Axial Bones Flashcards
The cranium is made up of which eight bones
Frontal
Parietal x2
Temporal x2
Occipital
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
What two processes are in the temporal bones
Mastoid process
Zygomatic process
What does the occipital bone form?
Posterior cranial fossa
Occipital condyles articulate with which facet?
Superior articular facets
What passed through the foramen magnum?
The spinal cord
Whats the hyoid bone
Adams apple
Identify the following general structures common through vertebrae
Intervertebral disc
Bidy
Vertebral foramen
Intervertebral foramen
Pedicles
Transverse processes
Superior/inferior articular processes
Lamina
Spinous process
Where is the Atlas located and whats its function
C1 - flexion and extension
Where is axis located and whats its function
C2- rotation of the head
One distinguishing feature of the lunbar vertebrae is the blunt what?
Spinous process
How many true ribs, false ribs and floating ribs ?
7
5
2