Chapter 8: Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
bones
A
- most adults have 206 bones
- some abnormalities/ variations
2
Q
appendicular skeleton
A
- pelvic area, shoulder area, and limbs
- comprised of 126 bones
3
Q
axial skeleton
A
- upright, central supporting axis of the body
- includes skull, rib cage, and vertebral column
- comprised of 80 bones
4
Q
weight
A
the skeleton makes up almost 1/5 of a healthy adult’s body weight
5
Q
articulations
A
6
Q
condyle
A
7
Q
facet
A
8
Q
head
A
9
Q
projections
A
10
Q
crest
A
11
Q
epicondyle
A
12
Q
process
A
13
Q
spine
A
14
Q
trochanter
A
15
Q
tubercle
A
16
Q
tuberosity
A
17
Q
depressions
A
18
Q
fossa
A
19
Q
fovea
A
20
Q
sulcus
A
21
Q
passages
A
22
Q
canal
A
23
Q
fissure
A
24
Q
foramen
A
25
meatus
26
sinus
27
foot bones
28
cranium
29
examining skeletal remains
30
the skull
31
parietal bones
32
occipital bones
33
temporal bones
34
external auditory meatus
35
mastoid process
36
zygomatic arch
37
styloid process
38
sphenoid bone
39
ethmoid bone
40
frontal bone
41
orbits
42
cribriform plate
43
sella turcica
44
sutures
45
coronal suture
46
lambdoid suture
47
squamous suture
48
sagittal suture
49
foramina
50
foramen magnum
51
brain swelling
52
facial bones
53
maxillae
54
zygomatic bones
55
mandible
56
temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
57
lacrimal bones
58
nasal bones
59
inferior nasal conchae
60
vomer
61
palatine bones
62
auditory ossicles
63
hyoid bone
64
paranasal sinuses
65
the infant skull
66
anterior fontanel
67
posterior (occipital) fontanel
68
newborn skull
69
the vertebral column
70
cervical vertebrae
71
thoracic vertebrae
72
lumbar vertebrae
73
sacrum
74
coccyx
75
normal curvatures of the spine
76
abnormal spine curvatures
77
vertebrae characteristics
78
vertebral foramen
79
body
80
spinous process
81
transverse processes
82
intervertebral disc
83
nucleus pulposus
84
annulus fibrosus
85
herniated disc
86
specialty vertebrae
87
atlas
88
axis
89
odontoid process
90
transverse ligament
91
transverse ligament
92
flexibility
93
the thoracic cage
94
sternum
95
manubrium
96
suprasternal notch
97
body
98
xiphoid processes
99
costal margins
100
ribs
101
false ribs
102
true ribs
103
costal cartilage
104
floating ribs
104
floating ribs
105
pectoral girdle
106
clavicle
107
scapula
108
acromion process
109
coracoid process
110
glenoid cavity
111
upper limb
112
humerus
113
head
114
olecranon fossa
115
olecranon process
116
styloid processes of the radius and ulna
117
radius
118
proximal head
119
radial tuberosity
120
ulna
121
supination
122
hand
123
phalanges
124
metacarpal bones
125
carpal bones
126
repetitive strain injuries
127
pelvic girdle
128
os coxae
129
ilium
130
ischium
131
pubis
132
symphysis pubis
133
sacroiliac joint
134
iliac crest
135
greater sciatic notch
136
acetabulum
137
ischial spine
138
lesser sciatic notch
139
ischial tuberosity
140
obturator foramen
141
bone marrow biopsies
142
pelvis
143
true pelvis
144
pelvic outlet
145
false pelvis
146
female vs male pelvises
147
lower limb
148
femur
149
medial and lateral epicondyle
150
patella
151
fibula
152
tibia
153
tibial tuberosity
154
medial malleolus
155
phalanges
156
metatarsals
157
tarsal bones
158
arches of the foot
