CH7 Flashcards
list a few of your paranasal sinuses..(4)
frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, maxillary
list a few of your facial bones..(14)
nasal(2), lacrimal, inferior nasal concha, palatine, zygomatic, maxilla, mandible(1), vomer
what occupies the transverse foramina seen in certain vertebrae?
vertebral arteries
list groups of vertebrae..(5)
thoracic, cervical, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
thoracic vertebrae do not have
transverse foramina
which of these bones forms by intramembranous ossification?
a parietal bone (flat bones)
the viscerocranium includes..
(face bones) the maxilla
the sella turcica contains..
(a saddle shaped depression located in sphenoid bone) air cells
name the main sutures..
coronal, lambdoid, sagittal, / squamous, metopic
the nasal septum is composed partly of the same bone as..
the cribiform plate
gaps between the cranial bones of an infant are called___
fontanels
the external acoustic meatus is an opening in the ___ bone
temporal
the ___ bone has greater and lesser wings and protects the pituitary gland
ethmoid
the ___ bone has greater and lesser wings and protects the pituitary gland
sphenoid
a herniated disc occurs when a ring called the ___ cracks
anulus fibrosus
the transverse ligament of the atlas holds the ___ of the axis in place
dens
the sacroiliac joint is formed where the ___ surface of the sacrum articulates with that of the ilium
auricular
we have five pairs of ___ ribs and two pairs of __ ribs
false, floating
ribs 1 through 10 are joined to the sternum by way of strips of connective tissue called ___
costal cartilages
the point at the inferior end of the sternum is the ___
xiphoid process
