.

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Foramen Rotundum

64
Q

allows passage of the mandibular division of cranial
nerve V.

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foramen ovale

65
Q

allows passage of the middle meningeal
artery.

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Foramen Spinosum

66
Q

The styloid process serves as an attachment site for three muscles necessary for movement of the (3)

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tongue, hyoid bone, and pharynx

67
Q

supports the cerebellum

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Posterior cranial fossa

68
Q

largest foramen of the skull, spinal
cord passes through.

A

Foramen Magnum

69
Q

located on each lateral side of the
foramen magnum. This is where C1 articulates.

A

Occipital condyles

70
Q

Most bulging part of the
posterior skull.

A

External occipital protuberance