Axial Skeleton Flashcards
What distinguished bone from other tissue types
osteocytes in lacunae, calcified matrix containing collagen fibers, very well vascularized
cranium frontal location
anterior, superior part of skull
cranium parietal (2) location
superior, lateral part of skull
cranium temporal (2) location
inferior, lateral area
cranium occipital location
posterior, inferior part of skull
sphenoid location
deep medial part of skull
ethmoid location
deep medial part of eye socket, anterior base of the cranium
mandible location
anterior, inferior portion of mandible
lacrimal location
medial bone of the eye socket
palatine location
back of nasal cavity
palatine location
back of nasal cavity
zygomatic (2) location
inferior and lateral to the eye socket
nasal location
anterior skull, medial portion of face
vomer location
deep to the surface of the nose, medial portion of the skull
inferior nasal conchae location
inside the nasal cavity, lateral wall
cervical vertebrae location
vertebrae of the neck
atlas location
most superior vertebrae, cervical
axis location
inferior to the atlas vertebrae, superior to the rest of the vertebral column
thoracic vertebrae location
middle section of vertebrae (T1-T12)
lumbar vertebrae location
interior vertebrae (1-5)
sacrum location
inferior to lumbar vertebrae
coccyx location
posterior wall of pelvic cavity, terminal portion of vertebral column
sternum location
medial portion of thoracic cavity
ribs location
superficial lateral bones of the thoracic cavity
distinguishing trait in cervical vertebrae
3 holes
distinguishing trait in lumbar
largest/thickest bodies
distinguishing trait in thoracic
anterior facing superior articulate processes
