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A&P LAB > Axial Skeleton > Flashcards

Axial Skeleton Flashcards

1
Q

What is the axial skeleton comprised of?

A

Skull/vertebrae/ribs

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2
Q

Fuse lines where skull bones meet

A

Sutures

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3
Q

Forehead bone

A

Frontal bone

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4
Q

Top jaw

A

Maxilla

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5
Q

Bottom jaw

A

Mandible

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6
Q

Where left and right mandible meet in the middle

A

Mandibular symphysis

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7
Q

Wings of the mandible

A

Ramus of the mandible

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8
Q

The hole @ occipital site

A

Foramen magnum

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9
Q

Arch of the cheekbone

A

Zygomatic arch

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10
Q

Back of skull, above foramen magnum

A

Occipital bone

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11
Q

L&R spherical structures at bottom of occipital bone

A

Occipital condyles

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12
Q

Bone in between the frontal and occipital bone

A

Parietal bone

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13
Q

Bridge of the nose bone

A

Nasal bone

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14
Q

Palette of the mouth

A

Palatine bone

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15
Q

Symmetrical bulb like bones under occipital condyles

A

Tympanic bulla

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16
Q

Temple area below parietal bone

A

Temporal bone

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17
Q

Deep to the frontal bone

A

Frontal sinus

18
Q

High in neck above larynx

A

Hyoid bones

19
Q

Which vertebra is also known as the atlas?

A

C1

20
Q

Which vertebra is known as the axis?

A

C2

21
Q

Structures coming off the atlas?

A

Wings

22
Q

“Nub” structure in the axis?

A

Dens

23
Q

How many cervical vertebrae do dog&cat have?

A

7

24
Q

How many thoracic vertebrae do cat&dog have?

A

13

25
Q

How many lumbar vertebrae do cat&dog have?

A

7

26
Q

How many sacrum vertebrae do cat&dog have?

A

3

27
Q

How many cervical vertebra do horses have?

A

7

28
Q

How many thoracic vertebra do horses have?

A

18

29
Q

How many lumbar vertebra do horses have?

A

6

30
Q

How many sacral vertebra do horses have?

A

5

31
Q

How many cervical vertebra do cows have?

A

7

32
Q

How many thoracic vertebra do cows have?

A

13

33
Q

How many lumbar vertebra do cows have?

A

6

34
Q

How many sacral vertebra do cows have?

A

5

35
Q

What is the tail vertebrae called?

A

Coccygeal vertebra

36
Q

What are the processes of the vertebra?

A

Spinal (dorsal), transverse (lateral), articular (in between each vertebra)

37
Q

Where is the body of the vertebra?

A

On the ventral side of each individual vertebra

38
Q

Difference between vertebral and intervertebral foramen?

A

Vertebral is where the spinal cord goes through, intervertebral are the holes formed on the sides when two vertebra are put together

39
Q

What structure “hangs” off the sternum?

A

Xiphoid process

40
Q

Foramen near the chin of the mandible

A

Mental foramen

41
Q

Foramen above the eyebrows

A

Supraorbital foramen

42
Q

Foramen near cheekbone area

A

Infraorbital foramen

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