Chapter 7-The Skeletal System: Axial Skeleton

Question 1

The fused bones at the inferior end of the vertebral column

Answer 1

Coccyx

Question 2

A mesenchyme-filled space where bone formation is not yet complete, especially between the cranial bones of an infant’s skull

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Fontanel

Question 3

A passage or opening; a communication between two cavities of an organ, or a hole in a bone for passage of vessels or nerves.

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Foramen

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Any break in a bone

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Fracture

Question 5

A plane at a right angle to a midsagittal plane that divides the body or organs into anterior and posterior portions. Also called a coronal plane

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Frontal plane

Question 6

A rupture of an invertebral disc so that the nucleus pulposus protrudes into the vertebral cavity. Also called a slipped disc

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Herniated disc

Question 7

A pad of fibrocartilage located between the bodies of two vertebrae

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Intervertebral disc

Question 8

An exaggeration of the thoracic curve of the vertebral column, resulting in a “round-shouldered” appearance. Also called hunchback

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Kyphosis

Question 9

The joint in the skull between the parietal bones and the occipital bone; sometimes contains sutural (Wormian) bones

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Lamboid suture

Question 10

An exaggeration of the lumbar curve of the vertebral column. Also called hollow back

Answer 10

Lordosis

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The appendage attached at the pelvic (hip) girdle, consisting of the thigh, knee, leg, ankle, foot, and toes. Also called the lower extremity

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Lower limb

Question 12

A vertical partition composed of bone (perpendicular plate of enthmoid GLOSSARY and vomer) and cartilage, covered with a muccous membrane, separating the nasal cavity into left and right sides

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Nasal septum

Question 13

The bony, pyramidal-shaped cavity of the skull that holds the eyeball

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Orbit

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The branch of medecine that deals with the preservation and restoration of the skeletal system, articulations, and associated structures

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Orthopedics

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A mucus-lined air cavity in a skull bone that communicates with the nasal cavity; located in the frontal, maxillary, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones

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Paranasal sinus

Question 16

An abnormal lateral curvature from the normal vertical line of the backbone

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Scoliosis

Question 17

Small bones usually found in tendons

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Sesamoid bones

Question 18

A small bone lcoated within a suture between certain cranial bones. Also called Wormian bone

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Sutural bone

Question 19

An immovable fibrous joint that joins skull bones

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Suture

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The chest

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Thorax

Question 21

The appendage attached at the shoulder girdle, consisting of the arm, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers. Also called the upper extremity

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Upper limb

Question 22

A cavity within the vertebral column formed by the vertebral foramina of all the vertebrae and containing the spinal cord. Also called the spinal canal

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Vertebral canal

Question 23

The 26 vertebrae of an adult and 33 vertebrae of a child; encloses and protects the spinal cord and serves as a point of attachment for the ribs and back muscles. Also called the backbone, spine, or spinal column

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Vertebral column