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Ch 7 Skull and Axial Structures Flashcards

1
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Axial skeleton contains

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  • Skull
  • vertebral column
  • Thoracic cage
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cranium bones

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calvarium
base of cranium

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3
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calvarium is located…

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  • Roof of cranium
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Base of cranium is located…

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  • Floor of cranium
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5
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Bones of the calvarium

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Parietal bone
Frontal bone
Occipital bone

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6
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Where on the head is the parietal bone

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middle/side of head

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7
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Where on the head is the frontal bone

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front of head

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Where on the head is the occipital bone

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back of head

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9
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Bones of the base of cranium

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ethmoid
sphenoid
occipital
temporal
parts of frontal and parietal

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10
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Main sutures

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Coronal
Sagittal
lambdoid
squamous suture

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11
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coronal suture is located…

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Between frontal and parietal

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sagittal suture location

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  • Between parietal bones
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13
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Lambdoid suture location

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  • Occipital and parietal
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14
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  • Squamous suture
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  • Temporal and parietal
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15
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Cranial fossa features

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  • Floor of cranial cavity w 3 cranial fossae
  • Anterior cranial fossa
  • Middle cranial fossa
  • Posterior cranial fossa
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16
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What is the VAN Complex

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  • Vein
  • Artery
  • Nerve
  • Go into foramen
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17
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Major cavities of the skull

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Cranial cavity
Orbit
Paranasal sinuses
Nasal cavity
Oral cavity

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18
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Purpose of cranial cavity

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houses the brain

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19
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Purpose of the orbit

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houses the eyes

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20
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name the 3 paranasal sinuses

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Frontal sinus
Ethmoidal sinuses
Maxillary sinus

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21
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frontal sinus location

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highest up sinus

22
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  • Ethmodial sinuses location
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  • Middle next to eyes
23
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  • Maxillary sinus location
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  • Cheek area
24
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How many facial bones are there

25
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Sex differences in skull

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  • Male squared off
  • Women rounded
26
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5 sections of the vertical column

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  • Cervical (C1-C7)
  • Thoracic (T1-T12)
  • Lumbar (L1-L5)
  • Sacrum (S1-S5)
  • Coccyx (Co1-Co4))
27
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How many cervical spine bones

28
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number of thoracic spine bones

A

12
(T1-T12)

29
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number of Lumbar spine bones

30
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Number of bones in sacrum

31
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Number of bones in coccyx

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4
(Co1-Co4)

32
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4 types of spinal curvature

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cervical
thoracic
lumbar
pelvic

33
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cervical curvature is called

34
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Thoracic curvature is called

35
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Lumbar curvature is called

36
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Vertebral anatomy features

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body
vertebral arch
pedicles
laminae
vertebral canal
intervertebral foramina

37
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vertebral body

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  • Weight bearing region, separated by intervertebral disc
38
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  • Vertebral arch
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  • Attaches to body to form vertebral foramen
39
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  • Pedicles
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  • Feet of vertebral arch
40
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  • Laminae
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  • Posterior extensions of vertebral arch
41
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  • Vertebral canal
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  • Stacked vertebral foramina
    - Contains spinal cord
42
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  • Intervertebral foramina
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  • Passage for spinal nerves
43
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What is the atlas

A

First cervical vertebra
C1

44
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Atlas features

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  • Articulates with the occipital condyles of the skull
  • Supports the head
  • No body of vertebra
45
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what is the axis

A

Second cervical vertebra
C2

46
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Axis features

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  • Dens axis (tooth of axis)
47
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Atlantoaxial Joint

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  • the dens of axis serves as a pivot point for atlas
  • Permits rotation of the head
48
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Thoracic cage is composed of…

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  • Thoracic vertebrae (posterior)
    • Ribs laterally
    • Sternum anteriorly
49
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How many ribs are there

50
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  • True ribs
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  • Ribs 1-7
    - Costal cartilage attach to sternum
51
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  • False Ribs
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  • Ribs 8-12
    - Costal cartilage do not attach directly to sternum
52
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  • Floating ribs

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