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Human Skeleton Flashcards

1
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tibia

A

big weight baring portion (inside of leg)

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parts of sternum

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manubrium, body, xiphoid process

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3
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illium

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big flat panel on side

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4
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ribs

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12 pairs

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5
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patella

A

knee cap (developed within tendons)

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6
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cautal

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tail end

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7
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schematic vertebrae

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allows us to move, protect spinal chord

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8
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metacarpals

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incased in palm, one per digit

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9
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inter

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between

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articular facets

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smooth part where joint actually forms (superior faces upward, inferior downward)

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11
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axial skeleton

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composed of the skull, vertebrae, and sacrum (fused vertebrae)

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12
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phalanges

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3 in all types except 2 in big toe

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13
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articular process

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lies on each side of the neural arch (superior faces upward, inferior faces downward)

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14
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intra

A

inside

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15
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humorous

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major bone in human arm (connects shoulder to elbow)

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16
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intervertebral notches

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up and down on each pedicle (make up intervertebral foramina)

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17
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vertebral arch

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circle of bone around the canal where spinal chord passes

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18
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vertebral foramen

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stacked=foramina; vertebral canal (nerves pass through)

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19
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transverse process

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sticks out sideways, “wings”

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20
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carpals

A

pebbles in wrist

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21
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ischium

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v-shape on each side

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22
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vertebral body

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main, anterior, bony part

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23
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scapula

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shoulder blades (hovers over ribs)

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24
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ulna

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forma hinge to bend forearm

25
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sacrum vertebrae

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made up of 5 fused vertebrae

26
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lamina

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completes arch in back

27
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phalanges

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phalanx (singular); 3 in fingers, 2 in thumbs

28
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lumbar vertebrae

A

5, lower back

29
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clavicle

A

collarbone

30
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atlas

A

(C1) holds up noggin, no vertebral body

31
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thoracic vertebrae

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12, attachment to ribs

32
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hip

A

hip joint between femur and pelvis

33
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body

A

middle; attachment for ribs

34
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pedicle

A

where vertebral arch meets vertebral body

35
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xiphoid process

A

bottom

36
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spinous process

A

sticks off back of arch (feel in the back of each)

37
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big flat bone=

A

muscle attachment

38
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manubrium

A

top

39
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thigh

A

hip to knee

40
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appendicular skeleton

A

limbs, limb gurtle (anchored to axial skeleton)

41
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leg

A

knee to ankle

42
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metatarsals

A

sole of foot

43
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femur

A

lower limb, equivalent of humorous (comes into hip joints)

44
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sesamoid bone

A

hovers other bones (patella=largest in body)

45
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cervical vertebrae

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7, make up the neck

46
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hyoid

A

under mandible (snap if suffocated or strangled)

47
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spine

A

composed of stacked vertebrae

48
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tarsals

A

bunch of little bones (for precise adjustment)

49
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fibula

A

muscle attachment, smaller (outside of leg)

50
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forearm

A

elbow to wrist

51
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pelvis

A

limb gurtle (big anchoring point); sacrum is part of it

52
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coccyx vertebrae

A

lowest point, where tail used to be

53
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pubis

A

v-shape towards front on bottom

54
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sternum

A

breast plate

55
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arm

A

shoulder to elbow

56
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joints

A

allow us to move, not very stable; if not used you lose them. strong joints anchor pelvis to axial skeleton

57
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radius

A

radiate in circle, allows arm to turn

58
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intervertebral foramina

A

holes made by stacked vertebrae, spinal cord passed

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