Axial Skeleton Flashcards

Frontal Bone

Parietal Bones

Occipital Bone

Occipital condyle

Zygomatic process

Styloid process

Mastoid process

Mandibular fossa

Petrous part

Squamous part

External auditory/acoustic meatus

Internal auditory/acoustic meatus

Carotid Canal

Zygomatic bone

Sella turcica

Greater wing

Lesser wing

Optic canal

Pterygoid process

Superior orbital fissure

Cribriform plate

Perpendicular plate (1/2 of nasal septum)

Crista galli

Orbital plate

Vomer (1) (1/2 of nasal septum)

Nasal bone (2)

Lacrimal bone (2)

Palatine bone (2)

Inferior nasal concha (pl. conchae) (2)

Maxilla (pl. maxillae) (2)

Body of mandible

Mental foramen

Ramus

Mandibular foramen

Mandibular condyle

Coronoid process

Mandibular angle

Alveolar process

Body of Hyoid

Lesser Cornu

Greater Cornu

Frontal sinuses

Maxillary sinuses

Ethmoid sinuses

Sphenoid sinus

Coronal suture

Sagittal suture

Lambdoid suture

Squamous suture

Optic Canal

Foramen Rotundum

Foramen Ovale

Foramen Spinosum

Foramen Lacerum

Jugular Foramen

Hypoglossal Canal

Foramen Magnum

Internal Auditory/Acoustic Meatus

Cervical curvature (7)

Thoracic curvature (12)

Lumbar curvature (5)

Sacral curvature (5)

Coccyx curvature (4)

Vertebral Body

Vertebral arch

Transverse process

Spinous process

Lamina

Pedicle

Superior articular process

Superior articular facet

Inferior articular process

Inferior articular facet

Transverse foramen (cervical only, transmits vertebral artery and vein)

Vertebral foramen

Intervertebral foramen

Facet for Dens (Atlas or C1)

Dens or odontoid process (Axis or C2)

Base

Apex

Promontory

Sacral Canal

Sacral Hiatus

Median Sacral Crest

Posterior Sacral Foramina

Anterior Sacral Foramina

Ala

Manubrium

Suprasternal/Jugular notch

Clavicular notches

Body

Sternal angle

Xiphoid process

Head of rib

Neck of rib

Tubercle

Costal groove
Ribs
True ribs (vertebrosternal)
Rib pairs 1-7
Ribs
False ribs
Rib pairs 8-12
Ribs
Vertebrochondral ribs
Rib pairs 8-10
Ribs
Free of floating ribs
Rib pairs 11-12