Axial Skeleton Flashcards by Taylor Trochlil

Q

Parietal bone

A

Crown of skull

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Frontal bone

A

Forehead

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Sagittal suture

A

Separating parietal bones

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Coronal suture

A

Where a tiara would sit

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Occipital bone

A

Back of head

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Lambdoid suture

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Connects parietal and occipital bone

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Foramen magnum

A

Biggest hole in the bottom of the skull

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Foramen lacerum

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Snake like eyes, under magnum

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Foramen ovale

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Wide set holes under the magnum

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Temporal bone

A

Under the ear

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External acoustic meatus

A

Ear hole

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Mastoid process

A

Boney protrusion under the ear hole

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Styloid process

A

Thin protrusion under ear

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Zygomatic process

A

Connects ear and cheek bone

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Squamous suture

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Connects parietal and temporal bones

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Maxilla bone

A

Upper jaw

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Alveolar process

A

Teeth/ gum area

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Palatine bone

A

On the pallet of your mouth

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Zygomatic bone

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Cheek bone

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Temporal process

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Between the zygomatic process and zygomatic bone

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Lacrimal bone

A

Tear ducts

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Nasal bone

A

Top of the nose

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Vomer

A

Nasal septum

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Ethmoid

A

In nasal cavity

Q

Mental foreman

A

Tip of chin

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Mandibular Foramen

A

In jaw/ Novocain

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Ramus

A

Flat area, side of jaw

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Hyoid bone

A

Protects trachea/ not connected to other bones

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Pedicle

A

Bridge of vertebra

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Facet

A

Smooth plate to stack on

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Spinous process

A

Bone protrusion that makes spine (on vertebra)

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Transverse process

A

Symmetrical protrusions on vertebra

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Atlas

A

C1 large facets, no spine

Q

Axis

A

C2 nub that come out of top

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Sacrum bone

A

At the bottom of spine

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Sacral crest

A

Bumps in the center of sacrum

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Coccyx bone

A

Tail bone

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Sternum bone

A

Breast bone

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Manubrium

A

Top of sternum

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Body of sternum

A

Middle of sternum

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Xiphoid process

A

Point on the bottom of sternum

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True rib

A

Had its own cartilage

Q

False rib

A

Share’s cartilage

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Floating

A

Is not connected to cartilage

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Cervical

A

1-7, has 2 holes

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Thoracic

A

8-19, looks like a giraffe

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Lumbar

A

20-24, looks like a moose

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Fontanelle

A

Soft spot on baby’s head

Q

Wormian bones

A

Extra structural bone