Chapter 8 review Flashcards
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skelaton is seperated into 2 parts
axial skeleaton and appendicular skeleton
axial skeleton is composed of bones along
central body axis
axial skeleton bone examples
skull, vertebrae column, thorracic cage.
appendicular skeleton
bones of upper and lower limbs
girdles of appendicular skeleton attatch
limbs to axial skeleton
pectoral girdle holds
upper limbs
pelvic girdle holds
lower limbs in place
how many bones in skull
22
skull bones composed of
cranial bones and facial bones
superior orbital fissure
hole in eye top
inferior orbital fissure
lower hole in eye
Pterion
Portion of sphenoid bone
zygomatic arch
Fused portion of temporal process of the zygomatic bone and zygomatic process of the temporal bone
Squamous part of temporal bone
Directly inferior to squamous suture
Tympanic part of temporal bone
Posterolateral to mandibular fossa
foramen magnum
where spinal cord goes. occipital part of skull
sella tucica is where
pituitary gland sits
sphenoid bone looks like a
butterly
sphenoid bone has
Lateral expansions, greater and lesser wings
optic canals allow
nerves to go from eyes to brain
Cranial fossae
3 curved depressions on cranial cavity floor
what houses lobes of brain
cranial fossa
different type sof cranial fossa
Anterior, middle, and posterior cranial fossae