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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton Notes Flashcards

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

bones have processes, smooth surfaces, and holes that are associated with _______, _______, _______, _____ and ________.

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ligaments
muscles
joints
nerves
blood vessels
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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

if a bone possesses a ________ or _______, it is usually because a ligament or tendon what attached to that during life

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tubercle (lump)

process (projection)

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

if a bone has a smooth articular surface, that surface was part of a _______ and was covered with ___________

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joint

articular cartilage

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if a bone has a ________ that was occupied by something such as a nerve or blood vessel

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foramen (hole)

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sinuses

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epithelium lined air spaces

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axial skeleton consists of

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skull
vertebral column
thoracic cage

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skull is composed of how many bones

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28

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the 6 ______ which function in hearing are located inside the temporal bone

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auditory ossicles

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the auditory ossicles are

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2 each of:
malleus
incus
stapes

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the ______ or braincase protects the brain

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cranial vault

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the _________ from the structure of the face in the anterior skull, but do not contribute to the cranial vault.

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14 facial bones

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function of the facial bones

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protect the sensory organs of the head and function as muscle attachment sites

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

what are the 14 facial bones

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maxilla (2)
mandible (1)
zygomatic (2)
palatine (2)
nasal (2)
lacrimal (2)
vomer (1)
inferior nasal concha (2)
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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the mandible and maxillae posses _______ with sockets for the attachment of the teeth

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alveolar processes

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the ______ which “floats” in the neck is the attachment site for the throat and tongue muscles

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hyoid bone

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the skull can be thought of as a

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single bone or a single unit

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the ______ are joined at the midline by the sagittal suture

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parietal bones

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the parietal bones are joined to the ______ by the coronal suture

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frontal bones

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the parietal bones are joined to the ______ by the lambdoid suture

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occipital bone

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the parietal bones are joined to the ________ by the squamous suture

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temporal bone

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

______ are the points of attachment for neck muscles

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nuchal lines

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

______ transmits sound waves toward the eardrum

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external auditory meatus

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important neck muscles attach to

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mastoid process

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the temporal lines are attachments for

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temporalis muscle

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the __________ from the _______ and ______ bones forms a bridge across the side of the skull

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sygomatic arch
temporal
zygomatic

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the ____ contain the eyes

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orbits

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the nasal cavity is separated by

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nasal septum

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the _______ separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity

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hard palate

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the _________ which connect to the nasal cavity

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paranasal sinuses

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the paranasal sinuses are

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frontal
ethmoidal
sphenoidal
maxillary

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the ______ articulates with the temporal bone

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mandible

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the _____ is a point of attachment for on the meninges

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crista galli

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the ________ extend into the roof of the nasal cavity through the __________

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olfactory nerves

cribriform plate

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the _______ is occupied by the pituitary gland

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sella turcica

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the spinal cord and the brain are connected through the

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foramen magnum

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

_______ are points of articulation between the skull and vertebral column

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occipital condyles

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

blood reaches the brain through

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internal carotid arteries and the vertebral arteries

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the carotid arteries pass through

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carotid canals

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the vertebral arteries pass through

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foramen magnum

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

most blood leaves the brain through the

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internal jugular veins

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

internal jugular veins exit through the

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jugular foramina

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

styloid processes provide attachments points for 3 muscles involved in the movement of:

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tongue
hyoid bone
pharynx

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the ______ forms the floor of the nasal cavity

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hard palate

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the vertebral column provides

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flexible support and protects spinal cord

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the vertebral column has 4 major curvatures

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cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacral/coccygeal

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the spine has ____ and _____ curves

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primary and secondary

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

primary curves are present at birth

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thoracic

sacral

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

secondary curves develop once the baby starts walking and bearing weight on the spine

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cervical

lumbar

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abnormal curvature of the lumbar

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

abnormal curvature of the thoracic

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

abnormal curvature of the lateral

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

at birth the spine is one big C shape curve

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kyphotic curve

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

typical vertebrae consists of

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body
arch
various processes

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

adjacent vertebral bodies are separated by

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intervertebral disks

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

what is fibrous outer covering of intervertebral disk

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annulus fibrosus

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

what is the gelatinous interior of intervertebral disk

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nucleus pulposus

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

where are there no intervertebral disks

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between occiput and atlas (c1)

between atlas and axis (c1 and c2)

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

vertebrae articulate with one another through

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superior and inferior articular processes

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

what protects and contains the spinal cord

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vertebral foramen

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what forms the vertebral foramen

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part of the body and arch (pedicle and lamina)

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spinal nervces exit through

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intervertebral foramina

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the ______ and _________ serve as points of muscle and ligament attachment

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transverse and spinous processes

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number of cervical vertebrae

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

all cervical vertebrae have

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transverse foramina

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what passes through the transverse foramina

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vertebral artery

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what is a major blood supply to the brain

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vertebral artery

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cervical vertebra have a ____ or split spinous processes

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how many thoracic vertebrae

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thoracic vertebrae are characterized by

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long downward pointing spinous processes and demifacets

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function of the thoracic ribs

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articulation with the ribs

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how many lumbar vertebrae

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

characteristics of lumbar vertebrae

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thick heavy bodies and processes

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number of sacrum vertebrae

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characteristics of sacrum vertebrae

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fused vertebrae

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sacrum vertebrae attach where

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coccygeal vertebrae number

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characteristics of coccygeal vertebrae

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

coccygeal vertebrae attach where

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

what does the thoracic cage consist of

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ribs - true or vertebrosternal ribs
costal cartilage
false ribs
vertebrochondral ribs
floating or vertebral ribs
head
tubercle
neck
body
angle
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function of the thoracic cage

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protect the thoracic organs and to prevent the collapse of the thorax during respiration

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

how many pairs of ribs attach to the thoracic vertebrae

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

division of true/false ribs

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7 pairs true ribs

5 pairs false ribs

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how many of the false ribs are floating

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Chapter 7 - Axial Skeleton

the sternum is composed of

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manubrium
the body
xiphoid process
jugular notch
sternal angle

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