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Axial Skeleton and Musculature
functions particular to axial skeleton; bones, major landmarks of skull, orbital, nasal, orral; parts of vertebrae --> axial muscles and functions; basic pattern of muscles in trunk
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
09/27/2010

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vertebrae body
Definition
weight bearing portion; larger in lower regions to bear more weight
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vertebral foramen
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location of spinal cord
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spinous and transverse processes
Definition
sites of muscle attachments
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articular processes
Definition
forms joints with articulr processes of adjacent vertebrae; restricts movement of vertebral column
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intervertebral foramina
Definition
btwn all vert.; spinal nerves exist to the right and left; above and below the pedicles of each vertebra a notch is carved out that allows for this passage; with adjacent vertebrae, notches align to form intervertebral foramen
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Atlas
Definition
C1; no body; articulates with skull; movemet is sagittal plane (yes move); 
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axis
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C2; has projection called dense/odontoid process that fits into large foramen of C1
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dens
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projection of axis that fits into vertebral foramen of C1; prevents C1 from slipping posteriorly; allows rotation (no movement) btwn C1 and 2
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C3-C7
Definition
Remaining cervical vertebrae
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C7
Definition
vertebra prominens b/c of long spinous process; some c7 have short "cervical ribs"
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Thoracic vertebrae
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12; has costal facets where costovertebral joints are formed on the body of the vertebrae and on the transverse process; has a downwar sloping spinous process
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costal facets
Definition
found on thoracic vertebrae ; arecartilagious pads; where costovertebral joints are formed
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lumbar vertebrae
Definition
5; largest vertebrae; support large amt of weight; no articulation with ribs and have strong, stout transverse and spinous processes
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Sacrum
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5 fused vertebral bodies; superior aspet contans artcular proccesses that connect sacrum to L5; 
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median sacral crest
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where the spinous processes fused on the sacrum
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alae
Definition
fused transverse processes of sacrum; "wings"
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sacral canal
Definition
vertebral foramen of the sacrum; where spinal nerves travel
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anterior and posterior sacral foramina
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anteriorly and posteriorly, where branches of spinal nerves exit sacrum; 5 pairs
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coccyx
Definition
three to five tail vertebrae fused at the tip of the sacrum
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3 componenets of Sacrum
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manubrium

body

xiphoid process

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manubrium
Definition
forms a joint with clavicle; only articulation btwn axial skeleton and upper limb; most ribs attach directly or inderectly to sternum
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ribs (posterior)
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has a head for articulation with costal facet of a thoracic vertebral body; head tapers to a neck; tubercle present that articulates with the costal facet of a thoracic vertebra's transverse process
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ribs (anteriorly)
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ribs terminate in a costal cartilage that spans the gapt to te sternum
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Rib classifications
Definition
true ribs, false ribs
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true ribs
Definition
ribs 1-7 articulate directly (via own costal cartilage) with sternum
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false ribs
Definition
8-12 do not directly attach to sternum; some connect to other costal cartilages while others do not connect to sternum at all; ribs11-12 are floating ribs
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Cranial sutures
Definition
form where adjacent bones fuse during development; squamous, coronal, sagittal, lamboid
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cribiform plate
Definition
part of ethmoid bone that allows sensory nerves from sense of smell to pass into cranial cavity
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sphenoid bone
Definition
center of skull; houses pituitary gland and sphenoid sinus; forms pterygoid processes for attachment of jaw muscles, and borders the orbit, cranial, and nasal cavities; visible from nearly any internal or external view of the skull
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sella turcica
Definition
part of sphenoid bone, "turkish saddle"; landmark that houses pituitary gland
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foramen magnum
Definition
brainstem exits skull at tis largest formen of the skull
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internal acoustic meatus
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hole that allows pasage of nerves from ear to brain
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the orbit
Definition
eye, extranocular muscles, and associated neurovascular structures house in boney structure
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oral cavity
Definition
mouth; 
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maxillary and palatine bones
Definition

hard palate of roof of mouth; palatine bones only small portion of hard palate--> maxilla forms most of hard palate (front part where teeth attach)

 

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nasal cavity
Definition
2 nasal cavities located beneath anterior part of brain
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ethmoid and vomer
Definition
nasal septum that separates the two nasal cavities
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nasal conchae
Definition
bony spirals that project into nasal cavities from their lateral walls; air that passes through ad over coils are humidified and warmed by increased surface area provided by conchae
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paranasal sinuses
Definition
small cavities in the bones surrounding nasal cavity; air-filled; lined with mucous membranes; sinuses are all connected to the nasal cavities
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muscles of mastication
Definition
masseter, temporalis, pterygoids
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masseter and temporalis
Definition
responsible for closing jaws
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pterygoids
Definition
muscle that move jaw from side to side
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facial expression muscles
Definition

attach to skin rather tan bones; 

frontalis

orbicularis

oculi

zygomaticus

orbicularis

oris

platysma

buccinator

sternocleidomastoid

occipitalis

trapezius

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cranial neck muscles
Definition
sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles; innervated by cranial nerve XI, the accessory nerv; dif from other neck muscles in their embryologic origin so are always considered separately
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Axial muscles
Definition
trunkmuscles; control movements and posture in trunk, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
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hypaxial muscles
Definition

located anterior to spinal cord; 

1. prevertebral

2. ventral

3. lateral 

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epaxial muscles
Definition
axial muscle; located posterior to spinal cord
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neck muscles
Definition
prevertebral muscles; ventral muscles; lateral muscles
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longus coli and longus capitis

(neck muscles)

Definition
coli= neck; capities=head; flex the cervical vertebrae and head; lie on the anterior surface of cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae
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ventral muscles/strap muscles

(neck muscles)

Definition
anterior to organs of neck;  aka infrahyoid muscles; move hyoid and larynx during swallowing movements
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lateral muscles/scalene muscles

(neck muscles)

Definition
extends to first two ribs and stabilizes the thoracic cage during forced breathing; laterally flex neck
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thorax muscles
Definition
prevertebral; ventral; lateral
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prevertebral muscles (thorax): longus coli
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begin in thorax; most of its vertebrae do not have prevertebral muscles
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ventral muscles (thorax)
Definition
missing from thorax of most humans; small percent of humans have muscles running vertically over sternum
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lateral muscles (thorax):intercostal muscles
Definition
deep to superficial, these are the transversus thoracis muscles, internal intercostals and the external intercostals; even more superficial are serratus muscles; serratus posterior muscles assist in ventilating lungs
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abdominal muscles
Definition

prevertebral: psoas major -- lies along ventral surface of lumbar vertebrae, extends past hip to femur, where it moves hip joint

 

ventral muscles: rectus abdominis -- large ventral muscle that flexes vertebral column(as when doing situps)

 

lateral muscles: fibers of this muscles run in same idrection of comparable muscles in thorax; deep to superficial, muscles include transversus abdominis, internal oblique, external oblique; help twist lower trunk and compress contents to build intraabdominal pressure (eg sneezing, coughing, pooping)

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back muscles
Definition

epaxial muscles nestled close to the spinal column; extend from sacrum to head and made of two groups

1. transversespinalis group- lies just lateral to spinous processes of vertebrae; span two vert and mostly rotate spine and maintain posture

2. erector spinae-- more superficial; consists of muscles spannig several vertebrae and are major extensors of the spinal column

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