Axial bones Flashcards

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1
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Skeletal system including the head, neck, spine, and chest

A

Axial

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2
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Bone of the forehead
1 bone

A

Frontal

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3
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Bone of the Superior cranium
2 bones

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Parietal

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4
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Bone of the back of the head
1 bone

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Occipital

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5
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Bone of the temple (On the side of the head)
1 bone

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Temporal

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6
Q

Bone anterior and Medial to the temporal bone (Shaped like a butterfly)
1 bone

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Sphenoid

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7
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Bone Anterior to the sphenoid
1 bone

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Ethmoid

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8
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Bones at the bridge of the nose
2 bones

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Nasal

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9
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Bone lateral to the nasal bone where tear ducts are
2 bones

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Lacrimal

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10
Q

Bone that forms the lateral walls of the nasal cavity
2 bones

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Inferior nasal conchae

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11
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Small bone at the base of the nose (On the mid line)
1 bone

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Vomer

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12
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Bone of the cheeks
2 bones

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Zygomatic

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13
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The moustache bone (Holds the superior row of teeth)
2 bones

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Maxilla

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14
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Bone of the jaw (Holds the inferior row of teeth)
1 bone

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Mandible

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15
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Forms the posterior palate of the mouth
2 bones

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Palatine

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16
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Smallest bones of the body (Bones of the ears)

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Ossicle

17
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Bone shaped like a Mallet

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Malleus

18
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Bone shaped like an anvil

A

Incus

19
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Bone shaped like a stirrup (Where u put your feet on a saddle)

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Stapes

20
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Floating bone that’s shaped like a U

A

Hyoid

21
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Bones with the purpose to contain & protect the spinal cord, support the head, and to assist with movement

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Vertebral Column

22
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First 7 vertebraes

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Cervical

23
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First vertebrae, supports head

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Atlas

24
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Second vertebrae, rotates head

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Axis

25
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Largest section of the spine, with 12 vertebraes

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Thoratic

26
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Last few vertebraes

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Lumbar

27
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5 fused bones (Means holy bone)

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Sacrum

28
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4 fused bones

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Coccyx

29
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Soft & spongy cartilage tissue that sits between each vertebra.

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Vertebral disk

30
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Posterior curvature (Hunch back)

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Kyphosis

31
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Anterior curvature (Sway back)

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Lordosis

32
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Lateral curvature (‘S’ shaped spine)

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Scoliosis