Chapter 9 Flashcards

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can be divided into three parts, the skill, the vertebral column, and the thoracic cage

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axial skeleton

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composed of the cranium and facial bones

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skull

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3
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encloses and protect the fragile brain tissue

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cranium

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4
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the cranium consists of _ bones

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8

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5
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support the eyes and position them anteriorly

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facial bones

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6
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there are _ facial bones

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14

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most of the bones of the skull are joined by interlocking fibrous joints called

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sutures

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8
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is attached to the rest of the skull by a freely moveable joint

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mandible

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9
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is divided into the cranial vault and the cranial base

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cranium

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10
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forms the superior, lateral, and posterior walls of the skull

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cranial vault

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11
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forms the bottom of the skull

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cranial base

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12
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occurs where the left and right parietal bones meet superiorly in the midline of the cranium

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sagittal suture

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running in the frontal plane, where the parietal bones meet the frontal bone anteriorly

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coronal suture

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occurs where a parietal bone and temporal bone meet on the lateral aspect of the skull

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squamous suture

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occurs where the parietal bones meet the occipital bone posteriorly

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lambdoid suture

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16
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located in the throat above the larynx, serves as a point of attachment for many tongue and neck muscles

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hyoid bone

17
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mucus-lined, air-filled cavities

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paranasal sinuses

18
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inflammation of the sinuses due to allergy or bacterial invasion

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sinusitis

19
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extending from the skull to the pelvis, forming the body’s major axial support

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vertebral column

20
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the vertebral column consists of _ single bones

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24

21
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the vertebral column consists of 24 single bones and the ___ and ___-

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sacrum ; coccyx

22
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seven bones of the neck are called

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cervical vertebrae

23
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under the cervical vertebrae there are _ thoracic vertebrae

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12

24
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there are _ cervical vertebrae

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7

25
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there are _ lumbar vertebrae

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5

26
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vertebrae that support the the lower back

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lumbar vertebrae

27
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the vertebrae are separated by pads of fibrocartilage called

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intervertebral discs

28
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cushion the vertebrae and absorb shocks

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intervertebral discs

29
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a ruptured disc

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herniated disc

30
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thoracic and sacral curvatures of the spine are referred to as the ___ curvature

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primary