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BONES & JOINTS Flashcards

(17 cards)

1
Q

describe the layers of the skull bone.

A

compact bone lies inferior and superior with spongy bone called diploe in between

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2
Q

what are the 4 sutures of the skull and which bones do they separate?

A

sagittal- 2 parietal bones
lambdoid- parietal and occipital
squamous- parietal and temporal
coronal- parietal and frontal

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3
Q

what is and where is the nasion?

A

midline depression between the eyes where the frontal and 2 nasal bones meet

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4
Q

what is the glabella?

A

area of skin between the eybrows

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5
Q

what is the supraorbital notch?

A

small opening in the central edge of the superior orbital margin where the supraorbital nerve, artery and vein pass through

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6
Q

what is the tempo mandibular joint?

A

connects the mandible via the condyloid process to the temporal bone and moves the jaw

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7
Q

what is the stylomastoid foramen and what passes through it?

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between the styloid and mastoid processes on the temporal bone which the facial nerve passes through

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8
Q

what is the external occipital protuberance?

A

middle of the squamous part of the occipital bone

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9
Q

how many cervical vertebrae are there?

A

7

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10
Q

what kind of curvature does the cervical region have?

A

lordosis

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11
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what is special about the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae?

A

they are bifid

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12
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what is the vertebra prominens?

A

the long spinous process of C7

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13
Q

what is special about the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae and what passes through them?

A

foramen transversarium- vertebral artery, vein and plexus of sympathetic nerves

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14
Q

what is special about C1?

A

it is called the atlas

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15
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what is special about C2?

A

it is called the atlas and has a unique odontoid process (dens)

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16
Q

how does C1 join with the skull?

A

atlanta-occipital joint- atlas to occipital condyles of the occipital bone which is a synovial ellipsoid joint

17
Q

what is the connection between C1 and C2?

A

atlanti-axial joint which is a synovial pivot joint