Lab Slides, Week 6 Flashcards
What are the 3 parts of the sternum?
Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
Topmost part of the sternum?
Manubrium
Middle part of the sternum?
Body
Lower part of the sternum?
Xiphoid process
What is the difference between epiphyses and the diaphysis?
Epiphysis - end
Diaphysis - middle
What cushions the ends of bones?
Articular cartilage
When a bone grows, what part is growing?
The diaphysis
Where is the epiphyseal line?
In the metaphysis at the ends of long bones
What is the metaphysis?
The area where the epiphysis meets the diaphysis
How can you tell a young bone apart from an old bone?
The young bone is shorter and has growth plates
3 main components of bone?
Periosteum, compact bone, and spongy bone
What is a true rib?
A rib completely attached to the sternum
What is a false rib?
A rib attached to the sternum through cartilage
What is a floating rib?
A rib that is not attached to the sternum
What are the types of vertebrae?
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx
Where is the atlas vertebra located?
The very topmost vertebra
Where is the axis vertebra located?
Right under the atlas vertebra, the second one overall
Where are the cervical vertebrae located?
Topmost section, contains C1-C7
Where are the thoracic vertebrae located?
Middle section, contains T1-T12
Where are the lumbar vertebrae located?
Lowest section, contains L1-L5
Where is the sacrum vertebra located?
Right under the lumbar vertebrae, kind of flat
Where is the coccyx vertebra located?
What does the atlas vertebra do?
Supports your head
What does the axis vertebra do?
Forms a pivot for the atlas vertebra to rotate on
Where is the patella?
In front of the knee, small flat bone sort of closer to the thigh than calf
Where is the thumb sesamoid bone?
Small little bone medial to the thumb, between the middle bending joint bones
Occipital bone location?
Back of the head, middle
Frontal sinus location?
Nose bridge
Maxillary sinus location?
Under the skin next to nostrils
Sphenoid sinus location?
Inside the skull, above the pharynx but kind of in the middle and small. Round
Ethmoid sinus location?
Butterfly shaped, behind the eyes and like flat, above nasal cavity
Cranial base angle?
Top down