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Hyoid Bone & Vertebral Column Flashcards

1
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What does the hyoid bone serve as?

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• attachment site for muscles of tongue and throat

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Where is the hyoid bone located?

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  • attached by ligaments and tendons
  • anterior neck below the mandible
  • above the larynx
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What are the parts of the hyoid bone?

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  1. Right greater horn
  2. Left greater horn
  3. Right lesser horn
  4. Body of hyoid bone
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4
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What is rare about the Hyoid bone?

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• does not articulate with any other bone

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5
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What is the vertebral column?

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• Vertical Series of bones stacked on top of each other

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6
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What is the vertebral column important for??

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  • protects the spinal chord

* serves as attachment site for back muscles

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What are the 5 regions of the vertebral column?

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  • 7 Cervical Vetebrae
  • 12 Thoracic Vertebrae
  • 5 Lumbar vertebrae
  • 5 fused sacrum
  • 3-4 Coccyx
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8
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What happens at the superior end of the vertebral column?

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• Articulates with the occipital bone

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9
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What are intervertebral discs?

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  • composed of Fibrocartilage

* shock absorber between vertebrae

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What happens at the distal end of the vertebra column??

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• The sacrum articulates with the pelvic bones

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How many vertebrae does the the Cervical vertebrae, and what does it form?

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  • 7

* form the neck region

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What is the Atlas C1?

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  • 1st clerical vertebra
  • articulates with occipital condyle a of the skull
  • allows the “yes” nodding
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What are the landmarks of the Atlas?

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  1. Transverse foramen
  2. Anterior arch
  3. Transverse process
  4. Superior articular facet
  5. Vertebral foramen
  6. Posterior arch
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What are the 8 landmarks of a cervical vertebra?

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  1. Body
  2. Vertebral foramen
  3. Transverse process
  4. Superior articular facet
  5. Spinous process
  6. Lamina
  7. Pedicle
  8. Transverse foramen
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16
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What is the Axis C2?

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  • 2nd vertebra

* allows the “no” nodding

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17
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What does the thoracic vertebra do?

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  • 12 vertebrae
  • forms chest region
  • articulates with the ribs to form thoracic cage
18
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What are the 7 landmarks of the Axis C2?

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  1. Body
  2. Dens
  3. Superior articular facet
  4. Transverse process
  5. Vertebral foramen
  6. Spinous process
  7. Lamina
19
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What can only be found in a thoracic vertebra?

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• superior, inferior and transverse costal facet

20
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What can only be found in a cervical vertebra?

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  • transverse foramen

* split Bifid spinous process

21
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What are the 7 landmarks of a thoracic vertebra?

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  1. Body
  2. Vertebral foramen
  3. Transverse process
  4. Super articular facet
  5. Spinous process
  6. Lamina
  7. Pedicle
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What are the 7 landmarks of a lumbar vertebra?

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  1. Body
  2. Vertebral foramen
  3. Transverse process
  4. Superior articular facet
  5. Spinous process
  6. Lamina
  7. Pedicle
23
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What does the lumbar vertebrae form?

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  • 5 vertebrae

* for the Low back region

25
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What can only be seen in a lumbar vertebra?

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• intervertebral notch
• inferior articular facet
(Both in lateral view)

26
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What type of vertebrae does the coccyx have?

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  • 3-4 rudimentary vertebrae

* usually fused together

26
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What are the 7 landmarks of the scrum and the coccyx?

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  1. Superior articular facet
  2. Iliac facet
  4. Median sacral crest
  5. Sacral foramina (1-4)
  6. Sacral hiatus
    7.
27
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What does the sacrum form?

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  • 5 fused vertebrae

* articulates with the pelvic bones to form Pelvis

28
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What are the bones of the thoracic cage?

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  1. Vertebrosternal TRUE ribs (1-7)
  2. Vertebrochondrial FALSE ribs (8-10)
  3. Vertebral FLOATING ribs (11-11)
  4. Sternum
    • Manubrum
    • Body
    • Xiphoid process
30
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What is the thoracic cage?

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• flexible, protective cage around the organs of the thoracic cavity

30
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What bodies does the thoracic cage consist of?

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  • thoracic vertebrae
  • ribs
  • sternum
  • coastal cartilages
31
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What are the land makes of the thoracic cage?

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  • jugular notch

* sternal angle

31
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What are the landmarks of the rib

A
  1. Neck
  2. Tubercle
  3. Sternal end

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