Bones Pt. 3 Flashcards
Sphenoid Bone
A bone at the base of cranium, behind eye but infront of brain
Sella Turcica
Saddle-shaped depression located at base of skull
Optic Canal
cylindrical canal running through the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone
foramen ovale
Oval shape opening in the middle cranial fossa, in greater wing
Ethmoid bone
middle area of the neurocranum, in the middle
Cribriform plate
part of the ethmoid bone located at base of skull
Crista galli
the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
Maxillia
Upper jaw
Mandible
Lower jaw
Condylar process
Very end of lower jaw
Coronoid process
Bony buttress to prevent posterior dislocation, triangular
Mandibular notch
A groove in the ramus of the mandible, like a long U
Mental foramen
Two openings located on the anterior surface of the mandible, long line in middle of jaw
7 Cervical vertebrae
C1-C7. connected at the back of the bone. Neck
Atlas
articulates with occipital condyles, c1
Axis
c2, pivot upon c1
Odontoid process
a superior projecting bony element from the c2
12 Thoracic vertebrae
T1-T12, Nerves in spinal cord
Costal facets
Site of connection between Rib and Vertebra.
Transverse - surface that articulates with the tubercle of the rib with the same number for the first ten thoracic vertebrae
superior - site where a rib forms a joint with the top of a vertebra
5 Lumbar vertebrae
L1 to L5, which progressively increase in size going down the lower back
Sacrum
a shield-shaped bony structure that is located at the base of the lumbar vertebrae and that is connected to the pelvis (5)
Sacral canal
continuation of the spinal canal and runs throughout the greater part of the sacrum. Above the sacral hiatus, it is triangular in form.
Sacral hiatus
located at the distal (caudal) part of the sacrum and its lateral margins are formed by the two sacral cornua.
Coccyx
3 to 5 bones. a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column