skeletal system Flashcards
1
Q
sinuses
A
lightens weight
2
Q
what are the 4 parts of the skull
A
frontal, temporals, parietal, occipital
3
Q
fontanels
A
infant slabs of cartilage
4
Q
temporals
A
sides
5
Q
occipital
A
back
6
Q
where are the smallest bones in the body
A
earbones
7
Q
hyoid
A
tongue (horseshoe shaped)
8
Q
mandible
A
lower jaw
9
Q
functions of mandible
A
eat and talk
10
Q
maxillary
A
upper jaw (doesnt move)
11
Q
bottom of sternum
A
xiphoid process
12
Q
top of sternum
A
manubrium
13
Q
(1-8) rib
A
directly hooked to the sternum
14
Q
(9-12) ribs
A
false
15
Q
11-12 rib
A
floating ribs
16
Q
vertebrae
A
backbone
17
Q
atlas
A
yes
18
Q
axis
A
no
19
Q
kyohosis
A
hunchback
20
Q
lordosis
A
swayback
21
Q
scoliosis
A
one shoulder higher
22
Q
how do you know its a female pelvis
A
wider and stronger for child birth
23
Q
sacrum
A
fusion of 5 bones
24
Q
coccyx
A
tailbone
