Exam 3 Flashcards
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How many pairs of ribs do humans have?
12 pairs
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80 bones include skull, thoracic cage (rib cage), vertebral column, supplemental cartilages
How many bones? What parts are included in the axial skeleton?
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Protect and support openings to the digestive and respiratory tracts Provide muscle attachments that control facial expressions and food manipulation Except for the mandible (= joint or articulation), skull bones are connected by sutures = bones attached through dense fibrous connective tissue
What are the primary functions of the skull? How are skull bones connected?
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Located in the middle ear cavity Petrous part of the temporal bone Move vibrations to the inner ear
What are the auditory ossicles? Where are they located? What do they do?
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Anterior fontanelle formed by…?
What is the name for the ‘soft spot’ on infant skulls? What is it formed by?
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Supports the head , neck, and trunk Protects the spinal cord Transfers body weight to the appendicular skeleton Helps maintain an upright body position 26 bones Cervical (neck -7), thoracic (chest-12), lumbar (lower back-5), sacrum, coccyx (tailbone)
What are the primary functions of the vertebral column? How many bones make up the vertebral column? What are the 5 main divisions of the vertebral column?
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makes room for the thoracic organs
4 spinal curve: Primary Thoracic curve
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makes room for the abdominopelvic organs
4 spinal curve: Primary sacral curve
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balances the weight of the head on the neck
4 spinal curve: secondary cervical curve
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balances the weight of the trunk over the lower limbs assist with standing
4 spinal curve: secondary lumbar curve
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articulate with other vertebrae
Articuluar processes
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form the back and sides of the vertebral foramen
vertebral arch
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weight transfer
vertebral body
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between vertebral bodies fibrous cartilage
Intervertebral discs are made of what? Where are they located?
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area for spinal cord
vertebral canal
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form base of the skull to the thorax
cervical vertebrae
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attachment for the skull
Atlas (c1)
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dens = assist rotation of the head
axis (c2)
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allows ligament attachment to maintain the cervical curve
vertebra prominens
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articulates with ribs
There are 12 thoracic vertebrae. Where do they articulate?
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largest vertebrae holds the most weight
Lumbar vertebrae
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Protects the reproductive, digestive, and urinary organs Attaches the axial skeleton to the appendicular skeleton (through the pelvic girdle)
Sacrum
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12 pairs
How many pairs of ribs do humans have?
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126 bones Includes Pectoral girdle, Upper limbs, Pelvic girdle, Lower limbs Function: Forms the appendages and attachment points of the body
How many bones make up the appendicular skeleton? What body areas are included? What are the functions of the appendicular skeleton?