Chapters D-G Flashcards
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What are the parts of the vertebral column
Cervical curvature, Thoracic curvature, lumbar curvature, sacral curvature, coccyx
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
5
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7
What numbers are the true ribs
1-7
What numbers are the false ribs
8-12
the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint
Condyle
Shaped like a crown
Coronoid
a Protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
Tubrecule
Shaped like a crow’s beak
Coracoid
infra
below
Supre
above
a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage
Process
A pit, cavity, or depression in a bone
Fossa
any globelike or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone
Capitulum
Acetabulum
‘Wine cup’
Symphysis
a growing together
Trochanter
the greek word for a runner”
The_______ and __________ are condyles
trochlea and capitulum
What does the capitulum articulate with
the radius
What does the Trochlea articulate with
the ulna
the funny bone – has a groove containing the ulnar nerve
Medial Condyle
What is a common site for fracture in the arm/humerus/brachium
Surgical neck
characteristics of Female Pelvic Girdle
- pelvis tilted forward
- bones, thinner, lighter smoother
- acetabula, smaller, further apart
- pubic arch — wider
- Sacrum – wider, shorter
- coccyx – more movable, straighter
- pelvic inlet or brim – wider
- Pelvic outlet – wider