Unit 3: Axial Skeleton Bones Flashcards
(101 cards)
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-Skull
-Hyoid bone
-Vertebral column
-Thoracic Cage
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Axial Skeleton
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interlock the bones of the skull except for the mandible
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sutures
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-encloses and protects the brain
-surface provides attachments for muscles
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cranium
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-air-filled cavities (paranasal)
-decrease skull’s weight and increase intensity of the voice
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sinuses
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frontal sinus
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ethmoid sinuses
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sphenoidal sinus
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maxillary sinus
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frontal bone
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coronal suture
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parietal bone
12
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sagittal suture
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occipital bone
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lambdoidal suture
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occipital condyles
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foramen magnum
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temporal bone
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squamosal suture
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external auditory meatus
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mandibular fossa
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mastoid process
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styloid process
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zygomatic process
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sphenoid bone
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optic foramen
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sella turcica
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ethmoid bone
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superior nasal conchae
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middle nasal conchae
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inferior nasal conchae
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perpendicular plate
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cribiform plate
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crista galli
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vomer
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palatine bone
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lacrimal bone
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maxilla
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nasal bone
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zygomatic bone
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mandible
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mental foramen
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temporal process of zygomatic bone
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mandibular condyle
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coronoid process
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mandibular notch
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mandibular ramus
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mandibular angle
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mandibular body
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hyoid bone
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-Includes ribs, thoracic vertebrae, sternum, costal cartilages
-supports the pectoral girdle and upper limbs
-functions in breathing
-protects thoracic and upper abdominal organs
thoracic cage
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sternum
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manubrium
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suprasternal notch
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sternal angle
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body of sternum
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xiphoid process
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sternoclavicular ligament
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-7 true (join the sternum by their costal cartilages)
-5 false (cartilages do not join sternum directly)
-Floating ribs (11-12) (no cartilaginous attachment to the sternum at all)
ribs
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rib head
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rib neck
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rib tubercle
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rib angle
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-separates vertebrae
-spacer to allow nerves to pass through
-absorb shock (provide cushion for vertebra)
-enhance flexibility
-support body weight
intervertebral discs
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nucleus pulposus
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anulus fibrosus
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-in thoracic and pelvis
-convex (posteriorly)
kyphotic curve
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-cervical and lumbar
-convex (anteriorly)
-develop as a result of upright posture
lordotic curve
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scoliosis
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"hunchback"
kyphosis
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"swayback"
lordosis
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-unique features: transverse foramina and bifid spinous process
-"ant eater"
cervical vertebra
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-articulate with ribs
-bones are larger and stronger than cervicals
-long downward (inferiorly-pointed) spinous processes
-"giraffe"
thoracic vertebrae
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-large, strong vertebral bodies
-support the weight of the body
-thick, blade-like spinous processes
lumbar vertebra
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spinous process
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bifid spinous process
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superior articular facet
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transverse process
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vertebral foramen
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vertebral body
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lamina
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pedicle
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inferior articular process
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transverse foramen
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anterior longitudinal ligament
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posterior longitudinal ligament
86
supraspinous ligament
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interspinous ligament
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ligamentum flavum
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ligamentum nuchae
90
-C1
-bony ring and supports the head
atlas
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-C2
-contains the odontoid process (dens)
-allows for cervical rotation
axis
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dens (odontoid process)
93
atlantoaxial joint
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facet that articulates with rib tubercle
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facet that articulates with rib head
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-5 fused segments
-articulates with ilium to form the sacroiliac joints
sacrum
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coccyx
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superior articular facet of sacrum
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median sacral crest
100
sacral foramina
101
disc herniation
