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Language of anatomy
Mr.Mullet Lab 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/26/2013

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Term
Axial Skeleton
Definition

forms longitudinal axis of the body

supports and protects organs of the head, neck and trunk

 

Term
Skull
Definition
Cranium+facial bones
Term
verterbral column
Definition
each vertebrae is separated by an intervertebral disc
Term
Cervical
Definition
7(anterior convex curve)
Term
Thoracic
Definition
12 (anterior concave curve)
Term
lumbar
Definition
5 (anterior convex curve)
Term
sacrum
Definition
5 fused (anterior concave curve)
Term
coccyx
Definition

4 fused (anterior concave curve)

*not fused in children

Term
Thoracic cage
Definition

sternum: manubrium, body, xiphoid process

 

Term

Thoracic cage-ribs (12 pairs)

 

Definition

true: pairs 1-7 (connected to the sternum by coastal cartilage)

false: pair 8-12 (attached to the coastal cartilage without direct attachment)

Floating: pairs 11-12 (no attachment to coastal cartilage or sternum)

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