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condyle
rounded, convex projection
crest
narrow ridge of bone
epicondyle
raised area of a condyle
fissure
narrow depression or opening
foramen
opening through a bone
fossa
shallow depression
head
structure supported on neck
meatus
canal-like structure
process
projection or prominence
ramus
armlike projection
sinus
air-filled cavity
spine
sharp, slender process
trochanter
large, irregularly shaped projection
tubercle
small rounded projection
tuberosity
large rounded projection

Line

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Groove

Furrow

Notch

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Facet

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

What are the 2 main divisions of the skeleton?

Axial


Appendicular

Name the 3 major regions of the axial skeleton

Skull


Vertebral column


Thoracic cage

How many bones comprise the axial skeleton?

80

How many bones comprise the skull?

22

How are most skull bones connected?

By sutures. Except the mandible.

Name the 3 fossae in the skull

Anterior, middle, and posterior cranial fossae

How many cranial bones are there? Name them.

The paired parietal and temporal bones, and the unpaired frontal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones.

Point to your external occipital protuberance

(touch it)

Which bone is considered the "keystone" of the cranium?

Sphenoid bone

How many pairs of true ribs are there?
7
How are the cervical vertebrae distinguished?
Oval body, short, bifid process projects directly back, generally triangular foramen, each transverse process has a foramen.
How are the thoracic vertebrae distinguished?
The body is somewhat heart shaped, a small facet on each side, generally circular foramen, spinous process is long and points downward.
How are the lumbar vertebrae distinguished?
short, flat, hatchet shaped spinous process, triangular vertebral foramen.
What are the 3 components of the sternum?

Manubrium


Body


Xiphoid process

How many pairs of false ribs are there?
5
What's the difference between true ribs and false ribs?
True ribs connect directly to the sternum. False ribs either connect indirectly, or not at all.

Cervical Vertebrae

Thoracic Vertebrae

Lumbar Vertebrae

Which features connect to the styloid process?

Several tongue and neck muscles and a ligament that secures the hyoid bone

Which features attach to the mastoid process?

Some neck muscles

What structure is found in the hypophyseal fossa of the sella turcica (on the sphenoid bone)

The pituitary gland

What attaches to the crista galli?

Dura mater of the brain (this helps secure the brain in the cranial cavity

Which bones are considered the keystone of the facial bones?

The maxilla(2)

Bell's palsy can result from inflammation of which nerve as it passes through which structure?

The facial nerve/stylomastoid foramen

Which foramen covers with cartilage after birth?

Foramen lacerum

What passes through the incisive fossa?

Sphenopalatine artery (supplies the mucous membrane), nasopalatine nerves

What type of cartilage makes up the nose?

Hyaline

What feature(s) pass through the hypoglossal canal?

The hypoglossal nerves

What features connect with the hyoid bone?

Neck muscles that aid in swallowing

Which feature passes through the stylomastoid foramen?

The facial nerve

What 2 structures compose the intervertebral disc?

Nucleus pulposus


Anulus fibrosus

What is the purpose of the appendicular skeleton?

To carry out movement

Which bones comprise the pectoral girdle?

The scapula and clavicle

What are the 2 ways joints are classified?

Structurally


Functionally

Name the 3 structural classifications of joints

Fibrous


Cartilaginous


Synovial

Name the 3 functional classifications of joints

Synarthroses


Amphiarthroses


Diarthroses

Describe the gliding movement of joints.

When flat articular surfaces slip over one another, or "glide". (Intercarpal and intertarsal joints, flat articular processes in the vertebrae)

Describe angular movement of joints.

Increase or decrease the angle between 2 bones. (flexion, extension, hyperextension, abduction, adduction, circumduction)

Describe rotation movement of joints.

The turning of a bone around its own long axis.


(turning the head side to side)

Name the 6 categories of synovial joints.

Plane


Hinge


Pivot


Condylar


Saddle


Ball and Socket