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31 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
crest, spine
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bony ridge
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process
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bony projection
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facet
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smooth flattened articulate surface
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fossa
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depression, notch
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articulate
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connect
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bones of the cranium
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frontal
parietal temporal occipital |
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mandible
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jaw bone
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sphenoid bone
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bone posterior to eyes, anterior to temporal bones. runs through the skull
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ethmoid bone
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posterior to the nasal bone and anteriorr to the sphenoid bone
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mastoid process
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found on the temporal bone, location of head and neck muscle attachment
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coronal suture
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between frontal bone and parietal bones
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sagittal suture
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between parietal bones
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squamos suture
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between parietal bone and temporal bones
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location of sinuses
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bones of sphenoid, ethmoid, maxillary, and frontal
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purpose of sinuses
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decrease weight of bone and play a role in vocalization
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zygomatic bone
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two. cheek bones. attached to frontal and temporal bones
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maxilla
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two, fused together. uppoer jaw, immobile. posterior 1/3 of palate = palatine bones (2)
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# of pairs of ribs
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12
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rib pairs 1-7
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attached to sternum by costal cartilage. these are the sternal or true ribs
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rib pairs 8, 9, and 10
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asternal. indirectly attached through costal cartridge of rib pair 7
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rib pairs 11 and 12
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floating ribs, not attached at all
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five regions of the vertebral column
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cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
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invertebral foramina
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place where nerves come out of spinal cord
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parts of the vertebra
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body - weight bearing portion
vertebral foramen - where spinal cord is spinous process - dorsal medial projection transverse process - lateral, dorsal projections. |
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intervertebral disk
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made up of cartilage. absorb shock and allow spinal movement
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curvature of the spine
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increases the strength of the column, helps maintain balance, and absorbs shocks
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kyphosis
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exaggerated thoracic dorsal curve
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lordosis
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exaggerated lumbar curve
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scoliosis
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curvature in frontal plane, veering off midline
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axial skeleton
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head, thoracic cage, and vertebral column
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pectoral girdle
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where upper limbs attach to body. made up of scapula and clavicle
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