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Skeleton Flashcards

1
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What does proximal mean

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Upwards

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What does distal mean

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Downwards

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3
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What does medial mean

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Towards the midline of the body

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What does lateral mean

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Away from the midline of the body

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5
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What does ventral mean

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Towards the stomach

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What does dorsal mean

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Towards the back

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What is the axial skeleton

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The long axis of the body. Consists of the skull and vertebrae, ossicles, sternum etc

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What is the appendicular skeleton

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The limbs - bones that support the appendages

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How many bones make up the appendicular skeleton

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126

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Function of the appendicular skeleton

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Creates a framework for the attachment of limb muscles, helps our skeleton to move

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11
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How many bones make up the axial skeleton

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80

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Function of the axial skeleton

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Forms the central axis of the body, supports and protects the organs in the dorsal and ventral cavities. Creates a surface for the attachment of muscles

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13
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What ribs are ‘true ribs’

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1-7

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14
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What ribs are ‘false ribs’

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8-12

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15
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What ribs are ‘floating ribs’

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11,12

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16
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List the vertebral column

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C1-7, T1-12, L1-5, S 5 fused, coccyx 4 fused

17
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What is C1 referred to as

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The atlas - supports the skull and spinal cord. Provides an attachment point for several muscles of the neck

18
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What is C2 referred to as

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The axis - forms the pivot which allow the atlas to rotate

19
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mnemonic to remember vertebrae

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Crunchy breakfast at 7 am (7 cervical vertebrae), a Tasty lunch at 12 noon (12 thoracic vertebrae), and a Light dinner at 5 pm (5 lumbar vertebrae).

20
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How many bones are in the cranium

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8

21
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Name the cranial bones

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Parietal (2), ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal (2), occipital, frontal

22
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Sagittal suture

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‘side to side’ - between the parietal bones

23
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Coronal suture

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Between the frontal and parietal bones

24
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Lambdoid suture

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Between the occipital and parietal bones

25
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Squamous suture

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Between the parietal and temporal bones

26
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How many facial bones are there

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14

27
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What is the only bone in the body that does not articulate with another

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Hyoid bone

28
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Where does the hyoid bone lie

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Inferior to the skull

29
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What suspends the hyoid bone

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Stylohyoid ligament

30
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Function of the hyoid bone

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Provides an attachment surface for muscles and ligaments that stabilise and move the tongue and larynx

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