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Bones
A review of human bones for a basic undergrad anatomy lab
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
06/06/2011

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Term
Frontal Bone
Definition
Forehead!
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Supraorbital Foramen
Definition
Eyebrow!
Term
Parietal
Definition
2 Make up the back of the head
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Temporal
Definition
Ears!
Term
Mandibular Fossa
Definition
Groove for the jaw
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External Acoustic Meatus
Definition
Hole for ear
Term
Zygomatic Process
Definition
Below the temple
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Styloid Process
Definition
Little bump behind jaw
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Mastoid Process
Definition
Big Bump behind Jaw
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Sphenoid
Definition
Between ear and eye
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Greater Wing
Definition
Same as sphenoid,behind eye socket
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Lesser Wing
Definition
Sting ray shape inside of skull
Term
Optic Canal
Definition
Sting ray eyes
Term
Sella Turcica
Definition
Column in front of the sting ray
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Pterygoid Process
Definition
Right behind wisdom teeth
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Ethmoid
Definition
Behind the nose
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Superior and middle nasal conchae
Definition
Lower wing of ethmoid
Term
Perpendicular plane
Definition
Divides ethmoid in half
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Cribriform plate
Definition
Either side of the Crista Gali
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Crista Gali
Definition
Upper part of the perpendicular plate.
Term
Occipital
Definition
Base of skull
Term
Foramen Magnum
Definition
Hole for spine!
Term
Occipital condyle
Definition
Lateral bumps at foramen
Term
Foramen ovale
Definition
Hole on sphenoid, seen from below
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Foramen lacerum
Definition
Hole at junction between bones, seen from below
Term
Jugular foramen
Definition
Large hole near condyle
Term
Suture
Definition
Meeting of different skull sections
Term
Coronal suture
Definition
Between frontal and parietal
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Sagittal suture
Definition
Between the 2 parietal bones
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Lambdoidal suture
Definition
Between occipital and parietal
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Squamous suture
Definition
Between temporal and parietal
Term
Maxillae
Definition
Two halves of the upper jaw
Term
Palatine process
Definition
Roof of mouth near the upper teeth
Term
Alveolar margin
Definition
Sockets for upper teeth
Term
Infraorbital Foramen
Definition
Opening in the bottom of the eye socket
Term
Palatine
Definition
Two halves of the roof of the mouth
Term
Zygomatic
Definition
Lower outer eye sockets
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Lacrimal
Definition
Lower inner eye sockets
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Nasal
Definition
One half the bridge of the nose
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Vomer
Definition
Bone behind the middle of the nose
Term
Ramus
Definition
Attaches the mandible to the rest of the skull
Term
Alveolar margin
Definition
Bone between teeth on mandible
Term
Coronoid Process
Definition
Forward pointy part of the Ramus
Term
Mandibular Condyle
Definition
Back pointy part of the Ramus
Term
Mental foramen
Definition
Twin holes in mandible for blood vessels
Term
Mandibular symphasis
Definition
Pint of fusion of the two halves of the mandible
Term
Hyoid Bone
Definition
In neck, attaches tongue
Term
Frontal Sinus
Definition
Behind Forehead
Term
Sphenoid Sinus
Definition
Farthest back sinus, near brain
Term
Maxillary Sinus
Definition
Above roof of mouth
Term
Ethmoid Sinus
Definition
Behind eyes
Term
Vertebral Body
Definition
Central round part
Term
Vertebral Foramen
Definition
Junction of attachments
Term
Spinous Process
Definition
Projection straight out of vert. arch
Term
Superior and Inferior Articular Processes
Definition
Allows interaction between vertebrae
Term
Transverse Process
Definition
Two lateral projections
Term
Long Bones
Definition
Example: Humerus
Term
Irregular Bone
Definition
Vertebra
Term
Flat Bone
Definition
Examples: Skull Bones, Ribs
Term
Short Bone
Definition
Square shape, Talus
Term
Seasmoid Bone
Definition
Found in joints, the Patella
Term
Intervertebral Foramina
Definition
Holes for nerves
Term
Atlas
Definition
The very top vertebra, it has no body, and allows nodding
Term
Axis
Definition
Second to the top vertebra, has a pivot point for shaking your head
Term
Odontoid Process
Definition
The Pivoting Point on the Axis Vertebra
Term
Transverse formamen
Definition
Holes for nerves on the cervical vertebrae
Term
Sacrum
Definition
The back part of the pelvis, it is 5 vertebrae fused together
Term
Body of Sacrum
Definition
The front, middle part of the sacrum
Term
Median sacral crest
Definition
The spinous area on the back of the sacrum
Term
Sacral foramina
Definition
Holes between the fused vertebrae of the sacrum
Term
Articular surface of the sacrum for illium
Definition
Grooves on either side of the back of the sacrum for interaction with the illium
Term
Coccyx
Definition
End of the spine and sacrum, is 4 fused vertebrae.
Term
Manubrium
Definition
The upper part of the sternum
Term
Body of the Sternum
Definition
The Middle part of the sternum
Term
Jugular Notch
Definition
Notch on the center of the manubrium, the upper pat of the sternum.
Term
Vertebrosternal Ribs
Definition
Connect to the sternum with their own cartilage
Term
Vertebrochondral Ribs
Definition
These ribs connect with shared cartilage
Term
Vertebral Ribs
Definition
These ribs do not connect to the sternum
Term
Acromion Process of the Scapula
Definition
Large knot on the back of the scaupla near the neck
Term
Coracoid Process of the Scapula
Definition
Faces and attaches to body
Term
Glenoid Cavity
Definition
Area of the scapula for Humerus to attach.
Term
Scapular Spine
Definition
Trails down from Arcomion Process to the arm.
Term
Condyle of the Humerus
Definition
Separated into the Capitulum and Trochlea, the Capitulum is on the outside.
Term
Coronoid Fossa
Definition
Depression on the front of the Humerus
Term
Olecranon Fossa
Definition
Depression on the back of the Humerus
Term
Styloid Process of Radius
Definition
Pointy end of the Radius near the thumb.
Term
Tuberosity
Definition
Any notable bulge in a long bone.
Term
Olecranon process of the Ulna
Definition
Ridge of the Trochlear Notch
Term
Trochlear Notch
Definition
Part of the Ulna which connects to the Humerus
Term
Metacarpal Numbering
Definition
The thumb is #1.
Term
Illium
Definition
The upper, outer wings of the pelvis
Term
Iliac Crest
Definition
The ridge at the top of the Ilium
Term
Acetabuluum
Definition
Concave area on the sides of the illium
Term
Greater Sciatic Notch
Definition
Notches below the great wings of the Illium
Term
Ischium
Definition
Lower part of the Pelvis, with the loops
Term
Ischial Tuberosity
Definition
The forward, thicker part of the Ischium.
Term
Obturator Foramen
Definition
The big holes in the pelvis!
Term
Greater Trochanter of Femur
Definition
Upper curve of femur, seen from behind.
Term
Lesser Trochanter of Femur
Definition
Lower curve of the head of the Femur
Term
Tibia
Definition
Big leg bone, goes to the big toe!
Term
Tibial Tuberosity
Definition
Kind of like the head, on the kneecap side of the tibula
Term
Medial and lateral Tibial Condyles
Definition
These are at the top of the Tibial Tuberosity
Term
Medial Malleolus
Definition
Pointy end of the Tibia
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