bms224 anatomical studies

Question 1

location these terms indicate:

superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, medial, lateral

Answer 1

towrds the head, the feet, front of body, back of body, midling of body and away from midline of body

Question 2

hyoid bone

Answer 2

it is a “free”bone that is only attached with muscles and ligaments to the surounding bones

Question 3

foramen what is it, name important one

Answer 3

hole in bone for nerve or blood vessel to pass through, mental formamen

Question 4

what is a process (related to bones)

Answer 4

projection of bone that usually serves as an attachment point for ligament muscles

Question 5

what makes up the central nervous system and what s its function

Answer 5

brain and spinal cord. central integration system where all sensory information is received and perceived

Question 6

name the 12 cranial nerves

Answer 6

olfactory, optic, oculmotor, trochlear, trigmenial, abducent, facial, vestibuloccochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory hypoglossal (on occasion our trusty truck acts funny. very good vehicle any how

Question 7

name the 12 cranial nerves and other important detail about them?

Answer 7

olfactory, optic, oculmotor, trochlear, trigmenial, abducent, facial, vestibuloccochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory hypoglossal (on occasion our trusty truck acts funny. very good vehicle any how. they are paired. left and right one

Question 8

major arteries to head and neck

Answer 8

left common cartoid artery, right common cartoid artery

Question 9

major arteries to head and neck

Answer 9

left common cartoid artery, right common cartoid artery, they split into internal, external cartoid arteries. they unite again to form the basilar artery and create the circle of willis

Question 10

what are the parts of the respiratory system

Answer 10

nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, brnochi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs

Question 11

what is the pharynx

Answer 11

a common opening for respiratory and digestive system. also throat. role of channeling food into digestive system (larynx)and air into respiratory system.. equalizing air pressure in the middle ear

Question 12

what is the larynx

Answer 12

pathway for air between pharynx and trachea. organ for speech production

Question 13

what is trachea

Answer 13

membraneous tube reinforced with 15-20 c shaped cartilage rings. they remain an open airway. also known as windpipe. it branches out and form the bronchi

Question 14

what are alveoli

Answer 14

attached to bronchiolis like bunches of grapes. tiny air sacs with thin walls for gaseous exchange. 300 million. wall are covered in pulmonary capillery to pass oxygen into the blood stream