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Bones (Names/Decriptions) Flashcards

1
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Frontal

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Forehead

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Parietal

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2 bones
Sides and roof of cranial cavity

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3
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Temporal

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2 bones
Lower sides of cranium, part of cranial floor

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Zygomatic arch

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Arch between temporal and zygomatic bones

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Mandibular fossa

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Part of the temporomandibular joint (where mandible & temporal meet)

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6
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Mastoid & styloid processes

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Muscle attachments

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7
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External auditory canal

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Transmits sound to eardrum

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Petrous portion

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Contains middle and inner ear

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9
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Internal auditory canal

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CN VIII to brain

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10
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Occipital

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Posterior cranium (most of base)

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Sphenoid

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Middle of base of skull
Touched all other cranial bones
Has hypophyseal fossa (houses pituitary)
Has sinuses

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Ethmoid

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Anterior cranial floor (between orbits)
Superior nasal septum
Has sinuses

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13
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Nasal conchae

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2
Increases vascular and mucous membrane surface area

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14
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Nasal

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2 bones
Bridge of nose

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15
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Maxilla

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2 bones
Upper jaw
Has sinuses

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16
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Zygomatic

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2 bones
Cheekbones (and part of orbit)

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17
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Mandible

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Lower jaw
Largest, strongest facial bone

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18
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Lacrimal

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2 bones
In the eyes (tear ducts)
Smallest bones of face

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19
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Palatine

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2 bones
Posterior hard palate, nasal cavity

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20
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Vomer

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Inferior nasal septum

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21
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Sutures

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Immovable joints

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22
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Coronal sutures

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Frontal to 2 parietals

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23
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Sagittal suture

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2 parietals

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24
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Lambdoid sutures

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2 parietals to occipital

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25
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Squamous sutures

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2 sutures for parietals and temporals

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26
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Hyoid

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In the throat
Not attached to any other bone

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27
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Cervical

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7 vertebrae
Convex curve
Most delicate
Articular facets face up/down for speed
Has 2 transverse foramina (for artery)

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Atlas

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C1
Ring without body or spinous process
Allows “yes” motion

29
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Axis

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C2
Has dens
Allows “no” motion

30
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C7

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Largest spinous process

31
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Thoracic

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12 vertebrae
Larger/stronger than cervical
Articular facets angled for ribs
Limited movement due to attachment to ribs/sternum

32
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Lumbar

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5 vertebrae
Largest/strongest of infused vertebrae
Articular facets face sides (limits motion)
Ruptured intervertebral discs common here

33
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Sacrum

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Fusion of 5 bones
Foundation for pelvic girdle
4pairs of sacral foramina (vessels & nerves)

34
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Coccyx

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Fusion of 4 bones
Tailbone
Small, easily broken
No processes or foramina

35
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Bony landmark between manubrium and body of sternum, demarcates T4 vertebral level 

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Sternal angle

36
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What protrude from the lower end of the sternum? 

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Xiphoid process

37
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Rib classification

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1-7: true
8-10: false
11-12: float

38
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Glenoid cavity

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Part of the shoulder joint

39
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Where is the olecranon process found?

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Ulna

40
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Where is the deltoid tuberosity found?

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Humerus

41
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Where does the biceps brachii attach to? 

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Radial tuberosity

42
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What are knuckles the head of? 

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Metacarpals

43
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Wrist bones in order

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So long top part here comes the thumb

Superior row, lateral to medial
(Proximal row, radial to ulnar side)
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrium, pisiform

Inferior row, medial to lateral
(Distal row, ulnar to radial side)
Hamate, capitate, trapezoid, trapezium

44
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Scaphoid

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“Boat shaped” wrist bone
70% of carpal bone breaks

45
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Lunate

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“Moon shaped” wrist bone

46
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Triquetrium

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“3 cornered” wrist bone

47
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Pisiform

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“Pea shaped” wrist bone
Can use in massage

48
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Hamate

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Hook of hamate process (wrist bone)

49
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Capitate

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“Head shaped” wrist bone
Largest wrist bone

50
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Trapezoid

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Two parallel sides (wrist bone)

51
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Trapezium

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No parallel sides (wrist bone)

52
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Metacarpals

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5 bones in hand

53
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Phalanges

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Fingers/toes
14 bones in each hand/foot

54
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At the hip joint, the head of the femur is received by what? 

A

Acetabulum

55
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What happens at the pubic symphysis?

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The hip bones join each other 

56
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Where does the weight rest when we sit? 

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Ischial tuberosity

57
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What do the medial and lateral condyles join? 

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Tibia and femur

58
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What is the bone that most often breaks and a “broken hip”? 

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Femur (the neck)

59
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What bone is the medial malleolus? 

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Tibia

60
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What bone is the lateral malleolus?

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Fibula

61
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Calcaneus

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The heel bone
Largest and strongest tarsal bone

62
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Cuneiform

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Three wedge shaped bones in the ankle 

63
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Metatarsals

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5 bones in the foot

64
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Talus

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Tarsal bone that joint both the tibia and the fibula
Bears the initial weight of walking

65
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List of tarsal bones

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Talus, calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, 3 cuneiform

66
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Femur

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Upper leg
Longest, heaviest, strongest bone in the body 

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