Exam 2 Flashcards
Mastoid process
Temporal Bone
large and bumpy
styloid process
temporal bone
thin and smooth
mandibular fossa
temporal bone
articulates with mandible
Occipital condyles
occipital bone
where spine connects and head rests
foramen magnum
Occipital bone
where spine goes up into head
perpendicular plate
ethmoid
part of nasal septum
cribriform plate
ethmoid
has perforations for olfactory nerves
crista galli
ethmoid
coronal suture
joins frontal and parietal
sagittal suture
joins left and right parietals
lambdoidal suture
joins occipital and parietals
squamous suture
joins temporal and parietal
coronoid process
mandible
anterior muscle pull up
mandibular condyle
mandible
articulates temporal bone
alveolar process
maxilla
house upper teeth
palatine process
maxilla
anterior portion of hard palate
Hyoid bone
only bone that doesn’t articulate with another bone
acts as anchor: important for tasting etc.
Fontanelles
soft spot on fetus’s head that allows for brain to grow
vertebrae body
supports weight
vertebral arch
provides space and protects spinal cord
transverse processes
lateral projection
spinous process
posterior projection
superior articular processes
articulate with superior vertebra
Inferior articular processes
articulate with inferior vertebra
Intervertebral disc
between bodies of adjacent vertebrae
Intervertebral forarmen
between pedicles of adjacent vertebrae; space through which spinal nerves emerge
cervical vertebrae
small bodies
transverse foramina
bifid spinous process
atlas
axis
transverse foramina
passage within transverse processes
bifid spinous process
where two arms of vertebrae meet
Atlas (C1) vertebra
no body
no spinous process
articulates with skull
Axis (C2) vertebra
Dens: vertical projections that articulate with atlas as a pivot joint
Thoracic vertebrae
medium sized/heart-shaped body
long inferior/posterior-projecting sinuous processes: diagonal
costal facets on body and transverse processes for rib articulation
Lumbar vertebrae
large bodies
large posterior-projecting spinous processes: straight down
sacrum
five vertebrae fused int single bone
articulates with ilium bones of pelvis
Coccyx
tailbone
generally four vertebra
variable
Manubrium
sternum
most superior of three bones
articulates with clavicles, body of sternum below, and ribs
Body: middle of three bones
sternum
articulates with manubrium above, Xiphoid process below, and ribs
Xiphoid process
inferior of three bones
articulates with body of sternum above and with ribs
what plane are ribs in?
sagittal plane: slope down
Ribs 2-10 inclue
head, neck , tubercle, angle, shaft
head of ribs
articles with body of thoracic vertebrae
neck of ribs
constriction distal to head
tubercle of rib
posterior bump that articulates with transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae
Angle of rib
curve most posterior point of rib cage
shaft of rib
body
Costovertebral
between head of ribs and bodies of two thoracic vertebra- like body of spinal vertebrae
Costotransverse
between tubercle of rib and transverse process of thoracic vertebra- angle of the rib
Sternocostal
between costal cartilages of each rib and sternum
True ribs (1-7)
cartilage attaches directly to sternum
False ribs (8-10)
Cartilages attach indirectly to sternum via other cartilages
floating ribs (11-12)
cartialges do not attach to sternum at all
synarthrosis
immobile e.g. suture, gomphosis (tooth joint)
Amphiarthrosis
Slightly mobile e.g. syndesmosis (between bones), symphysis (between two pelvic halves)
Diarthrosis
Fully mobile e.g. hinge
Fibrous
bones connected by collagenous connective tissue e.g. suture (both in no mobility and some mobility)
Cartilaginous
bones connected by cartilage only e.g. symphysis
Synovial
bones connected by proper synovial joint e.g. hinge
synovial fluid
internal joint is filled with
synovial membrane
lining of joint capsule
Hyaline cartilage
lines end of bones at articulating surfaces
Pectoral girdle
Clavicle + scapula
Trades stability for mobility
Clavicle
Medial end articles with manubrium of sternum
later end articulates with acromion process of scapula
Acromion process
Scapula
articulates with lateral end of clavicle, most superior point of scapula
Coracoid process
scapula
anterior projection for muscle attachment
spine
scapula
posterior ridge terminating in acromion
Supraspinous fossa
scapula
posterior area superior to scapular spine
infraspinous fossa
scapula
posterior area inferior to scapular spine
Glenoid fossa
scapula
articulates with head of humerus
Head
Humerus (proximal)
articulates with glenoid fossa of scapula
Anatomical neck
humerus (proximal)
between head and tubercles (bumps)
surgical neck
humerus (proximal)
constriction distal to head of tubercles
capitulum
humerus (distal)
articulates with radius
Trochlea
Humerus (distal)
articulates with ulna
Olecranon fossa
humerus (distal)
receives olecranon process of ulna
Trochlear notch
Ulna
articulates with trochlea of humerus
Olecranon process
Ulna
Superior/posterior
coronoid process
ulna
anterior
styloid process
ulna
distal
Head (radius)
articulates with capitulum of humerus; proximal
styloid process (Radius)
distal
Carpal bones
Scaphoid
lunate
Triquetrum
pisiform
Distal row of metacarples
Hamate
Capitate
Trapezoid
Trapezium
How many metacarpals in the hand?
5
How many phalanges is the hand?
14
Glenohumeral joint(classification, articulation, motion)
Classification: ball and socket
articulation: glenoid fossa of scapula articulates to head of humerus
motions: flexion/extension of humerus, abduction/adduction of humerus, medial/lateral rotation of humerus
Elbow Joint (classification, articulation, motion)
classification: hinge
articulations: trochlea of humorous articulates with trochlear notch of ulna, capitulum of humerus articulates to head of radius
Motion: flexion/extension of forearm
Radioulnar joints (motion)
Motion: pronation/supination of forearm
Os Coxa (hip bone)
Fusion of three bones: ilium (superior), Pubis (anterior/inferior), ischium (posterior/inferior)
Pelvic girdle
left and right coxae + sacrum + connective tissue
function: trade mobility for stability
ilium
iliac crest
Greater sciatic notch
Ischium
Ischial tuberosity
ischial spine
lesser sciatic notch
Pubis
pubic symphysis
obturator foramen
acetabulum
region where three bones are fused in pelvic girdle
Sacroiliac joint
between sacrum and ilium, amphiarthrosis
Femur (proximal)
Head: articulates with acetabulum of coxa
Neck: between head and trochanters/shaft
Greater trochanter, lesser trochanter, gluteal tuberosity