CH7 Flashcards
(53 cards)
Axial Skeleton
80 bones
includes the the skull (cranial bones and facial bones), the vertebral column, the hyoid bone (floating bone in throat), the sternum, and the ribs.
Protects spinal cord, brain and visceral organs
Appendicular Skeleton
126 bones
consists of the bones of the upper limbs, the lower limbs, the pectoral girdle, and the pelvic girdle.
Facilitates movement
What bones dose the vertebral column consist of?
24 vertebrae + sacrum and coccyx
Cervical
C1-C7, 7 bones
7am
Thoracic
T1-T12, 12 bones
* Spinous process is long and overlap next inferior vertebrae (looks like an elephant trunk)
* Articulation sites - facets for rib attachment
12pm lunch
Lumbar
L1-L5, 5 bones
* Strongest, largest, thick body and short, rounded spinous process
* Takes on the weight of the body
5pm dinner
Sacrum
- Formed from the fusion of 5 sacral vertebrae, whose lines of fusion are indicated by the transverse processes
- Fuses between 13-30 yr old
Coccyx
Formed by the fusion of 4 small coccygeal vertebrae
Special features of C21 C2 (and movements)
- C1 (Atlas) - does not have a body or spinous process. Helps with head rotation nodding
- C2 (Axis) - has upward projection dens, helps with head rotation shaking head no
- They both help with head rotation (nodding, shaking head no)
Differentiate b/t cranial bones and facial bones
Cranial bones compose the top and back of the skull and protect the brain. The facial bones are made up of the eye sockets, nose and jaw - involved in sensory function
True ribs
ribs directly attached; ribs 1-7
False ribs
not attached/or indirectly attached by costal cartilage; 8-12
Floating
don’t directly attach to sternum; 11-12
* Originates to thoracic verterbral column
Common foramens of skull
Mental foramen (chin), mandibular foramen, supraorbital (above eye), infraorbital (below eye), magnum foramen (passageway for spinal cord)
Hyoid bone
- Located in the upper neck (throat).
- Does not join another bone.
- Provides attachment for muscles that act on the tongue, larynx, and pharynx.
- It aids in tongue movement and deglutition (swallowing)
Paranasal Sinuses
- Paranasal sinuses are cavities in the skull lined with mucous membranes.
- Helps with resonating speech. (speech changes when we have a cold/sinuses)
- Paranasal sinuses include: Frontal, Sphenoid, ethmoid, maxillae
Sinusitis
sinuses are inflamed because of allergies or infection
Nasal septum
Nasal septum divides nasal cavity into left and right sides
* Formed by the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone and vomer bone
Septal cartilage
fills the gap between and extends into the nose
Deviated septum
difficulty breathing, obstructs nasal airway
Hard palate
separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavities, forming the floor of the nasal cavity and the roof of the oral cavity
* comprised of two facial bones: the palatine process of the maxilla and the paired palatine bones
Intervertebral discs
padding b/t each vertebrae. Disc consists of fibrous outer layer called the annulus fibrosus and a gel-like center called the nucleus pulposus
Intervertebral foramen
exit for spinal nerve
Annulus Fibrosis
Outer portion of disc. Tougher layer