Unit 3: Axial Skeleton Bones Flashcards

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-Skull
-Hyoid bone
-Vertebral column
-Thoracic Cage

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Axial Skeleton

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2
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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

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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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26
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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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38
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nasal bone

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39
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zygomatic bone

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40
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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

50
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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

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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

58
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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)

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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

63
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-separates vertebrae
-spacer to allow nerves to pass through
-absorb shock (provide cushion for vertebra)
-enhance flexibility
-support body weight

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intervertebral discs

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nucleus pulposus

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anulus fibrosus

66
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-in thoracic and pelvis
-convex (posteriorly)

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kyphotic curve

67
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-cervical and lumbar
-convex (anteriorly)
-develop as a result of upright posture

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lordotic curve

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scoliosis

69
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“hunchback”

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kyphosis

70
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“swayback”

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lordosis

71
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-unique features: transverse foramina and bifid spinous process
-“ant eater”

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cervical vertebra

72
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-articulate with ribs
-bones are larger and stronger than cervicals
-long downward (inferiorly-pointed) spinous processes
-“giraffe”

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thoracic vertebrae

73
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-large, strong vertebral bodies
-support the weight of the body
-thick, blade-like spinous processes

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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

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supraspinous ligament

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interspinous ligament

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ligamentum flavum

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ligamentum nuchae

90
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-C1
-bony ring and supports the head

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atlas

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-C2
-contains the odontoid process (dens)
-allows for cervical rotation

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axis

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dens (odontoid process)

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atlantoaxial joint

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facet that articulates with rib tubercle

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facet that articulates with rib head

96
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-5 fused segments
-articulates with ilium to form the sacroiliac joints

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sacrum

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coccyx

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superior articular facet of sacrum

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median sacral crest

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sacral foramina

101
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disc herniation