Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Joint capsule
A
Fibrous sac that holds bone ends together
2
Q
Articuler cartilage
A
Thin layer of cartilage in moving joints
3
Q
Ball and socket
A
Allows rotation and bending
4
Q
Hinge joints
A
Motion restricted to flexion and extension
5
Q
Skull
A
28 bones
6
Q
4 main cranial bones and where they are
A
Frontal, at the front
Temporal, at the temple
Parietal, top of head and side above temporal
Occipital, most posterior
7
Q
Base of cranium passageway for spinal cord
A
Foramen magnum
8
Q
Maxillae
A
Upper jawbone
9
Q
Mandible
A
Lower jaw bone
10
Q
Cheek bones
A
Zygotes
11
Q
Eye socket bone
A
Orbit
12
Q
Spinal column
A
33 vertebrae
13
Q
Cervical spine
A
C1-c7
14
Q
Thoracic spine
A
T1-t12
15
Q
Lumbar spine
A
L1-5
