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Bones of the Human Body
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Biology
11th Grade
03/23/2012

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Frontal Bone
Definition
Forms anterior portion of the skull above the eyes. Has frontal bones marked by a supraorbital foramen, through which blood vessels and nerves pass to the tissues of the forehead.
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Parietal Bone
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Occipital Bone
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Temporal Bone
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Zygomatic Bone
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Sphenoid Bone
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Vomer Bone
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Maxilla Bone
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Mandible Bone
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Nasal Bone
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Foramen Magnum
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Mastoid Process
Definition
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Malleus
Definition
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Incus (Anvil)
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Stapes (Stirrup)
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Cervical Vertebrae (7)

Axis

Atlas

Vertebral Foramen

Tranxverse Process

Body

Spinous Process

Transverse Foramen

 

Definition

Seven bones that comprise the bony axis of the neck

Located in the axial portion of the body

Articulates with occipital condyles (portion of head) superior to it

Also articulates with the thoracic vertebrae inferior to it

 

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Atlas (first vertebrae)
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Axis (second vertebrae)
Definition
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Thoracic Vertebrae (12)

Vertebral Foramen

Transverse Process

Body

Spinous Process

Definition

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Lumbar Vertebrae (5)
Definition
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Sacrum
Definition
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Coccyx
Definition
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Vertebral Foramen
Definition
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Transverse Foramen (only on cervical vertebrae)
Definition
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Body of Vertebrae
Definition
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Transverse Process
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Spinous Process
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Ribs (24)
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True ribs (7 pairs)
Definition
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False pairs (3 pairs)
Definition
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Floating ribs (2 pairs)
Definition
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Sternum
Definition
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Manubrium
Definition
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Body of Sternum
Definition
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Xiphoid Process
Definition
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Costal Cartilage (articulates true and false ribs)
Definition
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Scapula
Definition
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Glenoid Cavity
Definition
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Clavicle
Definition
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Humerus
Definition
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Radius
Definition
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Ulna
Definition
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Carpals
Definition
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Metacarpals
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Phalanges
Definition
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Coxal
Definition
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Ilium
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Ishium
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Pubis
Definition
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Acerabulum cavity
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Obturator Foramen
Definition
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Femur
Definition
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Fibula
Definition
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Tibia
Definition
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Patella
Definition
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Tarsals
Definition
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Calcaneus (heel bone)
Definition
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Metatarsals
Definition
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Phalanges
Definition
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