Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Foremen magnum
A
Occipital bone, inferior part or brain connects with spinal cord
2
Q
Optic foramen
A
Sphenoid bone
3
Q
Mandibular foramen
A
Mandible
4
Q
Carotid foramen
A
Temporal bone
5
Q
Stylomastoid foramen
A
Temporal bone (between mastoid and styloid processes)
6
Q
Coronal suture
A
Unites front and both parietal bones
7
Q
Sagittal suture
A
Unites two parietal bones
8
Q
Lambdoid suture
A
Unites two parietal bones to occipital
9
Q
Squamous suture
A
Unites parietal and temporal bones
10
Q
Cervical vertebrae
A
7
11
Q
Thoracic vertebrae
A
12
12
Q
Lumbar vertebrae
A
5
13
Q
Sacrum
A
5 fused
14
Q
Coccyx
A
4 fused
15
Q
Processes on vertebrae
A
2 transverse, 1 spinous, 4 articular
