Chapter 8 part 1&2

Question 0

Internal nares

Answer 0

Internal openings of the nasal cavity

Question 1

Nuclial ligament

Answer 1

Binds the skull to the vertebral column

Question 2

Facial bones

Answer 2

Bones of the head that have no direct contact with the brain or meninges.

Question 3

Soft palate

Answer 3

The fleshy rear portion of the roof of the mouth and floor of the nasal cavity.

Question 4

Hard palate

Answer 4

The hard front portion of the roof of the mouth and floor of the nasal cavity.

Question 5

Mental symphysis

Answer 5

Midsaggital cartilagenous joint of the mandible.

Question 6

Auditory ossicles

Answer 6

Collective name of the bones associated with hearing.

Question 7

Fontanel

Answer 7

Space between infused cranial bones

Question 8

Nucleus pulposus

Answer 8

Inner gelatinous portion of an intervertebral disc

Question 9

Annulus fibrosus

Answer 9

Outer ring of the fribrocartilage of an intervertebral disc.

Question 10

Transverse ligament

Answer 10

Holds the dens in place.

Question 11

Atlanto-occipital joint

Answer 11

Articulation between the atlas and the cranium.

Question 12

Atlantoaxial joint

Answer 12

Articulation between the atlas and the axis.

Question 13

Sternoclavicular joint

Answer 13

Articulation between the clavicle and the sternum.

Question 14

Arcomioclavicular joint

Answer 14

Articulation between the clavicle and the scapula.

Question 15

Glenohumeral joint

Answer 15

Articulation between the scapula and the humerus.

Question 16

Brachium

Answer 16

Portions of the arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow.

Question 17

Antebrachium

Answer 17

Portions of the arm extending from the elbow to the wrist.

Question 18

Carpus

Answer 18

Scientific name for the wrist

Question 19

Manus

Answer 19

Scientific name for the hand

Question 20

Interosseous membrane

Answer 20

Ligament that attaches the ulna and the radius.

Question 21

Femoral region

Answer 21

Portion of the leg that extends from the hip to the knee

Question 22

Crural region

Answer 22

Portion of the leg that extends from the knee to the ankle.

Question 23

Tarsal region

Answer 23

Scientific name for the ankle

Question 24

Pedal region

Answer 24

Scientific name for the foot

Question 25

Calcaneal tendon

Answer 25

Attaches the calf muscles to the heel

Question 26

Medial longitudinal arch

Answer 26

Arch extending from the heel to the hallux

Question 27

Lateral longitudinal arch

Answer 27

Arch extending from the heel to the little toe.

Question 28

Transverse arch

Answer 28

Arch formed by the cuboid, cuneiforms and proximal heads of the metatarsals.

Question 29

Axial skeleton

Answer 29

Forms the central supporting axis of the skeletal system.

Question 30

Appenicular skeleton

Answer 30

Includes the appendages/extremities of the skeletal system.

Question 31

Sesamoid bone

Answer 31

Bones the form within tendons.

Question 32

Sutural (wormian) bone

Answer 32

Bones found in the skull

Question 33

Cranial cavity

Answer 33

Cavity containing the brain.

Question 34

Condyle

Answer 34

A rounded knob

Question 35

Facet

Answer 35

A smooth, flat, slightly concave or convex articulation surface.

Question 36

Head

Answer 36

The prominent expanded end of a bone.

Question 37

Process

Answer 37

Any bony prominence

Question 38

Crest

Answer 38

A narrow ridge

Question 39

Line

Answer 39

A slightly raised, elongated ridge

Question 40

Spine

Answer 40

A sharp, slender, or narrow process

Question 41

Epicondyle

Answer 41

A projection superior to a condyle

Question 42

Trochanter

Answer 42

A massive process unique to the femur.

Question 43

Tubercle

Answer 43

A small, rounded process

Question 44

Tuberosity

Answer 44

A rough surface

Question 45

Alveolus

Answer 45

A pit or socket

Question 46

Fossa

Answer 46

A shallow, broad or elongated basin

Question 47

Fovea

Answer 47

A small pit

Question 48

Sulcus

Answer 48

A groove for a tendon, nerve or blood vessel.

Question 49

Foramen

Answer 49

A hole through a bone, usually round

Question 50

Canal/meatus

Answer 50

A tubular passage or tunnel through a bone

Question 51

Fissure

Answer 51

A slit through a bone.

Question 52

Sinus

Answer 52

Spaces or cavities within a bone

Question 53

Calvaria

Answer 53

Forms the roof and walls of the cranium.

Question 54

Anterior cranial fossa

Answer 54

Part of the skull that accommodates the frontal lobe.

Question 55

Middle cranial fossa

Answer 55

Part of the skull that accommodates the temporal lobe.

Question 56

Posterior cranial fossa

Answer 56

Part of the skull that accommodates the cerebellum.