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Ch. 2 Skeletal System Flashcards

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5 divisions of vertebral column:

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Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx

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Vertebrae and vertebral column, ribs, scapula, sternum, ischium, Ilium, pubis, and sacrum are all part of what?

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Bony thorax

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Cervical has how many vertebrae?

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7 (am breakfast); C1 thru C7

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Thoracic has how many vertebrae?

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12 (pm lunch); T1 thru T12

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Lumbar has how many vertebrae?

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5 (pm dinner); L1 thru L5

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Sacral has how many vertebrae?

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5 fused vertebrae; S1 thru S5

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4 fused units of the vertebrae

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Coccyx

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Landmarks of the skeletal system: prominences/protuberance (bulge)

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Process

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Landmarks of the skeletal system: Opening or whole (usually on purpose for something to go through)

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Foramen

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Landmarks of the skeletal system: body (of bone)

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Corpus

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Landmarks of the skeletal system: small rounded prominence on bone

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Tubercle

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Landmarks of the skeletal system: small surface

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Facets

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Landmarks of the skeletal system: (bones) growing together

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Symphysis

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Landmarks of the vertebrae: body

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Corpus

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Landmarks of the vertebrae: small rounded prominence

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Tubercle

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Landmarks of the vertebrae: opening or whole (for spinal column fluid)

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Vertebral foramen

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Landmarks of vertebrae: middle prominence

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Spinous process

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Landmarks of vertebrae: lateral “wings”

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Transverse process

18
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Provides foundation for attachment of the legs to the vertebral column

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Pelvic girdle

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Pelvic girdle includes:

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Ischium, ilium, pubis

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Pubic symphysis

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Joining of the 2 pubic bones

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Pectoral girdle includes:

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Clavicle, scapula

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3 components of the sternum:

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Manubrium,
Corpus (body of the sternum),
Xiphoid process

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Three classes of ribs:

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True ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs

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Upper ribs (1-7)

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True ribs

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Ribs attached to the sternum (8,9,10)

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False ribs

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Ribs articulate only with the vertebral column (11-12)

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Floating ribs

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4 components of a rib

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Head, neck, shaft, angle

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