Midterm Study Guide Terms Flashcards
How many moveable vertebrae are there?
24
What is the name of this part of the femur?
head
What is the name of this part of the femur?
lesser trochanter
What is the name of this part of the femur?
fovea capitus
What is the name of this part of the femur?
greater trochanter
What is the name of this part of the femur?
linea aspera
What is the name of this part of the femur?
condyles
What is the name of this part of the femur?
patella articular surface
What is this structure of the scapula called?
glenoid fossa
What is this area of the scapula called?
the spine
How many fixed vertebrae are there?
9
What is this part of the humerus called?
the head
What is this part of the tibia called?
tibial tuberosity
What is this part of the tibia called?
anterior crest
What is this part of the tibia called?
medial malleolus
What is this part of the tibia called?
fibular facet
What is this part of the tibia called?
fibular notch
What is this part of the fibula called?
talus articular surface
What is this part of the fibula called?
lateral malleolus
What is the name of this bone?
talus
What is this part of the humerus called?
the greater tubercle
What is this part of the humerus called?
olecranon fossa
What is this part of the humerus called?
coronoid fossa
What is the name of the groove between the lesser turbicle and the greater turbicle of the humerus
bicipital groove or intertubercular groove
What is the name of this structure of the humerus?
capitulum
What is the name of this structure of the humerus?
trochlea
From superior to inferior, name the three sections of the upper spine composed of movable vertebrae.
cervical, thoracic, lumbar
How many vertebrae compose the cervical spine?
7
How many vertebrae compose the thoracic spine?
12
How many vertebrae compose the lumbar spine?
5
What are the six sutures of the skull?
- coronal
- sagittal
- squamodal
- lambdoid
- basilar
- metopic
What is the foramen magnum and where is it located?
The large foramen in the occipital bone through which the medulla oblongata passes.
When the arm is ________, the ulna and radius are crossed.
pronated (palm facing posterior)
What is this structure of the ulna called?
semilunar notch
What is this structure of the ulna called?
radial notch
What is this structure of the ulna called?
olecranon process
What is this structure of the ulna called?
coronoid process
What is this structure of the radius called?
head
What is this structure of the radius called?
radial tuberosity
What is this area of the tooth called?
the crown
What is this structure of the radius called?
ulnar notch
How many carpals are there in each hand?
8
What is this area of the tooth called?
the neck
What is this area of the tooth called?
the root
How many metacarpals are there in each hand?
5
Identify #1 on this diagram of the tooth.
enamel
In the thumb, which phalange is not present?
middle phalanx
How many bones are there in the hand in total?
27
Identify #2 on this diagram of the tooth.
dentin
What type of vertebrae is this?
cervical
What type of vertebrae is this?
lumbar
What type of vertebrae is this?
thoracic
What is the name of this structure of the cervical vertebrae?
the transverse foramen
What is the name of this structure of the cervical vertebrae?
the bifid spinous process
What are the atlas and axis?
the C-1 and C-2 vertebrae
What structure articulates between the atlas and axis of the spine?
the dens
What are the areas of the thoracic vertebrae where the ribs sit called?
rib facets or costal pits
Identify #3 on this diagram of the tooth.
pulp & pulp cavity
What are the names of the joints where the sacrum articulates with the pelvis?
sacroliac joints
Identify #4 on this diagram of the tooth.
gingiva
What are these ribs called?
true ribs
What are these ribs called?
false ribs
What are these ribs called?
floating ribs
What is the groove on a rib called?
the costal groove
The bulge just below the head of a rib is called what?
a tubercle
The flat end of the rib is called the…
sternal end
Identify #5 on this diagram of the tooth.
cemento-enamel junction (CEJ)
What is this section of the sternum called?
manubrium
What is this section of the sternum called?
body
What is this section of the sternum called?
xiphoid process
What is the innominate bone?
the hip bone or pelvic bone
What is this section of the hip bone called?
ilium
What is this section of the hip bone called?
ischium
What is this section of the hip bone called?
pubis
The hollow in the hip bone where the top of the femur sits is called what?
acetabulum
This little notchy bit is called what?
sciatic notch
What is this hole called?
obturator foramen
Identify #6 on this diagram of the tooth.
alveolar bone
Identify #7 on this diagram of the tooth.
root canal
Identify #8 on this diagram of the tooth.
cementum
Identify #9 on this diagram of the tooth.
periodontal ligament
Identify #10 on this diagram of the tooth.
apex (root tip) & apical foramen
What are the occipital condyles?
Rounded protrusions of bone on either side of the foramen magnum on the underside of the occipital bone.
What is the exterior occipital protuberance?
A protrusion of bone at the back of the skull on the occipital bone. It is generally more prominant in males than in females and often used in sexing.
What are nuchal lines?
Small grooves on either side of the exterior occipital protuberance.
What are wormian bones/ossicles?
Irregular “fingers” of bone that form along the cranial sutures. They are also known as “ossicles”.
What is the parietal margin?
The edge of the occipital bone that touches the parietal bone.
What is the basioccipital?
The bone directly in front of the foramen magnum.
What are Inca bones?
This is another term for “Wormian bones”.
What are the names of the four margins of the parietal bone?
- occipital
- frontal
- temporal
- parietal
What are meningeal grooves?
Channels on the interior of the cranium that follow the shape of the meningeal artery.
What part of the mandible is the “body”?
Which part of the mandible is the “mental protuberence/eminence”?
The chin.
Which part of the mandible is the “ascending ramus”?
Which part of the mandible is the “mental foramen”?
What part of the mandible is the alveolar process?
What part of the mandilble is the gonial angle?
What part of the mandible is the mandibular condyle?
What part of the mandible is the coronoidal process?
What part of the zygomatic bone is the orbital margin?
What area of the skull comprises the viscerocranium?
What area of the skull comprises the neurocranium?
Which refers to the exterior of the skull, ectocranial or endocranial?
Ectocranial; endocranial refers to the interior.
What is another name for the supraorbital (superciliary) torus/arch?
supraorbital ridge
What is the temporal line?
What is the supraorbital margin/border?
What is the supraorbital foramen/notch?
Where is the squamous portion of the temporal bone?
Where is the zygomatic process?
Where is the mastoid process?
Where is the external auditory meatus?
Where is the internal auditory meatus?
On the interior portion of the temporal bone.
Where is the petrous portion of the temporal bone?
It is the ridge of bone on the interior of the temporal bone.
What is the temporomandibular fossa?
The indentation in the temporal bone where the mandibular condyle articulates.
On the maxilla, where is the frontal process?
On the maxilla, where is the nasal spine?
On the maxilla, where is the nasal sinus?
On the maxilla, where is the alveolar process?
On the maxilla, where is the nasal aperture?
Where is the sphenoid bone?
Where is the ethmoid bone?
Behind the lacrimal bone (grey).
Where is the lacrimal bone?
Where is the conchae?
Where is the nasal bone?
Where is the vomer bone?
Where is the hyoid?
In the throat.
What are the names of the ossicles in the ear?
malleus, incus, and stapes
What is sacralization/lumbarization?
The fusion of the L5 vertebrae to the sacrum on one or both sides.
What is spina bifida?
A congenital condition where the vertebrae fail to fuse fully and the spinal cord protrudes through the opening in the bones.
What is spondyolysis?
A defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch.
Where is the corocoid process?
Where is the acromion process?
Where is the costal impression/pit?
On the meidal end of the clavicle.
What is a septal aperture?
An olecranon fossa deep enough that it forms a hold completely through the distal end of the humerus.
How many tarsals are there in each foot?
7
How many metatarsals are there in each foot?
5
What is the heel bone called?
calcaneus
What differences are there between the hand and foot phalanges?
The phalanges of the foot are far smaller than that of the hand.
What differences are there between metacarpals and metatarsals?
metacarpals: rounder, uniform thickness, ittegular base
metatarsals: flatter, tapered, base cut sharply
