Chapter 6 2a Part 1 Axial Skeleton_Skull Flashcards
What are the two divisions of the skeletal system?
axial
appendicular
What are the portions of the skeletal system in the appendicular skeleton?
shoulder girdle
upper limb
pelvic girdle
lower limb
What are the parts of the skeleton in the axial skeleton?
skull
vertebral column
thoracic cage
What is the blue area called?
axial skeleton
What is the pink highlighted portion of the axial skeleton called?
skull
What is the pink highlighted portion of the axial skeleton called?
vertebral column
What is the pink highlighted portion of the axial skeleton called?
thoracic cage
What is a foramen?
hole through the bone
What is a process?
something that sticks off of the main bone
What is a condyle?
smooth top that is usually part of a joint
What is fossa?
a depression in the bone
What is a fissure?
crack or slit
What is a tubercle/tuberosity?
a more prominent section of the bone that sticks out a little
List the cranial bones
stepof6
sphenoid
temporal
ethmoid
parietal
occipital
frontal
six cranial bones
Name the pink highlighted section.
sphenoid
Name the pink highlighted section.
temporal
Name the pink highlighted section.
ethmoid
Name the pink highlighted section.
parietal bone
Name the pink highlighted section.
occipital
Name the pink highlighted section.
frontal bone
Name the pink highlighted region.
sphenoid
Name the pink highlighted region.
temporal
Name the pink highlighted region.
ethmoid
Name the pink highlighted region.
parietal
Name the pink highlighted region.
frontal
What are the four main sutures between the bones of the skull?
coronal
lambdoid
squamous
sagittal
Name the pink highlighted region.
coronal suture
Name the pink highlighted section.
squamous suture
Name the pink highlighted section.
lambdoid suture
Name the pink highlighted section.
mandibular condyle
Name the pink highlighted region.
lambdoid suture
name the pink highlighted section
sagittal suture
