part 2 Flashcards
Bind the skull to vertebral column.
nuchal ligament
Internal opening of the nasal cavity.
internal nares
Bones of the head that have no direct contact with brain or meninges.
facial bone
The fleshy rear portion of the roof of the mouth and floor of the of the nasal cavity.
soft palate
The hard front portion of the roof of the mouth and floor of the nasal cavity
hard palate
Midsaggital cartilagenous joint of the mandible.
mental symphysis
Collective name of the bone associated with hearing.
auditory ossicles
Space between unfused cranial bones.
fontanel
Inner gelatinous portion of an intervertebral disc.
nucleus pulposus
Outer ring of fibrocartilage of an intervertebral disc.
annulus fibrosus
Holds the dens in place.
transverse ligament
Articulation between the atlas and the cranium.
atlanto-occipital joint
Articulation between the atlas and the axis.
atlantoaxial joint
Articulation between the clavicle and the sternum.
sternoclavicular joint
Articulation between the clavicle and the scapula.
arcomioclavicular joint
Articulation between the scapula and the humerus.
glenohumeral joint
Portion of the arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
brachium
Portion of the arm extending from the elbow to the wrist.
antebrachium
Scientific name for the wrist.
carpus
Scientific name for the hand
manus
Ligament that attaches the ulna and the radius.
interosseous membrane
Portion of the leg that extends from the hip to the knee.
femoral region
Portion of the leg that extends from the knee to the ankle.
crural region
Scientific name for the ankle.
tarsal region
Scientific name for the foot.
pedal region
Attaches the calf muscles to the heel
calcaneal tendon
Arch extending from the heel to the hallux.
medial longitudinal arch
Arch extending from the heel to the little toe.
lateral longitudinal arch
Arch formed by the cuboid, cuneiforms, and proximal heads of the metatarsals.
transverse arch
