Visual Quiz Flashcards
What is the atlas?
First cervical vertebra (C1)
What is the axis?
Second cervical vertebra (C2)
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7 vertebrae in the neck region
What is the clavicle?
Collarbone
What is the coccyx?
Tailbone
What is the fibula?
Smaller lower leg bone
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
5 vertebrae in the lower back
What are ribs?
Curved bones in the chest
What is the sacrum?
Triangular bone at the base of the spine
What is the scapula?
Shoulder blade
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
12 vertebrae in the upper back
What is the tibia?
Larger lower leg bone
What is the body of a vertebra?
Main part of a vertebra
What is the odontoid process?
Dens of the axis
What is a pedicle?
Connects vertebral body to arch
What is the spinous process?
Posterior projection for muscle attachment
What is the transverse foramen?
Hole in cervical vertebrae
What is the transverse process?
Side projection for muscle attachment
What is the vertebral foramen?
Central hole for spinal cord
What is the coronal suture?
Joins frontal and parietal bones
What is the cribiform plate?
Part of the ethmoid bone for nerves
What is the crista galli?
Ethmoid bone feature
What is the mandible?
Lower jawbone
What is the sagittal suture?
Joins parietal bones
What is the diaphysis?
Shaft of a long bone
What is the epiphysis?
End part of a long bone
What is the foramen magnum?
Large opening for spinal cord
What does the lambdoidal suture do?
Joins parietal and occipital bones
What is the sella tursica?
Part of the sphenoid holding the pituitary gland
What does the squamous suture do?
Joins parietal and temporal bones
