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Axial Skeleton Flashcards

1
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-protects brain
-provides attachment sites for head and neck muscles
-houses major sensory organs for vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell
- 29 total bones
-22 skull bones

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skull

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-supports trunk
-protects the spinal cord
-provides attachment sites for ribs and muscles of neck and back
-infants have 33 separate vertebrae
-adults have 26 because 9 fuse to form 2 composite bones

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vertebral column

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-protective structure around organs of the throacic cavity
-sternum and paired ribs 25 bones total
-costal cartilages
-thoracic vertebrae

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thoracic cage

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-8 bones that form cranium
-connected by immovable articulations called sutured

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cranial bones

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5
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cranium

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-cranial vault
-cranial base

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6
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superior, lateral, and posterior walls of skull

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cranial vault

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7
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bottom of the skull

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cranial base

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8
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located medially at level of intervertebral disc between T2 and T3

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suprasternal notch

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9
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clavicle forms a joint with manubrium

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clavicular notch

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10
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landmark for finding rip 2 when using a stethoscope

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sternal angle

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11
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heart sits on diaphragm

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xiphisternal joint

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12
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What are the true rips numbered?

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1-7

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13
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What are the false ribs numbered

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8-12

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14
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What are the floating ribs numbered

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11-12

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15
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-named after greek god who carried the world on his shoulders
-only one that articulates with skull
-has no spinous process
-has no vertebral body
-has anterior arches that meet at anterior tubercle
-has posterior arches that meet at posterior tubercle
-has lateral masses on either side

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Atlas (C1)

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16
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-peg-like dens (odontoid process) project superiorly to body
-articulates with enlarged vertebral foramen of the atlas

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Axis (C2)

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17
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-receive occipital condyles of occipital bone of skull
- inferior articular facets articulate with axis

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superior articular facets

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18
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-between C1 and C2
-no intervertebral disc between atlas and axis

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atlantoaxial joint

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19
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-spinous process is larger than other cervical vertebrae
-not bifid
-vertebra prominens

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C7

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20
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-heart-shaped body bearing 4 small facets where ribs articulate
- a spinous process that points sharply inferiorly
-a circular vertebral foramen

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thoracic vertebrae

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21
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-large sizes and weights
-wide kidney-shaped bodies
-blunt, hatchet-shaped spinous processes
-triangular vertebral foramina

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Lumbar vertebrae

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22
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-prominent bulge on anterosuperior margin
-important anatomical landmark in females during female exams/labor and delivery
-alae

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sacral promontory

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23
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-marks sites of vertebral fusion

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transverse lines

24
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-composed of 3-5 fused vertebrae
-horn-like projections (coccygeal cornu)
-offers slight support to pelvic organs
-serves as point of attachment for muscles of pelvic floor

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coccyx

25
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-opening that lies between body and vertebral arch
-adjacent vertebral foramina form vertebral canal
-houses spinal cord

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vertebral foramen

26
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-inferior to mandible
-C-shaped
-does not articulate with any other bone
-serves as a moveable base for tongue
-serves as attachment site for neck muscles that raise and lower larynx during swallowing and speech

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hyoid bone

27
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-paired; irregularly shaped
-closes around 12 months

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mastoid fontanels

28
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paired; small, irregularly shaped
-closes around 3 months

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sphenoid fontanels

29
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small, triangular
-closes around 2 months post-birth

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posterior fontanel

30
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-largest fontanel; diamond-shaped
-closes 18-24 months post-birth

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anterior fontanel

31
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divided left and right frontal bones
-closes around 3-9 months

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frontal suture

32
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what is the function of paranasal sinuses

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-lighten skull
-add resonance to the voice
-warm, moisten, and clean inhaled air

33
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upright branch of mandible that serves as attachment site for a muscle that closes jaw

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mandibular ramus

34
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area at which body meets ramus

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mandibular angle

35
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rounded projection that articulates with mandibular fossa of temporal bone

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mandibular condyle

36
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insertion site for a muscle that closes mouth

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coronoid process

37
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indentation between coronoid process and mandibular condyle

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mandibular notch

38
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-forms upper jawbone
-keystone bones of the face
-articulate with all other bones except mandible

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maxillae

39
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-superior border of the mandibular body
-contains tooth sockets

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alveolar process

40
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openings in mandible that serve as passageways of nerves and blood vessels

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mental foramina

41
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most deeply situated bone of skull

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ethmoid bone

42
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-superior projection in the midline of ethmoid bone
-attached to the brain by connective tissue wrappings

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crista galli

43
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-bony plates studded with olfactory foramina
-serve as passageways for fibers of olfactory cranial nerves

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cribriform plates

44
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forms superior portion of nasal septum

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perpendicular plate

45
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-thin bone scrolls projecting into the nasal cavity on either side of the perpendicular plate
-creates air turbulence that slows air movement

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superior and middle nasal conchae

46
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-small transverse ridges on either side of the external occipital protuberance
-created by neck muscle attachments

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superior and inferior nuchal lines`

47
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-bat-shaped bone located posterior to frontal bone
-articulated with every other cranial bone
-keystone bone of cranium

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sphenoid bone

48
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-project laterally from central body of sphenoid bone
-form part of floor of middle cranial fossa

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greater wings

49
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horn-shaped projection that form part of floor of anterior cranial fossa

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lesser wings

50
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-project inferiorly form greater wings
-attachment site for muscles

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pterygoid processes

51
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forms posterior part and most of base of cranium

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occipital bone

52
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large opening on inferior surface of skull where brain and spinal cord meet

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foramen magnum

53
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rounded projections that articulate with 1st cervical vertebrae (atlas) to form atlantooccipital joint

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occipital condyles

54
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opening where a cranial nerve passes

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hypoglossal canals

55
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ridge of bone that extends posteriorly form foramen magnum and ends at external occipital protuberance

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external occipital crest

56
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-small midline bump at end of external occipital crest
-occurs at the junction between base and posterior wall of skull

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external occipital protuberance

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