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Human Anatomy & Physiology > The Skeleton > Flashcards

The Skeleton Flashcards

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keystone bone of the cranium

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sphenoid bone

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keystone bone of the face

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maxillary bone

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3
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___ ___ & ___ ___ form the hard palate

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maxillary bone and palatine bone

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4
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the ___ ___ allows the spinal cord to pass

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occipital bone

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zygomatic bone

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nasal bone

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maxilla bone

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mandible bone

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hyoid bone

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cervical vertebrae

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manubrium bone

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coracoid bone

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13
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xiphoid process

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thoracic vertebrae

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lumbar vertebrae

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humerus

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17
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(located on the thumb side of the forearm)

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radius bone

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ulna bone
(located on the pinky side of the forearm)

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carpals

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metacarpals

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phalanges

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ilium bone

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sacrum bone

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coccyx bone
(kaak·suhks)

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pubis bone

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ischium bone

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femur

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tibia
(larger bone on the inside)

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fibula
(smaller bone on the outside)

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talus bone

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calcaneus bone

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tarsals

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metatarsals

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atlas

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axis

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coronal suture

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squamosal suture

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lamboidal suture

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false ribs

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true ribs

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vertebrocostal ribs

42
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ring-like structure made up of two bony arches

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atlas vertebra

43
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most characteristic feature is the superior projection; the dens axis

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axis vertebra

44
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is more mobile than the other regions of the spine

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cervical vertebra

45
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have a heart-shaped body

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thoracic vertebra

46
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the largest vertebrae in the spine

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lumbar vertebra

47
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acetabulum

(where the head of the femur meets with the pelvis)

48
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the thoracic and sacral curves are present at birth;
the ___ & ___ curves develop after birth as a child learns to hold their head up and walk

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cervical & lumbar

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cubital fossa

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lateral epicondyle

51
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medial epicondyle

52
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a mid-shaft fracture of the humerus would injure this nerve

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radial nerve

53
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this bone articulates medially with the sternum’s manubrium, and laterally with the scapula’s acromion process

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clavicle

54
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Marfan’s Syndrome is a defect in what?

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fibrillin-1

55
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the muscles located in the ___ ___ function primarily to control the thumb

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thenar eminence

56
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the muscles located in the ___ ___ function primarily to control the motion of the pinky finger

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hypothenar eminence

57
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the carpal bone with a tenuous blood supply prone to ischemia is the ___

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scaphoid

58
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the bony structure in the cranium housing the pituitary gland is the ___ ___

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sella tursica

59
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a triangular depression on the dorsum of the hand at the base of the thumb

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anatomical snuffbox

60
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the posterior projection of the vertebrae are the ___ ___

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spinous process

Human Anatomy & Physiology (10 decks)

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