Laboratory 13: Organization of the Skeleton Assessment Flashcards
Rounded process
Condyle
Deep depression or shallow basin
Fossa
Slightly raised ridge
Line
Small nearly flat articular surface
Facet
Opening or hole
Foramen
Projection extension
Ramus
Ridgelike projection
Crest
Slightly raised ridge
Line
Tubelike opening
Meatus
Tiny pit or depression
Fovea
Small, knoblike projection
Tubercle
Thornlike projection
Spine
Rounded enlargement at end of bone
Head
Air-filled cavity within bone.
Sinus
Relatively large process
Trochanter
The extra bones that sometimes develop between the flat bones of the skull are called
Sutural bones.
Small bones occuring in some tendons in the hand or foot are called
Sesamoid bones.
The cranium and facial bones compose the ___ skeleton
Axial
The ____ bone supports the tongue
Hyoid
The ____ at the inferior end of the sacrum is composed of several fused vertebrae.
Coccyx
Most ribs are attached anteriorly to the ___
Sternum
The thoracic cage is composed of ___ pairs of ribs
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The scapulae and clavicles together form the ___ girdle.
Pectoral
Which of the following bones is not apart of the appendicular skeleton: Clavicle, femur, scapula, sternum?
Sternum.
Each wrist is composed of eight bones called
Carpals
The hip bones (Coxal bones) are attached posteriorly to the ____
Sacrum.
The ___ bone covers the anterior surface of the knee.
Patella.
The bones that articulate with the distal ends of the tibia and fibula are called ___
Tarsals.
All finger and toe bones are called ____
Phalanges.
