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Chapter 8: Skeletal System Flashcards

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bones

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  • most adults have 206 bones
  • some abnormalities/ variations
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appendicular skeleton

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  • pelvic area, shoulder area, and limbs
  • comprised of 126 bones
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axial skeleton

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  • upright, central supporting axis of the body
  • includes skull, rib cage, and vertebral column
  • comprised of 80 bones
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weight

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the skeleton makes up almost 1/5 of a healthy adult’s body weight

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articulations

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condyle

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facet

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head

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projections

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crest

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epicondyle

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process

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spine

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trochanter

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tubercle

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tuberosity

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depressions

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fossa

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fovea

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sulcus

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passages

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canal

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fissure

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foramen

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meatus

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sinus

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foot bones

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cranium

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examining skeletal remains

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the skull

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parietal bones

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occipital bones

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temporal bones

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external auditory meatus

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mastoid process

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zygomatic arch

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styloid process

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sphenoid bone

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ethmoid bone

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frontal bone

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orbits

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cribriform plate

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sella turcica

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sutures

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coronal suture

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lambdoid suture

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squamous suture

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sagittal suture

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foramina

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foramen magnum

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brain swelling

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facial bones

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maxillae

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zygomatic bones

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mandible

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temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

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lacrimal bones

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nasal bones

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inferior nasal conchae

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vomer

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palatine bones

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auditory ossicles

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hyoid bone

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paranasal sinuses

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the infant skull

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anterior fontanel

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posterior (occipital) fontanel

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newborn skull

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the vertebral column

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cervical vertebrae

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thoracic vertebrae

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lumbar vertebrae

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sacrum

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coccyx

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normal curvatures of the spine

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abnormal spine curvatures

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vertebrae characteristics

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vertebral foramen

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body

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spinous process

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transverse processes

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intervertebral disc

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nucleus pulposus

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annulus fibrosus

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herniated disc

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specialty vertebrae

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atlas

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axis

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odontoid process

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transverse ligament

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transverse ligament

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flexibility

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the thoracic cage

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sternum

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manubrium

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suprasternal notch

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body

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xiphoid processes

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costal margins

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ribs

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false ribs

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true ribs

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costal cartilage

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floating ribs

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floating ribs

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pectoral girdle

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clavicle

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scapula

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acromion process

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coracoid process

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glenoid cavity

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upper limb

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humerus

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head

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olecranon fossa

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olecranon process

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styloid processes of the radius and ulna

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radius

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proximal head

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radial tuberosity

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ulna

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supination

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hand

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phalanges

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metacarpal bones

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carpal bones

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repetitive strain injuries

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pelvic girdle

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os coxae

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ilium

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ischium

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pubis

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symphysis pubis

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sacroiliac joint

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iliac crest

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greater sciatic notch

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acetabulum

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ischial spine

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lesser sciatic notch

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ischial tuberosity

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obturator foramen

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bone marrow biopsies

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pelvis

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true pelvis

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pelvic outlet

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false pelvis

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female vs male pelvises

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lower limb

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femur

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medial and lateral epicondyle

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patella

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fibula

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tibia

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tibial tuberosity

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medial malleolus

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phalanges

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metatarsals

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tarsal bones

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arches of the foot

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