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10 Cards in this Set
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Bone: Atlas |
Definition: It supports the globe of the head and forms the joint that connects the skull and the spine, it is the most superior vertebra. |
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Bone: Axis |
Definition: Second bone of the cervical spine, aka the C2, it allow the atlas to rotate by creating a pivot. |
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Bone: Coccyx |
Definition: At the very bottom of the spine, aka the tailbone, it serves as an attachment site for tendons, ligaments, and muscles. |
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Bone: Costal Cartilage |
Definition: Bars of hyaline cartilage, contributes to the elasticity of the thoracic walls and serves to prolong the ribs forward |
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Bone: Frontal |
Definition: the bone that forms the front part of the skull and the upper parts of the eye sockets. |
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Bone: Mandible |
Definition: Strongest and lowest bone in the face, it forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. |
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Bone: Maxilla |
Definition: Forms the upper jaw by fusing to irregular-shaped bones together. |
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Bone: Nasal |
Definition: Two small oblong bones that sit midline to each other to form the bridge of the nose. |
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Bone: Occipital |
Definition: It forms the back and base of the skull, and is through which the spinal cord passes |
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Bone: Parietal |
Definition: bone forming the central side and upper back part of each side of the skull |
