Chapter 7 Flashcards
Supports the limbs; Pertaining to the upper and lower limbs.
Appendicular Skeleton
forms the longitudinal axis of the body, supports and protects the brain.
Axial Skeleton
Protect the brain and guard the entrances to the digestive and respiratory systems.
Skull
The braincase; the skull bones that surround and protect the brain.
Cranium
Protect and support the entrances to the digestive and respiratory tracts.
Facial Bones
Septum wall, subdivides the nasal cavity.
Nasal Septum
A chamber or hollow in a tissue; a large, dilated vein; air filled chambers in the brain.
Sinuses
A fibrous joint between flat bones of the skull.
Sutures
Inferior to the squamous portion, articulates with the temporal process of the zygomatic bone.
Zygomatic Process
On the inferior surface, arks the site of articulation with the mandible.
Mandibular Fossa
An attachment site for muscles that rotate or extend the head.
Mastoid Process
The bones of the middle ear; malleus, incus, and stapes.
Auditory Ossicles
Inflammation and congestion of the sinuses.
Sinusitis
A bent nasal septum that slows or prevents sinus drainage.
Deviated Septum
A Painful condition resulting from a misalignment of the mandible at the temporomandibular joint.
TMJ Syndrome
An injury causes by displacement of the cervical vertebrae during a sudden change in body position.
Whiplash
A relatively soft, flexible, fibrous region between two flat bones in the developing skull.
Fontanelles
Tailbone, beneath the sacrum.
Sacrum
The terminal portion of the spinal column, consisting of relatively tiny, fused vertebrae.
Coccyx
The bony recess of the skull that contains the eyeball.
Orbit
C1-C7 constitute the neck and extend inferiorly to the trunk.
Cervical Vertebrae
T1-T12 form the superior portion of the back; each articulates with one or more pairs of ribs.
Thoracic Vertebrae
L1-L5 form the inferior portion of the back; the fifth articulates with the sacrum.
Lumbar Vertebrae
A bending backward or “swayback,” both the abdomen and buttocks protrude abnormally.
Lordosis
Humbacked, bent, the normal thoracic curvature becomes exaggerated posteriorly, producing a “round-vack” appearance.
Kyphosis
Crookedness, an abnormal lateral curvature of true spine.
Scoliosis
A fibrous cartilage pad between the bodies of successive vertebrae that absorbs shocks.
Intervertebral Discs
Ribs 8-12, they do not attach directly to the sternum.
False Ribs
