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ch 7 the skeleton system ll: axel skeleton Flashcards

1
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sesamoid bones

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form within tendons, due to stress

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sutural bones

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extra bones of skull

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3
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canal

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a tubular passage or tunnel in a bone

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4
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condyle

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a rounded knob

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crest

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a narrow ridge

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epicondyle

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a flare superior to a condyle

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facet

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a smooth joint surface that is flat or only slightly concave or convex

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fissure

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a slit through a bone

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foramen

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a hole through a bone that is usually round

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fossa

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a shallow broad or elongated basin

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line

linea

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a raised elongated ridge

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meatus

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a canal

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process

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any bony prominence

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14
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protuberance

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a bony outgrowth or protruding part

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15
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sinus

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a cavity within a bone

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spine

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a sharp slender or narrow process

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sulcus

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a groove for a tendon or nerve or blood vessel

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tubercle

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a small rounded process

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tuberosity

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a rough surface

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20
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foramina

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holes where nerves and blood vessels pass

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21
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scoliosis

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abnormal lateral curvature

22
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hyperkyphosis

hunchback

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abnormal posterior thoracic curvature

23
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hyperlordosis

swayback

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abnormal anterior lumbar cavature

24
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frontal

cranial

A

1 bone
extend from the coronal suture to the eyebrow. it forms the forehead and contains the frontal sinuses.

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frontal bone suture

cranial

A

coronal suture

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parietal

crainial

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2 bones
forming the roof and sides of the skull and located between the sutures

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parietal sutures

cranial

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sagittal suture
coronal suture
lambdoid suture
squamous suture

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sphenoid

cranial

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1 bone
greater and lesser wings
mothlike shape
sphenoidal sinuses
sella tucica

29
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ethmoid

cranial

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1 bone
ethmoidal sinus
crista galil
cribriform plate
nasal septum
superior and middle nasal conchae

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temporal suture

cranial

A

squamous suture

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temporal

cranial

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2 bones
forming the sides of the skull
mastoid process
styloid process
external and internal acoustic meatus
zygomatic process of the zygomatic arch

mandibular fossa

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occipital

cranial

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1 bone
forming the rear of the skull
largest hole in skull; magnum foramen
occipital condyles located in it

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occipital sutures

cranial

A

lambdoid sutures

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maxillae

facial

A

2 bones
separates oral from nasal cavity
only facial bone with a sinus
alveolar processes
forming 2/3 of hard palate

34
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maxillae suture

facial

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intermaxillary suture

35
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palatine

facial

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2 bone
forming the posterior 1/3 of the hard palate

36
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zygomatic

facial

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2 bone
angles of cheeks
forms the temporal process of the zygomatic arch

37
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lacrimal

facial

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2 bone
medial wall of each orbit
smallest bone of skull
lacrimal fossa which contains lacrimal sac

38
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nasal

facial

A

2 bones
bridge of the nose

39
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inferior nasal conchae

facial

A

2 bone
nasal cavity

40
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vomer

facial

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forming the lower oprtion of the nasal septum

41
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mandible

facial

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only moveable bone of the skull
strongest skull bone
consists of body and ramus
alveolar cavities occupied with teeth
mandibular condyles
coronoid process

42
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auditory ossicles

A

bones of middle ear

malleus
incus
stapes

43
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bones associated with skull

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auditory ossicles
hyoid

44
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hyoid

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floating bone
located between chin and larynx

45
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number of vertebrae and intervertebral discs

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33 in c

26 in g

46
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primary curvatures

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thoracic and pelvic

47
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secondary curvatures

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cervical and lumbar

48
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intervertebral disc

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pad between vertebrae

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