The Axial Skeleton Ch 3

Question 1

Axial Skeleton

Answer 1

The framework of the body that includes the skull, auditory ossicles, hyoid bones, vertebral column, ribs and sternum

Question 2

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 2

The framework of the body that consists of the extremities, shoulder, and pelvic girdle

Question 3

Append

Answer 3

Add or hang

Question 4

Cranium

Answer 4

The portion of the skull that encloses the brain

Question 5

Frontal

Answer 5

Forms the front of the cranial cavity or “front” or cranial portion of the skull

Question 6

Parietal

Answer 6

Paired bones that form the roof of the caudal cranial cavity

Question 7

Occipital (Ohck-sihp-ih-tahl)

Answer 7

Forms the caudal aspect of the cranial where the foramen magnum, or the opening for the spinal cord, is located

Question 8

Foramen

Answer 8

An opening in bone through which tissue passes

Question 9

Magnum

Answer 9

means large

Question 10

Temporal

Answer 10

Paired bone that form the sides and base of the cranium

Question 11

Sphenoid

Answer 11

Paired bones that form part of the base of the skull and parts of the floor and sides of the bony eye socket

Question 12

Ethmoid

Answer 12

Forms the rostral part of the cranial cavity

Question 13

Incisive

Answer 13

Forms the rostral part of the hard palate and lower edge of nares

Question 14

Ptergoid (tahr-ih-goyd)

Answer 14

Forms the lateral wall of the nasopharynx

Question 15

Zygomatic

Answer 15

Forms the orbit and cheekbone; projections from the temporal and zygomatic bone form the zygomatic arch (cheekbone)

Question 16

Zygomatic Arch

Answer 16

The cheekbone

Question 17

Maxilla

Answer 17

Forms the upper jaw

Question 18

Mandible

Answer 18

Forms the lower jaw

Question 19

Palatine

Answer 19

Forms part of the hard palate

Question 20

Lacrimal

Answer 20

Forms the medial part of the orbit

Question 21

Nasal

Answer 21

Forms the bridge of the nose

Question 22

Vomer

Answer 22

Forms the base of the nasal septum

Question 23

Nasal Septum

Answer 23

The cartilaginous structure that divides the two nasal cavities

Question 24

Hyoid

Answer 24

Bone suspended between the mandible and the laryngopharynx

Question 25

Vertabral Column (spinal column or backbone)

Answer 25

Supports the head and body and protects the spinal cord

Question 26

Vertebra (plural vertebrae)

Answer 26

Individual bones that the vertabral column consists of

Question 27

Vertebr/o or spondyl/o (combining form)

Answer 27

Vertebra (plural vertebrae)

Question 28

The 'body' of the vertebra

Answer 28

The solid portion ventral to the spinal cord

Question 29

The 'arch' of the vertebra

Answer 29

The dorsal part of the vertebra that surrounds the spinal cord

Question 30

The lamina (lahm-ih-nah)

Answer 30

The left or right dorsal half of the arch. Processes project from the vertebra

Question 31

Process

Answer 31

Projection

Question 32

Spinous Process

Answer 32

A single projection from the dorsal part of the vertebral arch

Question 33

Transverse Processes

Answer 33

Project laterally from the right and left sides of the vertebral arch

Question 34

Articular Process

Answer 34

Paired cranial and caudal projections located on the dorsum of the vertebral arch

Question 35

Foramen

Answer 35

Means Opening

Question 36

Vertebral Foramen

Answer 36

The opening in the middle of the vertebra through which the spinal cord passes

Question 37

Intervertebral discs

Answer 37

Cartilage discs that cushion and separate the vertebrae from each other

Question 38

Disc/o (combining form)

Answer 38

Discs

Question 39

'Cervical Vertebral region'

Answer 39

Neck area 'C' of the vertebra

Question 40

'Thoracic Vertebral region'

Answer 40

Chest area 'T' of the vertebra

Question 41

'Lumbar Vertebral region'

Answer 41

Loin area 'L' of the vertebra

Question 42

'Sacral Vertebral region'

Answer 42

Sacrum area 'S' of the vertebra

Question 43

'Coccygeal (also known as caudal) Vertebral region'

Answer 43

Tail area 'Cy' or 'Cd'

Question 44

Atlas

Answer 44

C1 or Cervical vertebra one - the first vertebra

Question 45

Axis

Answer 45

C2 or Cervical vertebra two - the first vertebra

Question 46

Ribs

Answer 46

Paired bones that attach to the thoracic vertebrae

Question 47

Cost/o (combining form)

Answer 47

Rib

Question 48

Costals

Answer 48

Ribs

Question 49

Sternum

Answer 49

(Breastbone) Forms the midline ventral portion of the rib cage (Divided into 3 parts)

Question 50

Manubrium (mah-nu-bre-uhm)

Answer 50

The cranial portion of the sternum

Question 51

The 'body' of the sternum

Answer 51

The middle portion

Question 52

Xiphoid Process

Answer 52

The caudal portion of the sternum

Question 53

Thoratic Cavity (rib cage)

Answer 53

Protects the heart and lungs. Boundaries made up of the ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae