Osteology Flashcards
What is this structure?

Xiphisternal Junction (Joint)
What is this structure?

Costal Margin
What are these structures and what is their function?

Costocartilages (Costal Cartilages)
Contribute to the elasticity of the thoracic wall
What are true ribs and which ribs are true ribs?
True ribs are ribs that attach directly through their own costal cartilages
1st - 7th ribs
What are false ribs and which ribs are the false ribs?
Ribs that are not not directly connected with the sternum; their cartilages are connected to the cartilage of the rib above them
8th-10th ribs
What are floating ribs and which ribs are the floating ribs?
Ribs that are only connected to the vertebrae
10th-12th ribs
What is this structure?

Thoracic vertebra body
What is this structure?

Thoracic vertebra pedicle(s)
What is this structure?

Thoracic vertebra lamina
What is this structure?

Thoracic vertebral foramen
What is this structure?

Thoracic vertebral spinous process
What is this structure?

Thoracic vertebral transverse process
What is this structure?

Superior articular process of thoracic vertebra
What is this structure?

Inferior articular process of thoracic vertebra
What is this structure?

Superior vertebral notch of thoracic vertebra
What structure is this?

Lower vertebral notch of thoracic vertebra
What structure is this?

Inferior costal facet of thoracic vertebra
Articulates with head of rib
What structure is this?

Superior costal facet of thoracic vertebra
Articulates with head of rib

Transverse costal facet of thoracic vertebra
Articulates with tubercule of rib
What is this structure?

Intervertebral foramen
What is structure 1?

Intervertebral foramen
What is structure 2?

Neck of Rib
What is structure 7?

Costal groove of rib
What is structure 3?

Tubercule of rib
What is this structure?

Jugular notch of sternum
What is this structure?

Manubrium of sternum
What is this structure?

Sternal angle
What is this structure?

Body of sternum
What is this structure?

Xiphoid process
What structure is this?

Superior angle of scapula
What is this structure?

Coracoid process of scapula
What is this structure?

Acromion process of scapula
What is this structure?

Medial border of scapula
What is this structure?

Inferior angle of scapula
What is this structure?

Scapular spine
What is this structure?

Lateral border of scapula
What is this structure?

Sternal end of clavicle
What is this structure?

Acromial end of clavicle
What is the structure outlined in green?

Subclavian groove
What are these structures?

Sternoclavicular Joints
What structure is this?

Occipital Protuberance
What is this structure?

Superior nuchal line
What is this structure?

Inferior nuchal line
What is this structure?

Mastoid Process
What is this structure?

Foramen magnum
What is this structure?

Ilium
What structure is this?

Iliac Crest