7768084638 | coronal suture | 0 | ||
7768084639 | squamous suture | 1 | ||
7768084640 | lamboid suture | 2 | ||
7768084641 | sagital suture | 3 | ||
7768084642 | sphenoid | 4 | ||
7768084643 | mastoid process | Involved in chewing | 5 | |
7768084644 | styloid process | 6 | ||
7768084645 | external occipital protuberance | 7 | ||
7768084646 | mandible | 8 | ||
7768084647 | mandible | strongest bone on face | 9 | |
7768084648 | mental foramen | foramen responsible for blood/nerve supply to outside of jaw | 10 | |
7768084649 | mandibular foramen | foramen responsible for sensation for teeth/lower jaw | 11 | |
7768084650 | cribiform plate | in ethmoid bone, allows for taste receptors | 12 | |
7768084651 | fontanelle | allows for brain to grow and develop in infants allows for easier delivery for moms | 13 | |
7768084652 | Anterior Longitudinal | Ligament that runs up/down anterior bodies | 14 | |
7768084653 | Posterior Longitudinal | Ligament that runs up/down posterior bodies | 15 | |
7768084654 | Ligamentum flavum | connects adjacent vertebrae | 16 | |
7768084655 | intraspinous ligament | thin and membranous ligaments, that connect adjoining spinous processes of the vertebra in the spine. | 17 | |
7768084656 | herniated disc | nucleus plupus oozes out of capsule | 18 | |
7768084657 | scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine | 19 | |
7768084658 | kyphosis | dorsal curvature of thoracic vertebrae common in older people | 20 | |
7768084659 | lordosis | vertebral curvature in lumbar spine usually seen in pregnant women | 21 | |
7768084660 | atlas | C1 vertebra | 22 | |
7768084661 | axis | C2 vertebra | 23 | |
7768084662 | dens | tiny process allows for side-rotation of head The atlas rotates on this. | 24 | |
7768084663 | sacrum | 5 fused vertebrae. Ridges formed as they are fused together | 25 | |
7768084664 | coccyx | attached to sacrum, mostly useless | 26 | |
7768084665 | true ribs | ribs that articulate directly with the sternum | 27 | |
7768084666 | false ribs | Ribs 8-12 Attached to another ribs cartilage before the sternum | 28 | |
7768084667 | floating ribs | bottom 2 ribs don't articulate in anterior | 29 | |
7768084668 | pectoral girdle | clavicle, scapula, humerus | 30 | |
7768084669 | acromion process | 31 | ||
7768084670 | coranoid process | 32 | ||
7768084671 | glenoid cavity | 33 | ||
7768084672 | clavicle | most fractured in the body | 34 | |
7768084673 | greater and lesser tubercle | attachment site for rotator cuff muscles | 35 | |
7768084674 | capitulum | articulates with radius | 36 | |
7768084675 | trochlea | articulates with ulna | 37 | |
7768084676 | medial epicondyle | what you hit when you hit your funny bone | 38 | |
7768084677 | illium | 39 | ||
7768084678 | ischium | 40 | ||
7768084679 | acetabulum | where femur articulates | 41 | |
7768084680 | potts fracture | fracture of the fibula | 42 |
Anatomy Chapter 7: The Skeleton Flashcards
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