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Midterm Study Guide Terms Flashcards

1
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How many moveable vertebrae are there?

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24

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2
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What is the name of this part of the femur?

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head

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What is the name of this part of the femur?

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lesser trochanter

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4
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What is the name of this part of the femur?

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fovea capitus

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What is the name of this part of the femur?

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greater trochanter

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6
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What is the name of this part of the femur?

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linea aspera

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7
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What is the name of this part of the femur?

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condyles

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8
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What is the name of this part of the femur?

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patella articular surface

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9
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What is this structure of the scapula called?

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glenoid fossa

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10
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What is this area of the scapula called?

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the spine

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11
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How many fixed vertebrae are there?

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9

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12
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What is this part of the humerus called?

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the head

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13
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What is this part of the tibia called?

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tibial tuberosity

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14
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What is this part of the tibia called?

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anterior crest

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15
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What is this part of the tibia called?

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medial malleolus

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16
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What is this part of the tibia called?

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fibular facet

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17
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What is this part of the tibia called?

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fibular notch

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18
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What is this part of the fibula called?

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talus articular surface

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19
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What is this part of the fibula called?

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lateral malleolus

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20
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What is the name of this bone?

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talus

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21
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What is this part of the humerus called?

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the greater tubercle

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22
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What is this part of the humerus called?

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olecranon fossa

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23
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What is this part of the humerus called?

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coronoid fossa

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24
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What is the name of the groove between the lesser turbicle and the greater turbicle of the humerus

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bicipital groove or intertubercular groove

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25
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What is the name of this structure of the humerus?

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capitulum

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26
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What is the name of this structure of the humerus?

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trochlea

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27
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From superior to inferior, name the three sections of the upper spine composed of movable vertebrae.

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cervical, thoracic, lumbar

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28
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How many vertebrae compose the cervical spine?

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7

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29
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How many vertebrae compose the thoracic spine?

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12

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30
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How many vertebrae compose the lumbar spine?

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5

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31
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What are the six sutures of the skull?

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  1. coronal
  2. sagittal
  3. squamodal
  4. lambdoid
  5. basilar
  6. metopic
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32
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What is the foramen magnum and where is it located?

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The large foramen in the occipital bone through which the medulla oblongata passes.

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33
Q

When the arm is ________, the ulna and radius are crossed.

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pronated (palm facing posterior)

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34
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What is this structure of the ulna called?

A

semilunar notch

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35
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What is this structure of the ulna called?

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radial notch

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36
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What is this structure of the ulna called?

A

olecranon process

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37
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What is this structure of the ulna called?

A

coronoid process

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38
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What is this structure of the radius called?

A

head

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39
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What is this structure of the radius called?

A

radial tuberosity

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40
Q

What is this area of the tooth called?

A

the crown

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41
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What is this structure of the radius called?

A

ulnar notch

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42
Q

How many carpals are there in each hand?

A

8

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43
Q

What is this area of the tooth called?

A

the neck

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44
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What is this area of the tooth called?

A

the root

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45
Q

How many metacarpals are there in each hand?

A

5

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46
Q

Identify #1 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

enamel

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47
Q

In the thumb, which phalange is not present?

A

middle phalanx

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48
Q

How many bones are there in the hand in total?

A

27

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49
Q

Identify #2 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

dentin

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50
Q

What type of vertebrae is this?

A

cervical

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51
Q

What type of vertebrae is this?

A

lumbar

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52
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What type of vertebrae is this?

A

thoracic

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53
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What is the name of this structure of the cervical vertebrae?

A

the transverse foramen

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54
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What is the name of this structure of the cervical vertebrae?

A

the bifid spinous process

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55
Q

What are the atlas and axis?

A

the C-1 and C-2 vertebrae

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56
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What structure articulates between the atlas and axis of the spine?

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the dens

57
Q

What are the areas of the thoracic vertebrae where the ribs sit called?

A

rib facets or costal pits

58
Q

Identify #3 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

pulp & pulp cavity

59
Q

What are the names of the joints where the sacrum articulates with the pelvis?

A

sacroliac joints

60
Q

Identify #4 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

gingiva

61
Q

What are these ribs called?

A

true ribs

62
Q

What are these ribs called?

A

false ribs

63
Q

What are these ribs called?

A

floating ribs

64
Q

What is the groove on a rib called?

A

the costal groove

65
Q

The bulge just below the head of a rib is called what?

A

a tubercle

66
Q

The flat end of the rib is called the…

A

sternal end

67
Q

Identify #5 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

cemento-enamel junction (CEJ)

68
Q

What is this section of the sternum called?

A

manubrium

69
Q

What is this section of the sternum called?

A

body

70
Q

What is this section of the sternum called?

A

xiphoid process

71
Q

What is the innominate bone?

A

the hip bone or pelvic bone

72
Q

What is this section of the hip bone called?

A

ilium

73
Q

What is this section of the hip bone called?

A

ischium

74
Q

What is this section of the hip bone called?

A

pubis

75
Q

The hollow in the hip bone where the top of the femur sits is called what?

A

acetabulum

76
Q

This little notchy bit is called what?

A

sciatic notch

77
Q

What is this hole called?

A

obturator foramen

78
Q

Identify #6 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

alveolar bone

79
Q

Identify #7 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

root canal

80
Q

Identify #8 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

cementum

81
Q

Identify #9 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

periodontal ligament

82
Q

Identify #10 on this diagram of the tooth.

A

apex (root tip) & apical foramen

83
Q

What are the occipital condyles?

A

Rounded protrusions of bone on either side of the foramen magnum on the underside of the occipital bone.

84
Q

What is the exterior occipital protuberance?

A

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.

85
Q

What are nuchal lines?

A

Small grooves on either side of the exterior occipital protuberance.

86
Q

What are wormian bones/ossicles?

A

Irregular “fingers” of bone that form along the cranial sutures. They are also known as “ossicles”.

87
Q

What is the parietal margin?

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The edge of the occipital bone that touches the parietal bone.

88
Q

What is the basioccipital?

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The bone directly in front of the foramen magnum.

89
Q

What are Inca bones?

A

This is another term for “Wormian bones”.

90
Q

What are the names of the four margins of the parietal bone?

A
  1. occipital
  2. frontal
  3. temporal
  4. parietal
91
Q

What are meningeal grooves?

A

Channels on the interior of the cranium that follow the shape of the meningeal artery.

92
Q

What part of the mandible is the “body”?

A
93
Q

Which part of the mandible is the “mental protuberence/eminence”?

A

The chin.

94
Q

Which part of the mandible is the “ascending ramus”?

A
95
Q

Which part of the mandible is the “mental foramen”?

A
96
Q

What part of the mandible is the alveolar process?

A
97
Q

What part of the mandilble is the gonial angle?

A
98
Q

What part of the mandible is the mandibular condyle?

A
99
Q

What part of the mandible is the coronoidal process?

A
100
Q

What part of the zygomatic bone is the orbital margin?

A
101
Q

What area of the skull comprises the viscerocranium?

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102
Q

What area of the skull comprises the neurocranium?

A
103
Q

Which refers to the exterior of the skull, ectocranial or endocranial?

A

Ectocranial; endocranial refers to the interior.

104
Q

What is another name for the supraorbital (superciliary) torus/arch?

A

supraorbital ridge

105
Q

What is the temporal line?

A
106
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What is the supraorbital margin/border?

A
107
Q

What is the supraorbital foramen/notch?

A
108
Q

Where is the squamous portion of the temporal bone?

A
109
Q

Where is the zygomatic process?

A
110
Q

Where is the mastoid process?

A
111
Q

Where is the external auditory meatus?

A
112
Q

Where is the internal auditory meatus?

A

On the interior portion of the temporal bone.

113
Q

Where is the petrous portion of the temporal bone?

A

It is the ridge of bone on the interior of the temporal bone.

114
Q

What is the temporomandibular fossa?

A

The indentation in the temporal bone where the mandibular condyle articulates.

115
Q

On the maxilla, where is the frontal process?

A
116
Q

On the maxilla, where is the nasal spine?

A
117
Q

On the maxilla, where is the nasal sinus?

A
118
Q

On the maxilla, where is the alveolar process?

A
119
Q

On the maxilla, where is the nasal aperture?

A
120
Q

Where is the sphenoid bone?

A
121
Q

Where is the ethmoid bone?

A

Behind the lacrimal bone (grey).

122
Q

Where is the lacrimal bone?

A
123
Q

Where is the conchae?

A
124
Q

Where is the nasal bone?

A
125
Q

Where is the vomer bone?

A
126
Q

Where is the hyoid?

A

In the throat.

127
Q

What are the names of the ossicles in the ear?

A

malleus, incus, and stapes

128
Q

What is sacralization/lumbarization?

A

The fusion of the L5 vertebrae to the sacrum on one or both sides.

129
Q

What is spina bifida?

A

A congenital condition where the vertebrae fail to fuse fully and the spinal cord protrudes through the opening in the bones.

130
Q

What is spondyolysis?

A

A defect in the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch.

131
Q

Where is the corocoid process?

A
132
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Where is the acromion process?

A
133
Q

Where is the costal impression/pit?

A

On the meidal end of the clavicle.

134
Q

What is a septal aperture?

A

An olecranon fossa deep enough that it forms a hold completely through the distal end of the humerus.

135
Q

How many tarsals are there in each foot?

A

7

136
Q

How many metatarsals are there in each foot?

A

5

137
Q

What is the heel bone called?

A

calcaneus

138
Q

What differences are there between the hand and foot phalanges?

A

The phalanges of the foot are far smaller than that of the hand.

139
Q

What differences are there between metacarpals and metatarsals?

A

metacarpals: rounder, uniform thickness, ittegular base
metatarsals: flatter, tapered, base cut sharply

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