axial skeleton Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 3 middle ear bones
A
MIS - malleus, incus, stapes
2
Q
what bone is not attached to anything
A
hyoid bone
3
Q
what is the “keystone” of the skull
A
the sphenoid bone
4
Q
sella turcica is made up of which bones
A
tuberculum sellae, hypophyseal fossa, dorsum sellae
5
Q
how to identify cervical vertebrae?
A
if you see transverse foramen
or if you see the bifets
6
Q
how to tell C1 from C2
A
C1 does not have vertebrae body
C2
7
Q
what is the axis and atlas
A
axis is the C2 and atlas is the C1
8
Q
how to tell thoracic vertebrae
A
looks like a giraffes head
9
Q
how to tell lumbar vertebrae
A
vertebral body is huge
kinda looks like a moose
10
Q
what is a slipped disc formerly called
A
herniated disc
11
Q
fractures
A
C3 C4 and C5 youll be quad paralyzed
