Anatomy Flashcards
Identify the plane that divides the body into Anterior and Posterior parts:
Answer: Coronal plane
Saggital = left/right
Frontal/coronal = anterior/posterior
The olecranol region is ______ to the umbilical region.
Lateral
Palmer = palm Inguinal = groin Crural = leg Sural = calf Pedal = foot Plantar = sole of foot Calcaneal = heel of foot
Identify the alternative name for superficial fascia:
Hypodermis
Another name for hypodermis = subcutaneous tissue
Melanin is produced by cells located in the ______.
Stratum basale
Tactile (merkel) cells are also located in the stratum basale
- nails grow from the stratum basale of the nail matrix
Identify the bone of the visceral cranium:
Maxilla : “In My Loud Mind, Zebras Play Very Nice”
Bones of the Neurocranium: parietal, temporal, frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid and occipital
What type of vertebrae has a costal facet?
A. Thoracic B. cervical C. Lumbar D. Cocxygeal E. Sacral
A. Thoracic
What type of vertebrae has transverse foramina?
A. Thoracic B. cervical C. Lumbar D. Cocxygeal E. Sacral
B. cervical
Which of the following is NOT part of the ethmoid bone?
Answer: Inferior Nasal Conchae
Ethmoidal landmarks: crista galli, cribiform plate, superior/middle nasal conchae, perpendicular plate, olfactory foramina
The foramen magnum is a landmark on the _______ bone:
Occipital
Occipital bone foramina: hypoglossal canal, chondylar canal, jugular foramen, foramen magnum
The foramen lacerum is a landmark on the ____ bone.
Temporal bone and sphenoid
The mastoid process is ______ to the pteregoid hamulus:
Posterior
The internal auditory canal is ______ to the foramen rotundum:
Posterior
Identify the bony landmark of the scapula:
Glenoid cavity
other scapula landmarks: Coracoid process and Acromion
The styloid process is on the ______ end of the radius:
Distal
The coronoid process is on the ______ end of the ulna.
Proximal
(same with the olecranon and trochlear notch)
The ulnar head is on the distal end of the ulna; the radial head is on the proximal end of the radius
Identify the landmark on the Os Coxa:
- Ischial Tuberosity
Other parts include the anterior/posterior iliac spine, acetabulum, sciatic notch (greater/lesser), pubic tubercle, obturator foramen
The Tibial tuberosity is on the ______ and ____ surface of the tibia:
Anterior, Proximal
Lateral malleolus = fibula
Medial malleaoulus = tibia
Medial/Lateral tibial condyle = proximal
FEMUR:
- trochanters = proximal
- condyles = distal
- patellar surface = distal
- Linea aspera = posterior
Identify the muscle that attaches to the maxillary tuberosity:
- Superficial head of the medial pterigoid (inserts on the mandible)
Identify the muscle that attaches to the greater wing of the sphenoid:
- Superior head of the lateral pterygoid (inserts on the TMJ also)
Masseter muscle originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the mandible
Temporalis inserts on the Coronoid process of the mandible (note: the temporalis is the main postural muscle)
Identify the muscle that attaches to the lateral surface of the pterygoid plate:
- Inferior head of the Lateral Pterygoid (inserts on the mandible)
Masseter muscle originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the mandible
Temporalis inserts on the Coronoid process of the mandible (note: the temporalis is the main postural muscle)
Which of the following retracts the mandible?
- Temporalis
Lateral Pterygoid muscle is the only one that does NOT elevate the mandible and has bilateral movement
The fibrous joint between the tibia and fibula is an example of a:
Syndesmoses
The fibrous joint between the mandible or maxilla and tooth is an example of a:
Gomphoses