Midterm Flashcards
dorsal surface
top of foot or hand
palmar surface
palm of hand
plantar surface
bottom of foot
superior
above
inferior
below
proximal
closer to
distal
further from
lateral
away from midline
medial
towards midline
superficial
closer to body surface
deep
further from body surface
coronal/frontal plane
divides anterior and posterior
sagittal
divides right and left
transverse/hortizontal
divides superior and inferior
mid-sagittal
cutting down the midline and divide left and right
axial skeleton (trunk)
- bones of skull
- accessory bones
- vertebral column
- thoracic cage
appendicular skeleton (appendages)
- upper limbs and pectoral girdle
- lower limbs and pelvic girdle
how many bones are in the vertebral column?
26
vertebral column
24 vertebrae
- 7 cervical (C1-C7)
- 12 thoracic (T1-T12)
- 5 lumbar (L1-L5)
*sacrum
*coccyx
26 bones total in vertebral column
functions of vertebral column
- column of support
- protection of spinal cord = passage for nerves
- attachment site for muscles
spinous process
middle process from superior view, but actually sits posterior on the vertebrae
transverse process
lateral process on vertebra
lamina
joins spinous process and transverse process
vertebral foramen
opening within individual vertebrae