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Nat. Review chpt. 5a

Bones of the axial skeleton

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The frontal bone is located Forehead
The parietal bones are located Directly behind the frontal bone
The temporal bones are located Behind the ears
The occiput is located Back of the head
The sphenoid bone is located Above the zygomatic bone
The coronal suture seperates The frontal bone and the parietal bones
The sagittal suture seperates Parietal bones
Lambdoid suture seperates Parietal and temporal bones from the occiput
Squamous suture seperates Parietal and temporal bones
External auditory meatus is located Temporal bone
Mastoid process is located Under the ear
Styloid process is located In front of the mastoid process
Zygomatic arch is The cheek bone
Nasal bones form Form the upper bridge of the nose
Lacrimal bones Form the medial wall of the eye socket and the side wall of the nasal cavity
Zygomatic bones Form the cheek and help form the orbit
Maxillary bones Upper jawbones
Sphenoid bone Form the central part of the floor of the cranium
Sella turcica Small depression in the spheniod bone that the pituitary is located in (turkish saddle)
Pterygoid plates Muscles attatch here
External occipital protuberance Large bump on the back of the head
Occipital condyles Smaller bump below eop
Foramen magnum Large hole that the spinal cord enters the cranium through
Palatine process Roof of the mouth
Mandible Lower jaw
Condyloid process Articulates with Temporal bone here
Coronoid process of the mandible Front of jaw articulation
Ramus of the mandible Back part of the jawbone
Angle of the mandible Angle of the jaw
Hyoid bone U shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
Ear ossicles Ear bones
Malleus Hammer of the ear bones
Incus Anvil of the ear bones
Stapes Stirrup of the ear bones
Vertebral column Spinal column
Vertebrae Make up the vertebral column
Body of the vertebrae Circle part of the vertebrae
Vertebral foramen Hole in the vertebrae
Spinous process of the vertebrae Bone you can feel in your back
Transverse process of the vertebrae Oriented 90 degrees from the spinous process
Ethmoid bone Forms part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity
Crista galli Cock's comb, part of the ethmoid bone
Superior and middle concha Hooks inside the nose that slow down airflow
Vomer Forms the back and lower part of the nasal septum
Lamina of the vertebrae Join to form the spinous process of the vertebrae and form part of the vertebral foramen
Pedicle of the vertebrae Form the transverse process and part of the vertebral foramen
Superior articular processes of the vertebrae Articulates with the vertebrae above it. Face toward the spinous process.
Inferior articular processes of the vertebrae Articulates with the vertebrae below it. Face away from the spinous process.
There are ____ cervical vertebrae 7
Atlas C1
Axis C2
Dens Only on c2. Protrudes into formen on c1 to provide pivot action
Odontoid process Dens
Transverse foramen Found only in the cervical vertebrae. A hole in the transverse process
How many thoracic vertebrae are there? 12
Articular facets Facets on the articular process
How many lumbar vertebrae are there? 5
How many vertebrae make up the coccyx? 3-5
How many sacral vertebrae are there? 5
How many pair of ribs are there? 12
How many pair of true ribs are there? 7
How many pair of false ribs are there? 3
How many pair of floating ribs are there? 2
Rib Curved arches of bone
Sternum Breastbone
Clavicular notch A hollow on either side of the upper surface of the manubrium sterni which articulates with the clavicle
Manubrium The broad upper division of the sternum with which the clavicle and first two ribs articulate
Body of the sternum Middle part of the sternum
Xiphoid process Small bony pointed extension on the base of the sternum
Cervical curve is Lordotic
Thoracic curve is Kyphotic
Lumbar curve is Lordotic
Sacrum curve is Concave anterioinferiorly
Annulus fibrosus Outer fibrous rings
Nucleus pulposus Toothpaste like middle of vertebral disk
Ibibition How disks receive nutrients and water
Anterior spinous ligament Front ligament
Vertebral disk AKA intervertebral disk, between the vertebrae except occiput-c1 and c1-c2
Vertebral herniation Nucleus pulposes leaks out of the annulus fibrosus
Jefferson burst fracture C1 bursts from a compression fracture (Christopher Reeves)
Most herniation is Laterally
Anterior is ____ funtion in spinal nerves Motor
Posteriorly is ____ function in spinal nerves Sensory
Axial skeleton consists of Ribs, vertebrae, and skull
Appendicular skeleton consists of All that isn't axial
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