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What bones does the axial skeleton consist of

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The cranial bones, facial bones, hyoid bone, vertebral column and the thorax

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What are the bones of the cranium

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1 Frontal bone
1 occipital bone
2 temporal bones
2 parietal bones
1 sphenoid bone
1 ethmoid bone

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What are the facial bones

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1 mandible
1 vomer
2 zygomatic bones
2 maxilla
2 lacrimal
2 nasal
2 palatine
2 inferior nasal conchae

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T/F

The hyoid bone articulates with other bones

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False

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How foes the hyoid bone articulate to other bones

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Through ligaments

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How many cervical vertebrae are there

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7

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What does the atlas articulate with

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The occipital condyles of the occipital bone

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By articulating with the occipital condole, what does this connection between the occipital and atlas allow us to do

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Move our head up and down

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9
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What does the axis articulate with

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The atlas and C3

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By articulating with the atlas, what does this connection between the atlas and axis allow us to do

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Move our head left and right

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How many thoracic vertebrae are there

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12

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How many lumbar vertebrae are there

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5

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13
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How many fused bones does the sacrum consist of

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5

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How many bones does the coccyx consist of

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4

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How many ribs are there

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12 pairs

Or

24

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16
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What ribs are the true ribs

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Rib pairs 1-7

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17
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What ribs are the false ribs

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Rib pairs 8-12

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18
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What ribs are floating ribs

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Rib pairs 11-12

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19
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What bones make up the shoulder girdle

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The clavicle and scapula

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20
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What bones make up your entire arm

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Humerus
Radius
Ulna
Carpal bones
Metacarpals
Phalanges

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What are the carpal bones

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Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate

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What bones make up the os coxae

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Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

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What bones make up your entire leg

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Femur
Patella
Tibia
Fibula
Tarsals
Metatarsals
Phalanges

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What are your tarsal bones

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Calcaneus
Talus
Navicular
Cuboid
Medial cuneiform
Intermediate cuneiform
Lateral cuneiform

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What is a foramen
A hole in a bone
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How many foramina do cervical vertebrae consist of and why
3 foramina For blood vessels and nerves
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What does meatus mean
A canal in a bone
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What does fossa mean in regards to bone
A shallow indented surface on a bone
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What does process mean in regards to bone
An extension of bone
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What does tuberosity mean
Roughened slightly raised area on a bone Usually the site of a tendon or ligament attachment
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What does tubercle mean
A bump on a bone that is more elevated than a tuberosity Site of muscle attachment
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What is a trochanter
A large projection of bone in the femur
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What is a condyle
Surface of bone that forms a joint with another bone
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T/F Foramina allow nerves, arteries, and veins to pass through
T
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T/F Condyles are covered by hyaline cartilage that form portions if joints
T
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What is a capitulum
A condyle that forms a joint with the radius
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What is a trochlea
A condyle that forms a joint with the ulna
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What is the medial epicondyle of the humerus
The ulnar nerve that travels along the posterior side of that protrusion
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What is the ischial tuberosity
The attachment of the hamstrings This bears weight when we sit
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What id the greater sciatic notch
The passage of the large sciatic nerve to the back of the leg
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What is the pubic symphysis
The fibrocartilage joint between two pubic bones
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What is the acetabulum
The hip socket
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What is the glenoid fossa
The shoulder socket
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What is another name for the dens on the axis vertebrae
Odontoid process
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What is the sternal angle
The attachment if the 2nd rib
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What is the xiphoid process
Cartilaginous extension of the inferior sternum
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What structures will only be found on the complete skull because they are found at cranial joints
The jugular foramen and the infraorbital fissure
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What is the significance of the internal acoustic meatus
Its the location of the inner ear
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What is the significance of the external acoustic meatus
The passageway to the middle ear through the temporal bone
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What is the significance of the carotid canal
Passageway for the carotid artery which is the major artery that supplies oxygen to the brain
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What is the significance of the optic foramen
Passageway for the optic nerve for sight
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What is the significance of the sella turcica
Bony protection for the pituitary gland
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What is the significance of the cribriform plate
Passageways for the olfactory nerves for smell
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What is the significance of the middle and superior conchae
Bony projections of the ethmoid bone covered by mucus membranes that also warm and moisten air
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What is the significance of the mastoid process
Protrusion behind the ear on skull Point of attachment for some neck muscles
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What is the significance of the crista galli
Place where meninges attach
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What is the significance of the occipital protuberance
Helps identify male or female skull
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What is the significance of the foramen magnum
Passageway for brain stem that will continue as the spinal cord below the occipital bone
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What is the significance of the jugular foramen
Passageway for the jugular vein Major vein that drains blood from the brain
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Name the specific artery that passes through the carotid canal
Carotid artery
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What structures pass through the optic foramen
Nerves for sight
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What passed though the cribriform plate
Olfactory nerves for smell
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What bones have a Coronoid process
Mandible Humerus Ulna
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Name the boned that function as turbines for the passage of air
Middle and superior conchae
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What are features that help determine if it is a male skull
Eye orbit is more square than round Supraorbital ridge is more pronounced Superior ridge of zygomatic process extends beyond the external auditory meatus Pronounced occipital protuberance Mandible more like a ā€œUā€ or square shape
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What bones articulate to form the shoulder
Clavicle Humerus Scapula
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What bones articulate to form the knee
Patella Femur Tibia Fibula
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Where is the glenoid fossa cavity located
The shoulder joint
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What facial bones are not paired
Mandible and vomer

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