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A&P Axial Skeleton
exam 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
02/01/2009

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Axial Skeleton Picture
Definition
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Vertebrae Sections Picture
Definition
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Types of Joints Picture
Definition
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Major Skull Bones Picture
Definition
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Facial Bones Picture
Definition
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Posterior of Skull Picture
Definition
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Picture of Sphenoid Bone
Definition
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Picture of Ethmoid Bone
Definition
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Mandible Picture
Definition
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Maxilla Picture
Definition
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Orbit of Eye Picture
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Nasal Cavity Picture
Definition
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Frontal Bone
Definition
forms forehead; superior part of orbits and anterior cranial fossa; contains sinuses
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Supraorbital foramen (notch)
Definition
allows the supraorbital arteries and nerves to pass
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Parietal
Definition
forms most of the superior and lateral aspects of skull
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Occipital
Definition
forms posterior aspect and most of the base of the skull
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Foramen magnum
Definition
allows the spinal cord to issue from the brain stem to enter the vertebral canal
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Hypoglossal canal
Definition
allows passage of the hypoglossal nerve
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Occipital Condyle
Definition
articulates with the atlas (first vertebrae)
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External occipital protuberance and nuchal lines
Definition
sites of muscle attachment
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external occipital crest
Definition
attachment site of ligementum nuchae
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Temporal
Definition
forms inferolateral aspects of the skill and contributes to the middle cranial fossa; has squamous, mastoid, tympanic and petrous regions
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zygomatic process
Definition
helps to form the zygomatic arch, which forms the prominence of the cheek
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mandibular fossa
Definition
articular point of the mandibular condyle
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external acoustic meatus
Definition
canal leading from the external ear to the eardrum
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styloid process
Definition
attachment site for hyoid bone and several neck muscles
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mastoid process
Definition
attachment site for several neck and tongue muscles
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jugular foramen
Definition
allows passage of the internal jugular vein and cranial nerves
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stylomastoid foramen
Definition
allows cranial nerve (facial nerve) to pass
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internal acoustic meatus
Definition
allows passage of cranial nerves
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carotid canal
Definition
allows passage of the internal carotid artery
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sphenoid
Definition
keystone of the cranium; contributes to the middle cranial fossa and orbits; main parts are the body, greater wings, lesser wings, and pterygoid processes
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sella turcia
Definition
hypophyseal fossa portion is the seat of the pituitary gland
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optic canal
Definition
allows passage of cranial nerve and the opthalmic arteries
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superior orbital fissure
Definition
allows passage of cranial nerves and ophthalmic vein
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foramen rotundum
Definition
allows passage of the maxillary division of cranial nerve
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foramen ovale
Definition
allows massage of the mandibular division of cranial nerve
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foramen spinosum
Definition
allows passage of the middle meningeal artery
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ethmoid
Definition
helps to form the anterior cranial fossa; forms part of the nasal septum and lateral walls and roof of the nasal cavity; contributes to the medial wall of the orbit
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auditory ossicles
Definition
found in middle ear cavity; involved in sound transmission
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crista galli
Definition
attachment point for the falx cerebri, a dural membrane
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cribriform plate
Definition
allows passage of nerve filaments of the olfactory nerves
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superior and middle nasal conchae
Definition
forms part of lateral walls of nasal cavity; increase turbulence of air flow
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Mandible
Definition
lower jaw
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Maxilla
Definition
keystone bones of the face; form the upper jaw and parts of the hard palate, orbits and nasal cavity walls
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coronoid process
Definition
insertion point for the temporalis muscle
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mandibular condyle
Definition
articulates with the temporal bones in freely movable joints of the jaw
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mandibular symphysis
Definition
medial fusion point of the mandibular bones
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alveoli
Definition
sockets for the teeth
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mandibular foramen
Definition
permits the inferior aveolar nerves to pass
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palatine process
Definition
forms the anterior hard palate; processes meet in medial palatine suture
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frontal process
Definition
forms part of lateral aspect of bridge of nose
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incisive fossa
Definition
permits blood vessels and nerves to pass through hard palate
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inferior orbital fissure
Definition
permits maxillary branch of cranial nerve, the zygomatic nerve, and blood vessels to pass
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infraorbital foramen
Definition
allows passage of infraorbital nerve to skin of face
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zygomatic
Definition
forms the cheek and part of the orbit
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nasal
Definition
constructs the bridge of the nose
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lacrimal
Definition
forms part of the medial orbit wall
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lacrimal fossa
Definition
houses the lacrimal sac, which helps to drain tears into the nasal cavity
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palatine
Definition
forms the posterior part of the hard palate and a small part of nasal cavity and orbit wall
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vomer
Definition
part of the nasal septum
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inferior nasal concha
Definition
forms part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity
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Paranasal Sinuses Picture
Definition
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Hyoid Bone Picture
Definition
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Vertebral column Picture
Definition
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Structure of Vertebra Picture
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Atlas Picture
Definition
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Axis Picture
Definition
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Cervical vertebra picture
Definition
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Thoracic verebrae Picture
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Lumbar Vertebrae Picture
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Sacrum Picture
Definition
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Fontanels
Definition
hyaline cartilage, soft area at birth, new room for brain expansion
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Sutures
Definition
where two bones come together
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Foramen
Definition
openings for passage of soft tissue
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Sinuses
Definition
frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, maxillary. air pockets
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Vertebral Column Function
Definition
S shaped spring with 26 bones connected by intervertebral disks. Protects spinal cord, supports neck and trunk, flexibility
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Curvatures of Vertebral Column
Definition
Cervical (concave), Thoracic (convex), Lumbar (concave), Sacral (Convex)
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Invertebral Disk
Definition
made of fibrocartilage between vertebraes. Composed of nucleus pulposus (gel) and annulus fibrous (dense regular connective tissue, cartilage, mostly collagen) Allows for flexibilityw. slipped disk
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Cause of slipped disk
Definition
annulus weakens, pulpus comes out, slipped disk
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Typical Vertebra
Definition
Body (support), arch (creates arch over body), processes (sticks out and skeletal muscle attaches)
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Cervical Vertebra
Definition
7, includes atlas and axis. Concave
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Thoracic vertebra
Definition
12. Convex
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Lumbar Vertebra
Definition
5. Concave
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Sacrum
Definition
1. 5 bones fused together. Convex
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Coccyx
Definition
1 bone
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Number of ribs
Definition
12 pairs
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