Ch 8: Skeletal System Flashcards

1
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Axial skeleton

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Central supporting axis. includes the skull and spine

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2
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Appendicular skeleton

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Includes limbs pelvis shoulders and clavicle

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3
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Eight bones of the cranium

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-Parietal bones (2)
-Occipital bone
-Temporal bones (2)
-Frontal bone
-Ethmoid bone
-Sphenoid bone

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4
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Structures of the temporal bones

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-External auditory meatus
-Mastoid process
-Zygomatic arch
-Styloid process

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5
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Hyoid bone

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Located at the throat, it doesn’t connect to another bone

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6
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Maxillae

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Two bones that meet to form the upper jaw

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7
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Zygomatic bones

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Two bones that shaped the cheeks and formed the outer edge of the orbit

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8
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Mandible

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-The largest bone in the face
-Only facial bone that can move

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9
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Auditory ossicles in order from outer to inner

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-malleus (hammer)
-incus (anvil)
-stapes (stirrup)

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10
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Sphenoid sinus

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Located posterior and inferior to your eyes inside the sphenoid bone

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11
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Frontal sinus

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Located superior and anterior to your eyes right above your eyebrows

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12
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Ethmoid sinus

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Honeycomb structures in the ethmoid bone
-Posterior to the bridge of your nose

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13
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Maxillary sinus

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Located inferior to the eyes This is the largest set of sinuses

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14
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Vertebral column: cervical

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-top of spine (neck)
-7 bones

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15
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Vertebral column: thoracic vertebrae

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-Top of spine around shoulders
-12 Vertebrae

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16
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Vertebral column: lumbar vertebrae

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-Located at the bottom curve of your back
-Five vertebrae

17
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Vertebral column: sacrum

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Five fused vertebrae in your butt

18
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Vertebral column: coccyx

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-Located at the very end of the spine
-Four fused vertebrae

19
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True ribs

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Ribs one through seven. they attach directly to the sternum using coastal cartilage

20
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False ribs

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Ribs 7, 8, 9 and 10 all attached to the cartilage of rib seven

21
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Floating ribs

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Ribs 11 and 12. They do not attached to any part of the Anterior thoracic cage.

22
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Bones of the sternum from top to bottom

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-manubrium
-body
-xiphoid process

23
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Notable parts of the scapula

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-acromian process: Articulates with the clavicle
-coracoid process: A hook like attachment for arm muscles
-Glenoid cavity: The shallow socket that articulates with the head of the humerus

24
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Parts of the humerus

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-humeral head: Enlarged end
-olecranon fossa:Depression on the posterior side of the humerus

25
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Characteristics of the ulna

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-Longer than the radius
-On the pinky side of the arm
-Olecranon process where it joins the humerus

26
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Characteristics of the radius

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-Same side as the thumb
-Proximal head: a distinctive disc that rotates on the humerus when the palm is turned forward and back
-Radial tuberosity: Where the biceps muscle attaches to the bone

27
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Styloid processes

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Boney bumps at the end of the radius and ulna

28
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Bones of the hand and wrist

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-Carpals: bones of wrist
-Metacarpals: bones of hand
-Phalanges: bones of finger and thumb (proximal, middle, distal)

29
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Three bones of the pelvic girdle

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-Ilium (Large flaring section)
-ischium (lower posterior portion)
-pubis (most anterior portion)

30
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Features of the pelvic girdle

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-Iliac crest: Highest part.
-acetabulum: hip socket
-ischial tuberosity: support while sitting
-symphysis pubis: Slightly moveable joint
-Greater sciatic notch
-Lesser sciatic notch

31
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Features of the femur

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-head
-neck
-Greater and lesser trocanters (top of shaft)
-Medial and lateral epicondyle (knee side)

32
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Fibula

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-Smaller, lateral
-Articulates with tibia. Distal end is a lateral malleolus

33
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Tibia

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-Larger
-Bears weight
-Medial

34
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Bones of the ankle and foot

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-Tarsals (Ankle)
-Metatarsals (Bones of foot)
-Phalanges (toes)

35
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Two bony Projections at the top of the femur

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-Greater trochanter
-Lesser trochanter

36
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The widest points of the femur at the knee

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-Medial and lateral epicondyle

37
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Largest point of the tibia at the knee

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Tibial tuberosity

38
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Boney knob that you can feel on your inner ankle

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Medial malleolus

39
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Lateral malleolus

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The distal end of the fibula