Bone ID Checklist

Question 1

Frontal Bone

Answer 1

• Supraorbital region
• anterior cranial fossa
• supraorbital foramen
• frontal sinuses

Question 2

Occipital Bone

Answer 2

• posterior cranial fossa
• foramen magnum
• Squamous Portion
  
  • external occipital protuberance
  • nuchal lines
• Lateral Portion
  
  • occipital condyles
• Basal Portion

Question 3

Sphenoid

Answer 3

• Sella Turcica
• Sphenoid Sinuses
• Greater wings
• middle cranial fossa
• lesser wings
• anterior cranial fossa
• pterygoid processes
• optic canal
• superior orbital fissure
• foramen rotundum
• foramen ovale
• foramen spinosum

Question 4

Temporal Bones (2)

Answer 4

• Posterior cranial fossa
• Tympanic portion
  
  • external acoustic canal
• Squamous portion
  
  • mandibular fossa
  • zygomatic process
  • zygomatic arch
• Petromastoid portion
  
  • mastoid process
  • styloid process
  • stylomastoid foramen
  • jugular foramen
  • carotid canal
  • foramen lucerum
  • internal acoustic canal

Question 5

Parietal bones (2)

Answer 5

• coronal suture
• squamosal sutures
• lambdoid sutre
• sagittal suture
• pteroin - where 3 skull bones meet (by temple)

Question 6

Ethmoid bone

Answer 6

• cririform plates
  
  • crista galli
  • olfactory foramina
• perpendicular plates (component of nasal septum)
• labrinths
  
  • middle nasal conchae
  • superior nasal conchae (not really seen)
  • (orbital plate border)
  • ethmoid sinuses

Question 7

Maxillary Bones (2)

Answer 7

• Alveoli [3]
• palatine process [2]
• frontal process [1]
• zygomatic process [4]
• maxillary sinuses
• infraorbital fissure
• infraorbital foramen [5]

Question 8

What 3 components make up the nasal septum?

Answer 8

1. Vomer
2. Septal cartilage
3. Nasal Septum

Question 9

Palatine Bones (2)

Answer 9

• perpendicular plate
• horizontal plate
• orbit
• cruciform suture
• hard palate

Question 10

Lacrimal Bones (2)

Answer 10

• (orbit medial border)
• lacrimal fossa

Question 11

Divisions of Vertebrae

Answer 11

1. Cervical (7)
2. Thoracic (12)
3. Lumbar (5)
4. Sacral (1)
5. Coccygeal (1)

Question 12

Cervical Vertebrae

Answer 12

• transverse processes
• transverse foramen
• vertebrarterial canal
• articular facets
• superior articular processes
• inferior articular processes
• vertebral foramen

Question 13

Mandible

Answer 13

• body
• rami
• coronoid process
• zygomatic arch
• condylar process
• mandibular condyle
• mandibular angle

Joints:

• temoromandibular joint*

Question 14

What are the 2 unique cervical vertebrae?

How do you know?

Answer 14

1. Atlas
   
   • superior articular processes (articulate occipital bone)
2. Axis
   
   • has a boner (dens)

Question 15

Nasal bones (2)

Inferior Nasal Conchae

Hyoid

Malleus

Incus

Stapes

Question 16

Thoracic Vertebrae

Answer 16

• Spinous processes
• Vertebral foramen
• Articular facets [4,6] of:
  
  • superior articular processes [3]
  • inferior articular processes [5]
• costal facets [1,2] - articulate with the Head of prox. ribs [1,2]

Question 17

Lumbar Vertebrae

Answer 17

• spinous process
• vertebral body
• transverse processes
• articular facets of:
  
  • superior articular process
  • inferior articular process

[for help, look at the thoracic flashcard]

Question 18

Sacrum

Answer 18

• Superior Articular Process [2]
• Median Sacral Crest [4] - fusion of individual vertebrae
• Sacral Canal [3] - fusion of individual Sacral Vertebral Foramina
• Apex [6] - articulate with coccyx
• Ala [1] - lateral portion of the sacrum
• Sacral Foramina [5] - cont. with intervertebral foramina

Question 19

Sternum

Answer 19

• Manubrium - top piece
  
  • Costal Facets
    
    • Jugular notch [1]
    • Clavicular facet [2]
    • Other facets [3-5]
• Sternal Angle - line between manubrium and body
• Body of Sternum - middle piece
• Xiphoid process - bottom piece

Question 20

Ribs

Answer 20

• Head [1] - articulate costal facet
• Neck [2]
• Tubercle [3] - articulate with transverse costal facet
• Body (shaft) [4]
• Superior Border [5] - broad
• Inferior [6] - sharp
• True Ribs (1-7) - articulate with sternum
• False Ribs (8-12) - not touching sternum
  
  • Floating Ribs (10-12)

Question 21

Clavicle

Answer 21

• Acromial ends [1]
• Sternal ends [2]

(Right clavicle shown)

Question 22

Scapula

Answer 22

• Superior Border
• Suprascapular Notch [12]
• Medial Border [3]
• Lateral Border [6]
• Superior Angle [1]
• Inferior Angle [4]
• Glenoid Cavity [7]
• Supra [10] and Infraglenoid tubercle [11]
• Subscapular fossa
• Coracoid Process [8]
• Scapular Spine [2]
• Supraspinous Fossa [just under 12]
• Infraspinous Fossa [5]
• Acromion Process [9]

Question 23

Humerus

Answer 23

• Humeral Head [1]
• Greater Tubercle [3]
• Lesser Tubercle [2]
• Intertubercular Groove [4]
• Deltoid Tuberosity [5]
• Medial Supracondylar Ridge [11]
• Medial Epicondyle [10]
• Lateral Supracondylar Ridge [6]
• Lateral Epicondyle [7]
• Trochlea [9]
• Coronoid Fossa [12]
• Olecranon Fossa
• Capitulum [8]
• Radial Fossa [13]

Question 24

Ulna

Answer 24

• Trochlear Notch [2]
• Coronoid Process [3]
• Olecranon Process [1]
• Radial Notch [4]
• Ulnar Styloid Process [6]
• Ulnar Head [5]

Question 25

Radius

Answer 25

• Radial Head [1]
• Radial Tuberosity [2]
• Ulnar Notch [3]
• Radial Styloid process [4]

Question 26

Hand (manus) Bones

Answer 26

• Carpals (8)
• Metacarpals (5) [1]
• Phalanges (14)
  
  • Proximal [2]
  • Middle [3]
  • Distal [4]

Question 27

Ilium of the Pelvis

Answer 27

• Ala [1]
• Iliac Crest [2] - pretty much the whole top most border
• Anterior Superior Iliac Spine [3]
• Posterior Superior Iliac Spine [6]
• Auricular Surface [7]
• Iliac Fossa [4]
• Gluteal Surface [5] - back portion

Question 28

Ischium of the Pelvis

Answer 28

• Ischial Tuberosity [1] - rounded elbow area

*dont forget about your acetebellum and the ischiopubic ramus

Question 29

Pubis of the Pelvis

Answer 29

*Pubic symphysis [1] - where this joint would occur

*Pubic arch

*Obturator Foramen [2]

*don’t forget about your acetebellum

Question 30

Femur

Answer 30

• Femoral head [1]
• Greater Trochanter [2]
• Lesser Trochanter [3]
• Intertrochanteric crest [4]
• Lateral condyle [7]
• Lateral epicondyle [6]
• Medial condyle [9]
• Medial Epicondyle [10]
• Linea Aspera [5]
• Intercondylar fossa [8]
  
  • attachment for anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments
• Patellar Surface

Question 31

Patella

Answer 31

• Apex is pointing down (pointy side also)

Question 32

Tibia

Answer 32

• Medial condyle
• Lateral condyle
• Intercondylar eminence
  
  • attachment for anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments
  • attachment for medial and medial and lateral menisci
• Tibial Tuberosity
• Medial Malleolus

Question 33

Fibula

Answer 33

• Fibular Head
• Lateral Malleolus

Question 34

Feet

Answer 34

• Tarsal (ankle) (7)
  
  • Talus
  • Calcaneus
• Metatarsal (5)
• Phalanges (14)
  
  • Proximal
  • Middle
  • Distal