Bones and Joints Flashcards
Name the 3 main bones on the skull cap and locate on a model
Parietal, Occipital and frontal bones
Name the 6 main bones on the front of the skull and locate on a model
Nasal, Ethmoid, Mandible, Sphenoid, Maxilla and Zygomatic Bones
Main function of Cervical Vertebrae?
Support the head and neck
Name the Bone on the side of the skull and locate on a model
Temporal Bone
Main function of the Thoracic Vertebrae?
Articulate with the ribs
Main function of the Lubmar Vertebrae
Support lower abdominal Wall
Main function of the Sacrum vertebrae
Articulate with the pelvlis
Main function of the Coccyx ( coccygial vertabrae)
Vestigial Tail
Describe the basic stucture of a vertebra and locate on model
Vertebral body, Spinous process, tranverse process and the lamina
Describe the structure of the Cervical vertebra
In their transverse processes there are holes called FORAMEN TRANSVERSARIUM which create a passage for the veryebral artery,vein and sympathetic nerves.
Name of the C1 Vertebra
Atlas
Name of the C2 vertebra
Axis
How many C spine vertebra are there?
7
Describe the Thoracic Vertebra
Vertebral Body, Transverse Processm, Vertebral Foramen ( for spinal cord) and facet joints
How many vertebra are the in the T-Spine?
12