General anatomical knowledge Flashcards
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What is a sesamoid bone?
A bone that is incorporated in a tendon
What type of joint is a glenohumeral joint? And what is the other name for this joint?
Ball and socket. Shoulder joint
What bone is the most lateral on the proximal carpal row of the wrist?
Scaphoid
What is an articulation?
The meeting of two bone surfaces
What is a facet?
These are a set of synovial, plane joints between the articular processes of two adjacent vertebrae.
What is a condyle?
A rounded surface (knucke-like) that articulates with another bone
What is a projection?
A raised marking - for example spinous processes of the vertebrae
What is an eminence?
A projection that is typically smooth
What is the head of a bone?
A region that is the prominent expanded end of a bone
What is a crest?
A narrow ridge
What is an epicondyle?
A projection that is superior to the condyle
What is a process?
A body prominence (area that is raised above it’s surroundings)
What is a spine (spinous)?
A sharp, slender, or narrow process
What is a tubercle?
A small, rounded projection
What is a tuberosity?
A rough, elevated surface
What is a fossa?
A shallow depression
What is sulcus?
A groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel
What closed embryological remnant connects the aortic arch and the pulmonary trunk?
Ligamentum Arteriosum
What vessels provides the arterial supply to head and neck?
Common carotid artery
What peripheral pulse can be found at the medial side of the ankle joint?
Posterior tibial artery pulse
What chamber is the sinoatrial node located in?
Right Atrium.
What type of epithelium lines the oesophagus?
Stratified squamus, non-keratinised.
What are the changes to the muscle layers as the oesophagus descends to the stomach?
A transition from skeletal muscle (top third) to skeletal/smooth (mid third) to smooth (lower third).
The oesophagus is posterior to the?
Heart.