Bone physiology Flashcards
whats condyle
rounded protuberance at end of bone
whats foramen
a whole or opening in bone
whats a crest
raised area in bone
whats fossa
a depression within a hole where other structures is found
whats groove
deppresion in bone
whats process
a thin elongated projection
whats a sinus
narrow hollow cavity
axial skeleton includes
skull,spin/vertabrae, ribs ,sternum
what’s the appendicular
the limbs,attach to axial skelton via shoulder/pelvis
whats the splanchnic skeleton
bones which are not attached to the appendicular or axial skeleton
name the bones in the head
cranium,maxilla,mandible,hyoid appartas
whats the cranium do
house the brain
whats the maxilla
upper jaw and nasal chamber
whats the mandible
lower jaw
3 skull types
dolicocepholic,mesocephalic, brachycephalic