skeleton :0 Flashcards
what is in the axial skeleton
skull, vertebral column, rib cage
what is in the appendicular skeleton
upper extremety bones, lower extremity bones, ossa coxae
how many cranial bones are there and what are they
8- frontal (1), parietal (2), temporal (2), occipital (1), sphenoid (1), ethmoid (1)
how many facial bones are there and what are they
14- maxilla (2), zygomatic (2), mandible (1), lacrimal (2), nasal (2), vomer (1), palatine (2), inferior nasal conchae (2)
what are the four sets of paranasal sinuses?
sphenoidal, maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal
the sheet of connective tissue that partially separates the brain
falx cerebri
the 4 sutures of the skull
coronal, squamous, saggital, lambdoidal
the four regions of the temporal bone
petrous region, mastoid region, squamous region, tympanic region
what passes through the optic foramen
CN 2, optic nerve
what goes through the foramen rotundum
one of the three branches of the trigeminal nerve (CN 5)
what goes through the foramen ovale
a branch of the third branch of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve 5)
what goes through the foramen spinosum
menigeal blood vessels
what goes through the superior orbital fissure
several cranial nerves including the first branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN5)
what goes through the foramen lacerum
nothing! its blocked by connective cartilage
what is the portion of the sphenoid bone that articulates w the frontal, parietal, and temporal bones called
pterion
the anterior attachment for the falx cerebri
crista galli
calvaria
the ‘dome’ of the head
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the (5) regions of the spine
cervical (neck), thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
how many total bones in the vertebral canal
26 bones, 24 individual 2 fused
how many cervical vertebrae are there
7
how many thoracic vertebrae are there
12