Anatomy Chapter 7: The Skeleton Flashcards

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