Skeletal System Flashcards by Hailey Hofmann

Foremen magnum

Occipital bone, inferior part or brain connects with spinal cord

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Optic foramen

Sphenoid bone

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Mandibular foramen

Mandible

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Carotid foramen

Temporal bone

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Stylomastoid foramen

Temporal bone (between mastoid and styloid processes)

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Coronal suture

Unites front and both parietal bones

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Sagittal suture

Unites two parietal bones

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Lambdoid suture

Unites two parietal bones to occipital

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Squamous suture

Unites parietal and temporal bones

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Cervical vertebrae

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Thoracic vertebrae

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Lumbar vertebrae

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Sacrum

5 fused

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Coccyx

4 fused

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Processes on vertebrae

2 transverse, 1 spinous, 4 articular

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Atlas

Anterior and posterior; nodding yes via atlanto-occipital joint

Axis

Pivot/rotation; moving head no via atlanto-axis joint; C2

Anteriorly convex curves

Cervical and lumbar

Concave curves

Thoracic and sacral

Scoliosis

Lateral bending of spine

Kyphosis

Exaggerates thoracic curvature

Lordosis

Exaggerated lumbar curvature

True ribs

1-7

False ribs

8-10

Floating ribs

11-12