Chapter 7 Flashcards
what bones make the axial skelton
skull, auditory ossicle, hyoid bone, vertebral column, and rib cage
how many bones are in the axial skeleton?
80
what bones make the appendicular skeleton
shoulder,s upper extremities, hips and lower extremities
how many bones are in the appendicular skeleton
126
tubercle
lumps in bone
if there was a tubercle or process what does it mean
there was a ligament or tendon attached
what does it mean if there is a foramen
hole
nerve or blood vessel passes
another name for skull
cranium
calvaria
top of the sull
what parts of the skull is a unit
the entire skull except the madible
sutural bones
extra small bones that form along the lambdoid strucutr
ligamentum nuchae
elastic ligament that extends down the neck and helps keep the head erect by pulling the on the occipital region of the sskull
what is the prominant feature of the temporal bones
large external auditory canal
mastoid process
behind the ear
posterior and inferior to the external auditry canal
mastoid process
behind the ear
posterior and inferior to the external auditory canal