Details Title: A & P Description: bones: general, skull Total Flash Cards: 87 Created: 02/17/2009 19:44:41		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Anatomy Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term diaphysis Definition shaft of long bone Term epiphysis Definition end of long bone Term epiphyseal plate Definition active plate cartilage where diaphysis joins wider part of bone Term articular cartilage Definition outer surface of epiphysis coating in hyaline cartilage called Term periosteum Definition bone covering Term trabeculae Definition network of bony plates & rods inside cancellous bone Term medullary cavity Definition marrow area of the bone (2 words) Term haversian system Definition units in compact bone made up of concentric rings Term Haversian canals Definition in compact bone, these feed the units of concentric rings Term Volkmann's canals Definition connect Haversian systems and connect bone cells with each other Term lacunae Definition spaces within the ring of compact bone Term interstitial lamellae Definition spaces between haversian systems are filled by a material called ____ ____, additional bone tissue Term hyaline cartilage Definition embryonic skeleton is made up of ___ ___ Term temporal Definition bone: lateral wall of cranium formed by ___ bones Term external auditory meatus Definition opening in temporal bone Term mastoid process Definition on temporal bone: rounded bump; muscle point of attachment Term styloid process Definition temporal bone: point. Attachment for tongue Term mandibular fossa Definition depression on temporal bone where jaw attaches Term zygomatic process Definition projection of temporal bone that helps form cheekbone Term sphenoid bone Definition butterfly shape bone forms floor inside cranium Term sella turcica Definition saddle shaped depression in sphenoid where pituitary lies Term frontal bone Definition forehead bone Term occipital bone Definition bone at back of skull Term foramen magnum Definition hole in occipital bone for spinal chord Term occipital condyles Definition rounded bumps on occipital bone where skull meets spine Term ethmoid bone Definition bone that separates nasal cavity from rest of skull Term cribiform plates Definition part of ethmoid process where olfactory nerves pass through Term nasal bones Definition two bone fuse at midline to form bridge of nose Term vomer bone or nasal septum Definition divides nasal cavity in half Term zygomatic bones Definition cheek bones (bones below eye socket) Term temporal process Definition projection on zygomatic bone that connects to zyomatic arch on another bone Term maxilla Definition upper jaw Term coronal suture Definition joint between frontal bone and parietal bone Term lamboidal suture Definition joint at back of head between parietal and occipital bones Term squamous suture Definition joint along side of head between temporal bone & surrounding bones (parietal, frontal, etc) Term supraorbital foramen Definition frontal bone has opening through which nerves and blood pass to forehead Term 1) support blood vessels 2) anchor tendon/ligament 3) houses osteoblasts Definition 3 functions of periosteum Term osteoclasts Definition destroy bone -> release Ca++ Term osteon Definition each bullseye ring pattern: (1 word) Term pubic symphasis Definition flexible spot in public bone that loosens during preg Term intramembraneous bone growth Definition bone growth method of flat bones, starting with template of fiberous CT Term 1) irregular 2) short long 3) long 4) flat Definition 4 types of bone (hint: shape) Term saggital suture Definition suture that divides parietal bones in half Term mastoid process Definition bump behind ear; muscle attachment for large muscle that runs down into neck Term styloid process Definition little pointy thing on temporal Term zygomatic process Definition thing that sticks out on temporal bone, points forward to connect to bone in front of it Term mandibular fossa Definition indent in bone where mandible fits Term fossa Definition general word for : depression/indent in bone Term tempomandibular joint Definition TMJ stands for ___ Term sella tursica Definition pituitary gland sits behind this notch in sphenoid Term optic foramina Definition optic nerves cross; in sphenoid bone Term crystal galli Definition brain is anchored on these projections of ethamoid (point on top) Term cribiform plate Definition sieve-like horizontal wings of ethamoid with openings Term olfactory foramina Definition smell nerve. Hole for this is in cribiform plate of ethamoid. Term perpendicular plate Definition bottom projection of ethamoid, makes part of nasal septum Term wormian bones Definition unjoined little bits of bone between sutures Term palantine bones Definition back two bones of hard palate Term maxillary bone Definition this facial bone makes up front bones of hard palate Term coronoid process Definition pointy projection of mandible; muscle attachment Term mandibular condyle Definition projection of mandible that fits into mandibular fossa Term mental foramen Definition holes in bottom jaw that allow nerves+ blood vessels Term mandibular foramen Definition holes on inside of mandible; allows blood vessels + nerves Term volmer bone Definition small pointy inside bone, at bottom center Term nasal septum Definition perpendicular plate + cartilage + volmer = Term nasal mucosa Definition lining inside nose Term auditory ossicles Definition tiny hearing bones Term malleus Definition tiny hammer bone in ear Term incus Definition tiny anvil bone in ear Term stapes Definition tiny stirrup bone in ear Term Malleus -> Incus -> Stapes Definition order of bones in ear, from superficial to deep Term 1) segmented 2) inter-vertebral discs 3) curves Definition how do we have flexibility in spine? 3 reasons Term anulus Definition intervertebral disc : outer ring Term pulp Definition inner part of interverterbral ring made of ___ Term spinous process Definition vertebra : top fin Term transverse processes Definition vertebra : side fins Term centrum Definition body of vertebrea Term vertebral foramen Definition big hole in vertebra - spinal chord Term bifid or forked Definition cervical vertebrae - tip of top fin is special Term transverse foramina Definition only in cervical vertebrea. Holes that allow for arteries to brain. Term atlas Definition C1 is also known as Term axis Definition C2 other name Term odontoid process Definition projection on C2. Ring of bone. Atlas rests on this. Term lamina Definition spot between spinous and transverse processes in vertebra Term pedicle Definition spot between transverse process and body of vertebra Term neural arch Definition spinal chord is protected by back half of vertebra (pedicle -> transverse process-> lamina -> transverse -> pedicle) Term sacrum Definition fusion of 5 lower vertebra Term endochondral ossification Definition one of two types bone is formed makes longer bones from cartilage