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Anatomy.Terms
Anatomy Terms
Question | Answer |
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epiphysis | the end of a bone |
diaphysis | the shaft of a bone |
epiphyseal plate | the growth plate at the end of the bone |
femur | the stongest and longest bone in the body. the thigh |
cervical vertebrae | vertebrae in the neck. (7) |
thoracic vertebrae | vertebrae in the chest (12)` |
true ribs | first set of ribs in the chest |
false ribs | second set of ribs in the chest. below the true ribs |
floating ribs | don't attach to the sternum |
lumbar verterae | lower back vertebrae (5) |
maxilla | upper jaw |
mandible | lower jaw |
frontal bone | forehead |
occipital bone | the back of the head |
parietal bone | the sides of the skull |
ethmoid bone | bone in the middle of the nose. |
sphenoid bone | bat shaped bone in the skull |
temporal bone | on the side of the skull |
external auditory meatus | opening in the temporal bone where sound passes through |
mastoid process | bone that pokes out behind the ear |
zygomatic bone | cheek bone |
sella turcica | small bone inbetween the sphenoid |
lacrimal bone | tear duct |
foramen magnum | large opening where the spinal cord enters the skull |
sacrum | 5 fused vertevrae between the illium |
coccyx | tailbone |
sternum | flat bone that the ribs attatch to |
xiphiod process | pointy end of the sternum |
clavicle | collar bone |
scapula | shoulder blade |