Visual Quiz Flashcards by Kenzie LaPress | Brainscape

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What is the atlas?

A

First cervical vertebra (C1)

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What is the axis?

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Second cervical vertebra (C2)

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How many cervical vertebrae are there?

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7 vertebrae in the neck region

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What is the clavicle?

A

Collarbone

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What is the coccyx?

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Tailbone

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What is the fibula?

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Smaller lower leg bone

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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

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5 vertebrae in the lower back

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What are ribs?

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Curved bones in the chest

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What is the sacrum?

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Triangular bone at the base of the spine

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What is the scapula?

A

Shoulder blade

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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

A

12 vertebrae in the upper back

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What is the tibia?

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Larger lower leg bone

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What is the body of a vertebra?

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Main part of a vertebra

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What is the odontoid process?

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Dens of the axis

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What is a pedicle?

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Connects vertebral body to arch

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What is the spinous process?

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Posterior projection for muscle attachment

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What is the transverse foramen?

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Hole in cervical vertebrae

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What is the transverse process?

A

Side projection for muscle attachment

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What is the vertebral foramen?

A

Central hole for spinal cord

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What is the coronal suture?

A

Joins frontal and parietal bones

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What is the cribiform plate?

A

Part of the ethmoid bone for nerves

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What is the crista galli?

A

Ethmoid bone feature

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What is the mandible?

A

Lower jawbone

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What is the sagittal suture?

A

Joins parietal bones

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What is the diaphysis?

A

Shaft of a long bone

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What is the epiphysis?

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End part of a long bone

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What is the foramen magnum?

A

Large opening for spinal cord

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What does the lambdoidal suture do?

A

Joins parietal and occipital bones

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What is the sella tursica?

A

Part of the sphenoid holding the pituitary gland

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What does the squamous suture do?

A

Joins parietal and temporal bones