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The Axial Skeleton Flashcards

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Parietal bone

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axial

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clavicle

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appendicular

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coxal (hip) bone

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appendicular

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sacrum

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axial

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patella

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appendicular

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sternum

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axial

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atlas

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axial

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fibula

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appendicular

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zygomatic

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facial

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ethmoid

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cranial

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frontal

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cranial

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maxilla

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fracial

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mandible

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facial

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parietal

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cranial

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nasal

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facial

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lacrimal

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facial

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sphenoid

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cranial

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palatine

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facial

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Petrous ridge (part)

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temporal

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Sella turcica

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sphenoid

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21
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Superior and middle nasal conchae

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ethmoid

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Carotid canal and jugular foramen

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temporal

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foramen magnum

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occipital

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mastoid and styloid processes

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temporal

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hard palate

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maxilla and palatine

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zygomatic arch

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temporal and zygomatic

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nasal septum

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ethmoid and vomer

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joined by coronal suture

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frontal and parietal

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inner ear cavity

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temporal

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olfactory foramina and cribriform plate

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ethmoid

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optic canal

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sphenoid

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32
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perpendicular plate

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ethmoid

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33
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external auditory meatus

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temporal

34
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ramus and coronoid process

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mandible

35
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Contain paranasal sinuses

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ethmoid, frontal, maxilla, and sphenoid

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joined by lambdoid suture

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occipital and parietal

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joined by squamous suture

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parietal and temporal

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sagittal suture is between two of these

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parietal

39
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There are 5 of these bones

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Lumbar vertebrae

40
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There are 7 of these bones

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cervical vertebrae

41
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There are 12 of these bones

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Thoracic vertebrae

42
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Articulates with the hip bones

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sacrum

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Fuse to form the median sacral crest

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spinous processes

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the pad located between the bodies of neighboring vertebrae

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intervertebral disc

45
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articulates with occipital condyles

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atlas

46
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the dens is part of this bone

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axis

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commonly called the tailbone

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coccyx

48
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outer collar of an intervertebral disc

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anulus fibrosus

49
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gelatinous center of an intervertebral disc

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nucleus pulposus

50
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Hole between two neighboring vertebrae for spinal nerves to pass through

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Intervertebral foramen

51
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How many bones are there in the axial skeleton?

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80

52
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The calvaria is the:

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upper dome of the skull

53
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The joints between the parietal bone and the bones surrounding it are called:

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sutures

54
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Which bone of the skull articulates with the first cervical vertebra?

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occipital

55
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Infections of the ear often spread to the:

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mastoid air cells

56
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Which bone resembles a bat with its wings spread?

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sphenoid

57
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Which bone forms part of both the lateral wall of the nasal cavity and the medial wall of the eye orbit?

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ethmoid

58
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The three curved ridges that are located in the lateral walls of the nasal cavity are the:

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nasal conchae

59
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Which of these is NOT part of the ethmoid bone?

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inferior nasal concha

60
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The edge of the maxilla and mandible where the teeth insert is called the:

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alveolar margin

61
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What part of the mandible forms part of the joint with the temporal bone (temporomandibular joint)?

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mandibular condyle

62
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What bone acts as a movable base for the tongue and a point of attachment for muscles that raise and lower the larynx during swallowing?

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hyoid

63
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What is the only bone of the body that does not articulate directly with any other bone?

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hyoid

64
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Which two vertebral curvatures are concave posteriorly?

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cervical and lumbar

65
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A vertebra with a massive body and a short, flat, hatchet-shaped spinous process is probably a:

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lumbar vertebra

66
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A vertebra with a short, bifid spinous process and holes in the transverse processes is a

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cervical vertebra

67
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A vertebra with facets on the body and the transverse processes which has a long spinous process that points down is a:

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thoracic vertebra

68
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The articulation between the atlas and occipital bone allows us to:

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nod the head when we say “yes”

69
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The articulation between the atlas and axis allows us to:

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shake the head when we say “no”

70
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How many vertebrae fuse to form the adult sacrum?

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5

71
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How many vertebrae fuse to form the adult coccyx?

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3-5

72
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Which part of the sternum articulates with the clavicles?

A

manubrium

73
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Which part of the sternum remains hyaline cartilage until about the age of 40?

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xiphoid process

74
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Which part of the sternum is formed from four bones that fuse after puberty?

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body

75
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The head of a rib attaches to:

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the body of the vertebra

76
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The tubercle of a rib attaches to:

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the transverse process of a vertebra

77
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The anterior end of the shaft of most ribs attaches directly to

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a costal cartilage

78
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How many pairs of ribs have costal cartilages that attach directly to the sternum?

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7

79
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How many pairs of ribs have costal cartilages that attach to the costal cartilage of the rib above it

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3

80
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How many pairs of ribs do not connect to the sternum at all?

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2

81
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The unossified areas that remain between cranial in the fetus and infant are called

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fontanelles

82
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Select the CORRECT match

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all of the above are correct
kyphosis- exaggerated thoracic curvature
lordosis- exaggerated lumbar curvature
scoliosis- abnormal lateral curvature

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