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Axial Skeleton Flashcards

1
Q

The skeleton is divided into two sections, name the sections-

A

Axial and appendicular

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2
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How many bones are in the human body?

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206

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3
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What is the function of the axial skeleton ?

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Provides the framework that supports and protects the organs

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4
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What are fontanels?

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Soft spots on a infants school where tissue has not formed.

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5
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How many different regions of vertebrae are there?

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5

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6
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Cervical vertebrae contains how many?

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7

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7
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Thoracic vertebrae contain how many?

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12

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8
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Lumbar vertebrae contain how many?

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5

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9
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1 scacrum/coccyx contain how many fused vertebrae?

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3-5

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10
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What is the function of the vertebral column?

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Supports the weight of the head neck and trunk, and supports the spinal cord

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11
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What shape is the vertebral column?

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S shaped

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12
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What are the 4 major curves of the vertebral column?

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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar and sacral

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13
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What are the 3 abnormal curvatures of the vertebral column?

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Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Lordosis

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14
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What is the intervertebral foramen?

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Space which is created by the vertebral bodies being sleepy by intervertebral discs

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15
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?

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7

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16
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What is the C1 vertebrae called?

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Atlas

17
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What is the C2 vertebrae called?

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Axis

18
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Where is the atlas located?

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Up against the skull

19
Q

Where is the axis?

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Responsible for neck movement

20
Q

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

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12

21
Q

Thoracic vertebrae all attatch to what?

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A rib

22
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

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5

23
Q

What are the structures of the sacrum?

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Ala. Saceal promontory

24
Q

What is the thoracic cage made up of?

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Ribs, sternum, vertebrae in the back

25
Q

True ribs are…..

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1-7

26
Q

False ribs are….

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8-12

27
Q

The sternum comes in what 3 pieces?

A

Manubrium, body, Xiphoid process

28
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What part of the sternum is made of cartilage?

A

Xiphoid process

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