The Axial Skeleton Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
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Parietal bone
A
axial
2
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clavicle
A
appendicular
3
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coxal (hip) bone
A
appendicular
4
Q
sacrum
A
axial
5
Q
patella
A
appendicular
6
Q
sternum
A
axial
7
Q
atlas
A
axial
8
Q
fibula
A
appendicular
9
Q
zygomatic
A
facial
10
Q
ethmoid
A
cranial
11
Q
frontal
A
cranial
12
Q
maxilla
A
fracial
13
Q
mandible
A
facial
14
Q
parietal
A
cranial
15
Q
nasal
A
facial
16
Q
lacrimal
A
facial
17
Q
sphenoid
A
cranial
18
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palatine
A
facial
19
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Petrous ridge (part)
A
temporal
20
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Sella turcica
A
sphenoid
21
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Superior and middle nasal conchae
A
ethmoid
22
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Carotid canal and jugular foramen
A
temporal
23
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foramen magnum
A
occipital
24
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mastoid and styloid processes
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temporal
25
hard palate
maxilla and palatine
26
zygomatic arch
temporal and zygomatic
27
nasal septum
ethmoid and vomer
28
joined by coronal suture
frontal and parietal
29
inner ear cavity
temporal
30
olfactory foramina and cribriform plate
ethmoid
31
optic canal
sphenoid
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perpendicular plate
ethmoid
33
external auditory meatus
temporal
34
ramus and coronoid process
mandible
35
Contain paranasal sinuses
ethmoid, frontal, maxilla, and sphenoid
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joined by lambdoid suture
occipital and parietal
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joined by squamous suture
parietal and temporal
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sagittal suture is between two of these
parietal
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There are 5 of these bones
Lumbar vertebrae
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There are 7 of these bones
cervical vertebrae
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There are 12 of these bones
Thoracic vertebrae
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Articulates with the hip bones
sacrum
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Fuse to form the median sacral crest
spinous processes
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the pad located between the bodies of neighboring vertebrae
intervertebral disc
45
articulates with occipital condyles
atlas
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the dens is part of this bone
axis
47
commonly called the tailbone
coccyx
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outer collar of an intervertebral disc
anulus fibrosus
49
gelatinous center of an intervertebral disc
nucleus pulposus
50
Hole between two neighboring vertebrae for spinal nerves to pass through
Intervertebral foramen
51
How many bones are there in the axial skeleton?
80
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The calvaria is the:
upper dome of the skull
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The joints between the parietal bone and the bones surrounding it are called:
sutures
54
Which bone of the skull articulates with the first cervical vertebra?
occipital
55
Infections of the ear often spread to the:
mastoid air cells
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Which bone resembles a bat with its wings spread?
sphenoid
57
Which bone forms part of both the lateral wall of the nasal cavity and the medial wall of the eye orbit?
ethmoid
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The three curved ridges that are located in the lateral walls of the nasal cavity are the:
nasal conchae
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Which of these is NOT part of the ethmoid bone?
inferior nasal concha
60
The edge of the maxilla and mandible where the teeth insert is called the:
alveolar margin
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What part of the mandible forms part of the joint with the temporal bone (temporomandibular joint)?
mandibular condyle
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What bone acts as a movable base for the tongue and a point of attachment for muscles that raise and lower the larynx during swallowing?
hyoid
63
What is the only bone of the body that does not articulate directly with any other bone?
hyoid
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Which two vertebral curvatures are concave posteriorly?
cervical and lumbar
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A vertebra with a massive body and a short, flat, hatchet-shaped spinous process is probably a:
lumbar vertebra
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A vertebra with a short, bifid spinous process and holes in the transverse processes is a
cervical vertebra
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A vertebra with facets on the body and the transverse processes which has a long spinous process that points down is a:
thoracic vertebra
68
The articulation between the atlas and occipital bone allows us to:
nod the head when we say "yes"
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The articulation between the atlas and axis allows us to:
shake the head when we say "no"
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How many vertebrae fuse to form the adult sacrum?
5
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How many vertebrae fuse to form the adult coccyx?
3-5
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Which part of the sternum articulates with the clavicles?
manubrium
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Which part of the sternum remains hyaline cartilage until about the age of 40?
xiphoid process
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Which part of the sternum is formed from four bones that fuse after puberty?
body
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The head of a rib attaches to:
the body of the vertebra
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The tubercle of a rib attaches to:
the transverse process of a vertebra
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The anterior end of the shaft of most ribs attaches directly to
a costal cartilage
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How many pairs of ribs have costal cartilages that attach directly to the sternum?
7
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How many pairs of ribs have costal cartilages that attach to the costal cartilage of the rib above it
3
80
How many pairs of ribs do not connect to the sternum at all?
2
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The unossified areas that remain between cranial in the fetus and infant are called
fontanelles
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Select the CORRECT match
all of the above are correct
kyphosis- exaggerated thoracic curvature
lordosis- exaggerated lumbar curvature
scoliosis- abnormal lateral curvature
