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Axial Skeleton Flashcards

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Opening above each orbit allowing blood vessels and nerves to pass

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Supraorbital foramen

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Smooth area between the eyes

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Glabella

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Occurs where the left and the right parietal bones meet superiorly in the midline of the cranium

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Sagittal suture

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Running in the frontal plane, occurs anteriorly where the parietal bones meet the frontal bones

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Coronal Suture

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Occurs where each parietal bone meets the temporal bone, on each lateral aspect of the skull.

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squamous suture

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Articulation process for zygomatic bone

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Zygomatic process

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Located on the inferior surface of the zygomatic process; receives the condylar process of the mandible to form the temperomandibular joint

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Mandibular fossa

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Canal leading to the middle ear and eardrum

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external auditory meatus

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Needlelike projection that serves as an attachment point for ligaments and muscles of the neck.

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Styloid Process

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Located posterior to the external acoustic meatus; serves as an attachment point for neck muscles

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Mastoid Process

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Tiny opening between the mastoid and styloid processes through which cranial nerve VII leaves the cranium

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Stylomastoid Foramen

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Located where the petrous part of the temporal bone joins the occipital bone. Forms an opening which the internal jugular vein and cranial nerves (IX, X, and XI) pass.

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Jugular foramen

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Opening through which the internal carotid artery passes into the cranial cavity

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Carotid canal

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Occurs where the parietal bones meet the occipital bone posteriorly

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Lamboid suture

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Large opening in the base of the bone, which allows the spinal cord to join with the brain stem

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Foramen Magnum

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Rounded projections lateral to the foramen magnum that articulate with the first cervical vertebra

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Occipital condyles

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Rounded projections lateral to the foramen magnum that articulate with the first cervical vertebra (atlas)

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Occipital condyles

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Midline prominence posterior to the foramen magnum

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External occipital crest and protuberance

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Project laterally from the sphenoid body, forming parts of the middle cranial fossa and the orbits

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Greater wings

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Slits in the orbits providing passage of the cranial nerves that control eye movements (III, IV, VI, and the opthalmic division of V)

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Superior Orbital Fissures

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Slits in the orbits providing passage of the cranial nerves that control eye movements (III, IV, VI, and the opthalmic division of V)

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Superior Orbital Fissures

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“Turkish saddle” located on the superior surface of the body; the seat of the saddle , called the hypophyseal fossa, holds the pituitary gland.

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Sella turcica

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Form part of the floor of the anterior cranial fossa and part of the orbit

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Lesser wings

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Openings in the base of the lesser wings; cranial nerve II (optic nerve) passes through to serve the eye

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Optic canals

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25
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Openings located in the medial part of the greater wing; a branch of cranial nerve V (maxillary division) passes through

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Foramen Rotundum

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Openings located posterolateral to the foramen rotundum; a branch of cranial nerve V (mandibular division) passes through-Trigeminal Nerve

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Foramen ovale

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Openings located posterolateral to the foramen spinosum; provides a passageway for the middle meningeal artery (associated with strokes)

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Foramen Spinosum

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Almost completely closed by cartilage in the living person but forms a jagged opening in dried skulls; where sphenoid and temporal bones meet

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Foramen Lacerum

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“Roosters comb”; a superior projection that attaches to the dura mater, helping to secure the brain within the skull

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Crista galli

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30
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Located lateral to the crista galli; form a portion of the roof of the nasal cavity and the floor of the anterior cranial fossa; contains olfactory foramen where olfactory nerves pass through

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Cribriform plates

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31
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Inferior projection that forms the superior portion of the nasal septum

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Perpendicular plate

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32
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Extend medially from the lateral masses; act as turbinates to improve air flow through the nasal cavity

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Superior and middle nasal conchae

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Horizontal portion that forms the chin

34
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Vertical extension of the body

35
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Posterior projection articulates with mandibular fossa

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Mandibular condyle

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“Crown shaped” portion of the ramus for muscle attachment

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Coronoid process

37
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Posterior points where the ramus meets the body

38
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Two holes in anterior portion of mandible where blood vessels and nerves pass through

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Mental foramina

39
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medial side of the mandible where mandibular nerve passes through

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Mandibular foramen

40
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Superior margin of the mandible; contains sockets where the teeth lie

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Alveolar margin

41
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Forms the anterior hard palate; meet anteriorly in the intermaxillary suture

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Palatine process

42
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Hole just below the orbit where nerves and blood vessels pass through

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infraorbital foramen

43
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Encloses and protects the brain

44
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Makes up the forehead

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frontal bone

45
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Where the eyebrows sit, upper portion of the orbit

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Supraorbital margins

46
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upper portion of the orbit, where nerves and blood vessels pass through

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Supraorbital foramen

47
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Makes up the superior/lateral portion of the skull

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Parietal bone

48
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Makes up the posterior part of the skull

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Occipital bone

49
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Bump where muscle connects on back of the head

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External occipital protuberance

50
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Inferior/lateral portion of the skull

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Temporal bones

51
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Helps to form the zygomatic arch

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Zygomatic process

52
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Formed by the temporal and zygomatic bone

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Zygomatic arch

53
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Articulates with the mandibular condyle

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Mandibular fossa

54
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External ear canal

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External Auditory Meatus

55
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Found between the styloid and mastoid

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Stylomastoid foramen

56
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Where the jugular vein passes through

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Jugular foramen

57
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Where the carotid artery passes through; supplies the brain with 80% of its blood supply

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Carotid canal

58
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Where vestibulochlear nerve passes through

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Internal Acoustic Meatus

59
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Deepest cranial bone

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Ethmoid bone

60
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Where olfactory nerves pass through

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Olfactory foramina

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Makes up the lower jaw, only moveable bone in the skull

62
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Between mandibular condyle and coronoid process

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Mandibular notch

63
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Joint between mandibular fossa and condyle

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Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

64
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Form the upper jaw

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Maxillary bones

65
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Cheek bones

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Zygomatic bones

66
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Make up the bridge of the nose

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Nasal bones

67
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Where tear sac sits

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Lacrimal fossa

68
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Posterior part of the hard palate

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Palatine bone

69
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Inferior portion of the nasal septum

70
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Seven bones that form the orbit

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Frontal 
Lacrimal 
Maxilla
Zygomatic
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
Palatine bone
71
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Lined with mucus, warm and moisten incoming air and lightens the weight of the head

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Paranasal Sinuses

72
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Name four paranasal sinuses

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Frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and maxillary sinuses

73
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Only bone in the body that doesnt touch another bone; anchors the tongue

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Hyoid bone

74
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Transfers weight from the trunk to the legs; surrounds and protects the spinal cord

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The vertebral column

75
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Posterior curve in the spine, found in thoracic and sacral areas

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Kyphotic curve

76
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Born with this type of curve in spine

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Primary curve

77
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Anterior curve in the spine in the cervical and lumbar area

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Lordotic curve

78
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Curve in spine that is developed later; not born with it

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Secondary curve

79
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Abnormal lateral curve of vertebral column

80
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Disc between the vertebrae for cushioning

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Intervertebral discs

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