S.A. Osteology Flashcards
when does skull ossification begin?
7-8 weeks (embryo)
where are sutures?
coronal- frontal & parietal
Sagittal- 2 parietals
lambdoidal- parietal & occipital
Squamous- temporal & parietal
where is the cribriform plate & crista galli located?
ethmoid
what makes up the maxillary?
hard palate, palatine, orbital processes
what are features of sphenoid?
sella turcica, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, for. lacerum, for. spinosum, etc.
what makes up an orbit?
sphenoid, frontal, zygomatic, palatine, ethmoid, lacrimal, maxillary (NOT NASAL)
when does VC ossification begin?
7-8 weeks (embryo)
what are the 3 primary oss. centers? complete oss. by?
One body (centrum)
One each of vertebral arch (lamina & pedicle)
(3 total)
completed by 3-6 years old
what are the 5 secondary oss. centers?
one tip of spinous
two- TP
two- annular ring epiphyses (sup & inf aspect of body)
complete oss. by 25 yrs old
Lumbars have 3 additional oss. centers T/F?
False; 2- one for each mamillary process
what are flat bones?
no direct sternal attachment
how many pairs of ribs are there?
12
what are the typical ribs?
3-9
what are the Atypical ribs?
1,2,11,12
which ribs are floaters?
11 & 12