Bones and Muscles (but not really muscles) Flashcards
Osteoporotic patient suffers a crush fracture. What is most likely damaged?
vertebral body
Pivot joint of the neck consists of which vertebrae?
C1 and C2 (atlantoaxial joint I think it’s called)
All of the following bones are unpaired except?
Frontal
The clavicle is part of the ____ skeleton
appendicular
What bone connects the pectoral girdle to the axial skeleton?
clavicle
Test to detect cancer
Bone scan
Fovea is located on which bone?
femur
Which is not part of the group? (foramen magnum, rotundum, spinosum, lacerum, mental foramen)
mental foramen (it’s in the mandible)
What is the best way to find fracture in dens?
A-P open mouth x-ray
Which two vertebrae do not have a disk between them?
C1 and C2
What passes through the scapular notch?
suprascapular nerve
Which skull feature is palpable?
mastoid process
A water’s view x-ray allows you to see
sinusitis
The odontoid process (dens) is found on the
axis
The thinnest part of the skull is called the
pterion