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21 Cards in this Set
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which of the following lists contains only facial bones?
a. mandible, maxilla, nasal, zygomatic b. frontal, occipital, zygomatic, parietal c. occipital, sphenoid, temporal, lacrimal d.frontal, parietal, occipital, sphenoid |
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2. The unpaired facial bones include
a. lacrimal and nasal b. vomer and mandible c. maxilla and mandible d. zygomatic and palatine |
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The boundaries between skull bones are immovable joints called
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sutures.
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the joint between the frontal and parietal bones is correctly called the ______ suture
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coronal
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Blood vessels that drain blood from the head pass through the
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jugular foramina
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cervical vertebrae can usually be distinguished form other vertebrae by the presence of
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transverse foramina
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the side walls of the vertebral foramen are formed by the
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pedicles
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the parts of the vertebra that transfers weight along the axis of the vertebral columns are the
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body
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what bones make up the cranium? 7
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1. occipital
2. frontal 3. sphenoid 4. ethmoid 5. paired pareital 6. paired temporal |
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what bones constitute the orbital complex? 8
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1. sphenoid
2. frontal bone 3. ethmoid 4. lacrimal 5. maxilla 6. palatine 7. zygomatic |
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What is the primary function of the vomer?
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forms anterior/inferior portion of the bony nasal septum that separates right and left nasal cavities.
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Which bones contain the paranasal sinuses? 5
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frontal bone
sphenoid ethmoid palatine maxilla |
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What is the relationship between temporal bone and ear?
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temporal bone encloses inner ear. middle ear in typanic cavity in this area. external acoustic meatus ends at typanic membrane > inner ear. mastoid air cells w/i mastoid process connected to typanic cavity.
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What is the relationship between ethmoid and nasal cavity?
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ethmoid: superior surface of of nasal cavity
olfactory foramina w/i cribriform plate of ethmoid allows neurons associated with sense of smell to extend into nasal cavity |
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why is it important ot keep your back straight when lifting heavy objects?
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keeps weight aligned along the axis of vertebral column > transfer to lower limbs. Bending back would strian muscles and ligaments > inc. injury risk
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The atlas can be distinguished by other vertebrae by
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AL OF THESE
1. presence of anterior and posterior vertebral arches 2. lack of a body 3. presence of superior facets and inferior articular facets |
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What purpose to fontanelles serve during birth?
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they are fibrous connections between cranial bones that allow the skull to distort without damage during delivery through birth canal
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The secondary spinal curves
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help position the body weight over the legs
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When you rotate your head to look at one side,
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the atlas rotates on the dens of the axis
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Imporper adiministration of CPR can force the ____ into the liver.
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xiphoid process
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jane has URI and begins to feel pain in her teeth. this is a good indication that the infection is located in the
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maxillary sinuses
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