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Unit 4 Flashcards

1
Q

sutures

A

connects bone to the skull

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2
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fontanels

A

soft spots between bones

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3
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frontal bone

A

forehead

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4
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parietal bone

A

crown

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5
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temporal bone

A

temple

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6
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occipital bone

A

back of head

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7
Q

sphenoid bone

A

cranial floor

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8
Q

ethmoid bone

A

medial wall of eye orbit, superior nasal septum

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9
Q

mandible

A

lower jaw

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10
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maxilla

A

upper jaw, most of hard palate

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11
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zygomatic bone

A

cheekbone, floor of eye orbit

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12
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nasal bone

A

bridge of nose

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13
Q

palatine bone

A

posterior hard palate, floor of eye orbit

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14
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vomer

A

floor of nasal cavity, inferior nasal septum

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15
Q

lacrimal bone

A

medial eye orbit

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16
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inferior nasal conchae

A

inferior wall of nasal cavity that swirls and filters air

17
Q

cervical curvature

A

top 7 vertebrae

18
Q

thoratic curvature

A

middle 12 vertebrae

19
Q

lumbar curvature

A

bottom 5 vertebrae

20
Q

sacrum

A

5 fused vertebrae

21
Q

coccyx

A

4 fused vertebrae

22
Q

sternum pieces

A

manubrium, body, xiphoid process

23
Q

how many ribs are there

A

12 pairs, 24 all together

24
Q

true ribs

A

top 7 ribs attached to the sternum

25
Q

false ribs

A

5 pairs of ribs that aren’t attached to the sternum

26
Q

floating ribs

A

bottom 11 and 12 that aren’t attached to anything but the vertebrae

27
Q

hyoid bone

A

bone not attached to anything but the tongue

28
Q

kyphosis

A

osteoporosis, downward hunch

29
Q

scoliosis

A

displaced laterally

30
Q

lordosis

A

opposite of kyphosis

31
Q

3 parts of the sternum

A

manubrium, body xiphoid process

32
Q

axis

A

c2 vertebrae

33
Q

atlas

A

c1 vertebrae

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