Chapter 7+11 Flashcards
The central axis of the body; includes skull bones, auditory ossicles, teeth, hyoid, vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, ribs, and sternum
Axial skeleton
The bones of pectoral and pelvic girdles and extremities; includes clavicle, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, os coxae, femur, tibia, patella, fibula, tarsals, and metatarsals
Appendicular skeleton
Front portion of skull
Frontal bone
Passageway for nerves and vessels above orbit
Supraorbital foramen
Top part of skull, two sides that are separated by sutures
Parietal bone
On either side of skull, nears the ears, the “temple”
Temporal bone
Flat part of temporal bone along the side of the cranium, “outside”
Squamous portion
Forms part of the cranial base and holds the inner and middle ear structures, “inner area”
Petrous portion
Bony projection for attachment of muscles
Mastoid process
The thin pointy projection for attachment of muscles
Styloid process
Canal through the temporal bone for vibrations in air to travel to contact tympanic membrane (ear drum)
External acoustic meatus
Depression in bone, articulation site for mandibular condyle to form the temporomandibular joint
Mandibular fossa
The back of the skull
Occipital bone
Large opening in the base of the skull for passage of spinal cord
Foramen magnum
Smooth surfaces for articulation with first cervical vertebrae (atlas)
Occipital condyles
Behind the eyes and below front part of brain, looks like a butterfly
Sphenoid bone
Larger lateral projections of sphenoid bone
Greater wing
Flat superior portions of sphenoid
Lesser wing
Means Turkish saddle, saddle-shaped depression where pituitary gland sits
Sella turica
Front of nose, part of cranium
Ethmoid bone
Superior projection into cranial cavity
Crista galli
Inferior projection that forms superior part of nasal septum
Perpendicular plate
Divide 4 major bones of skull
Sutures
Divides parietal and frontal skull
Coronal suture
Divides left and right parietal skull
Sagittal suture
Divides parietal and occipital skull
Lambdoid suture
Divides parietal and temporal skull
Squamosal suture
Soft spots on an infants skull where bones have not yet fused together; allow for more skull growth during infancy and flexibility during birth
Fontanelles
Vertical plate that forms inferior part of nasal septum
Vomer
Divides left and right spaces of nasal cavity, formed by perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone and vomer
Nasal septum
Jaw/jawbone, upper jaw vertebraes
Maxilla
Opening below orbit for nerves and blood vessels to pass
Infraorbital foramen
Form hard plates with maxilla, directly behind maxilla
Palatine bones
Forms cheek and outer side of eye socket
Zygomatic bone
Projections from zygomatic and temporal bones articulate to form this
Zygomatic arch
Form bridge of nose
Nasal bones
Forms part of eye socket, tears
Lacrimal bone
Passageway from lacrimal bone (orbit) to nasal cavity for drainage of tears
Nasolacrimal duct
Lower part of jawbone
Mandible
Vertical portion of mandible
Ramus
Body, horizontal part of mandible that holds the teeth
Corpus
Posterior projection from ramus that articulates with mandibular fossa of temporal bone to form temporomandibular joint
Mandibular condyle
Anterior projection from ramus
Coronoid process
Opening below teeth near chin for nerves and blood vessels
Mental foramen
Spaces within bones that surround nasal cavity, produce mucus that drains into nasal cavity
Paranasal sinuses
A paranasal sinus, within frontal bone
Frontal sinus
A paransal sinus, within maxillae
Maxillary sinus
A paranasal sinus, within sphenoid bone
Sphenoid sinus
A paranasal sinus, within ethmoid bone
Ethmoid sinus
Formed by mandibular fossa of temporal bone and mandibularcondyle of mandible
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Series of 3 tiny bones within temporal bone that attach to tympanic membrane to transmit sounds vibrations to inner ear (cochlea)
Auditory ossicles
What are the 3 auditory ossicles?
Malleus, stapes, and incus
Sits high in neck, below mandible, does not articulate with any other bone, but is an important bone for neck muscles to attach
Hyoid bone
7 small vertebrae found in neck
Cervical vertebrae
12 vertebrae in thorax that articulate with ribs
Thoracic vertebrae
5 large vertebrae of lower back
Lumbar vertebrae
5 vertebrae that have fused together to form one bone, forms part of pelvis
Sacrum vertebrae
4 very small vertebrae that have fused to form one bone, vestigial tail
Coccyx