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Viewing:

The Axial Skeleton

front 1

Forehead bone

back 1

Frontal

front 2

Cheekbone

back 2

Zygomatic

front 3

Lower jaw

back 3

Mandible

front 4

Bridge of nose

back 4

Nasal

front 5

Posterior bones of the hard palate

back 5

Palatines

front 6

Much of the lateral and superior cranium

back 6

Parietal

front 7

Most posterior part of the cranium

back 7

Occipital

front 8

Single, irregular, bat-shaped bone forming part of the cranial floor

back 8

Sphenoid

front 9

Tiny bones bearing tear ducts

back 9

Lacrimal

front 10

Anterior part of the hard palate

back 10

Maxillae

front 11

Superior and middle nasal conchae formed from its projections

back 11

Ethmoid

front 12

Site of mastoid process

back 12

Temporal

front 13

Site of "sella turica"

back 13

Sphenoid

front 14

Site of cribriform plate

back 14

Ethmoid

front 15

Site of mental foramen

back 15

Mandible

front 16

Site of styloid process

back 16

Temporal

front 17

Four bones containing paranasal sinuses

back 17

Ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, maxillae

front 18

Condyles here articulate with the atlas

back 18

Occipital

front 19

Foramen magnum located here

back 19

Occipital

front 20

Small U-shaped bone in the neck, where many tongue muscles attach

back 20

Hyoid

front 21

Middle ear found here

back 21

Temporal

front 22

Nasal septum

back 22

Vomer

front 23

"The cock's comb"; crista galli

back 23

Ethmoid

front 24

Contain alveoli bearing teeth

back 24

Mandible and maxillae

front 25

Define suture.

back 25

Fibrous bands of tissues that connect the bones of the skull

front 26

With one exception, skull bones are joined by sutures. Name the exception.

back 26

Parietal and temporal

front 27

What bones are connected by the lambdoid suture?

back 27

Parietal and temporal with occipital
(PTO)

front 28

What bones are connected by the squamous suture?

back 28

Temporal and parietal bones (TP)

front 29

Name the eight bones of the cranium.

back 29

(2) Parietal; (2) Temporal; Frontal; Ethmoid; Sphenoid; Occipital

front 30

Give two possible functions of the sinuses.

back 30

1. Resonance chambers for speech
2. Lighter skull

front 31

What is the orbit?

back 31

Eye socket

front 32

What bones contribute to the formation of the orbit?

back 32

Frontal, maxilla, lacrimal, ethmoid, sphenoid, palatine, zygomatic bones

front 33

Why can the sphenoid bone be called the keystone of the cranial floor?

back 33

Sphenoid articulates with all of the cranial bones

front 34

Vertebral type containing foramina in the transverse processes, through which the vertebral arteries ascend to reach the brain

back 34

Cervical vertebra-typical

front 35

Dens here provides a pivot for rotation of C1

back 35

Axis

front 36

Transverse processes faceted for articulation with ribs; spinous process pointing sharply downward

back 36

Thoracic

front 37

Composite bone that articulates with the hip bone laterally

back 37

Sacrum

front 38

Massive vertebrae that is weight sustaining

back 38

Lumbar

front 39

Tail bone, fused vestigial vertebrae

back 39

Coccyx

front 40

Supports the head and allows a rocking motion

back 40

Atlas

front 41

Cavity enclosing the nerve cord

back 41

Vertebral foramen

front 42

Weight bearing portion of the vertebra

back 42

Body

front 43

Provides levers against which muscles pulls

back 43

Spinous and transverse

front 44

Provides articulation point for the ribs

back 44

Body and transverse

front 45

Openings providing for exit of spinal nerves

back 45

Intervertebral foramina

front 46

Structures that form an enclosure for the spinal cord

back 46

Body and vertebral arch

front 47

Describe how a spinal nerve exits from the vertebral column.

back 47

Spinal nerves exit the vertebral column through the ventral root then the ventral horn. Sensory nerves enter spinal cord via dorsal horn, synapse on dorsal ganglia, and enter spinal cord

front 48

Two factors that permit flexibility of the vertebral column

back 48

1. Discs
2. S-shaped vertebral column

front 49

What kind of tissue composes the intervertebral discs?

back 49

Fibrocartilage

front 50

What is a herniated disc?

back 50

Disc in which the nucleus pulposus herniates through the annulus

front 51

What problems would a herniated disc cause?

back 51

The nucleus pulposus compresses on the spinal cord leading to pain and possible paralysis

front 52

Two spinal curvatures that are obvious at birth?

back 52

Concave forward in the Thoracic and Sacral spine

front 53

What conditions do secondary curvatures develop?

back 53

Over course of normal development
1. Cervical curvature- when infant lifts up its head
2. Lumbar curvature- when infant learns to sit up

front 54

Major bony components of the thorax

back 54

Ribs and sternum

front 55

True rib vs. false rib.

back 55

True rib attaches to cartilage that articulates with the sternum

front 56

Floating ribs are true or false ribs?

back 56

False ribs

front 57

What is the general shape of the thoracic cage?

back 57

Cone shape