Axial Bones Flashcards
What bone
Hyoid bone
What 7 bones
Cervical vertebrae
(You eat breakfast at 7)
What 12 bones
Thoracic vertebrae
(You eat lunch at 12)
What 5 bones
Lumbar vertebrae
(You eat dinner at 5)
What 5 fused bones
Sacrum
What bone
Coccyx
What bone feature
Body (centrum)
What bone feature
Pedicle
What bone feature
Lamina
What bone feature
Transverse process
What bone feature
Spinous process
What bone feature
Superior articular facet
What bone opening
Vertebral foramen (neural canal)
What structure
Spinal cord
What bone feature
Body (centrum)
What bone feature
Transverse process
What bone feature
Spinous process
What bone feature
Superior articular facet
What bone feature
Inferior articular facet
What bone feature
Transverse costal facet (for articulation with rib)
What bone feature
Costal demifacets (for articulation with ribs)
What structure
Spinal cord
What structure
Intervertebral disc (composed of fibrocartilage)
What structure
Spinal nerve (exiting from intervertebral foramen)
What basic vertebrae type
Cervical
What basic vertebrae type
Cervical
What basic vertebrae type
Cervical
What specific vertebra
Atlas (C1)
What specific vertebra
Axis (C2)
What bone feature
Dens
What bone feature
Body (centrum)
What bone feature
Transverse process
What bone feature
Spinous process
What bone feature
Superior articular facet
What bone opening
Vertebral foramen (neural canal)
What bone opening
Transverse foramen
What basic vertebrae type
Thoracic
What basic vertebrae type
Lumbar
What structure
Sacrum (composed of 5 fused vertebrae)
What structure
Coccyx
(composed of 3-5 vertebrae [usually 4])
What structure
Sacrum (composed of 5 fused vertebrae)
What structure
Coccyx
(composed of 3-5 vertebrae [usually 4])
What structure
Sternum
What structure
Manubrium (of the sternum)
What structure
Body of the sternum
What structure
Xiphoid process (of the sternum)
What bones
True ribs (vertebrosternal ribs)
What bones
False ribs
What bones
Vertebrochondral ribs
What bones
Floating ribs (vertebral ribs)
What bone
Rib
What bone feature
Head
What bone feature
Neck
What bone feature
Angle (of the rib)
What bone feature
Body (of the rib)
What bone feature
Tubercle
(articulates with transverse process of vertebra)
What bone feature
Facets of articulation with vertebrae (superior and inferior facets)
What bone feature
Junction with costal cartilage (which connects rib to sternum)