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Epiphysis
ends of long bone (head)

spongy bone

stores red bone marrow in adults
Diaphysis
shaft of long bone

compact bone

stores yellow bone marrow
periosteum
The layer that surrounds a bone, consisting of an outer fibrous region and inner cellular region.
Perforating (Sharpey's) Fibers:
fibers from the periosteum that penetrate into the bone
Articular Cartilage:
covers epiphysis instead of periosteum
Epiphyseal Plate
thin area of hyaline cartilage that provides bone growth
Endosteum
An incomplete cellular lining on the inner (medullary) surfaces of bones.
Medullary Cavity
The space within a bone that contains the marrow.

the central cavity of the shaft
Osteoblasts
produce new bone matrix (ossification)

bone forming cells
Osteoclasts
remove and recycle bone matrix

bone breakdown/reabsorption
Osteocytes
mature bone cells in the lacuna

repair damaged bone
Lamellae
layers of bone matrix
Canaliculi
narrow passageways that radiate through the matrix and connect lacunae with each other, allowing exchange of nutrients
Central Canal
Haversian Canal

contains blood vessels that carry blood to and from the osteon
Osteon
a central canal and all the concentric lamellae surrounding it
Concentric Lamellae
concentric circles that arrange around the central canal
Interstitial Lamellae
fill in the spaces between osteons in compact bone

remnants of circumferential lamellae that have been broken down
Circumferential Lamellae
found at outer and inner surfaces of bone

covered by periosteum and endosteum
Axial Skeleton
skull, vertebral column, bony thorax
Skull
Three Subgroups:
1. Cranium
2. Facial Bones
3. Associated Bones (hyoid bone and ear ossicles)

22 skull bones
Sutures
1. Squamous Suture
2. Lambdoid Suture
3. Coronal Suture
4. Sagittal Suture
Squamous Suture
separates the temporal bone with the parietal bone
Lambdoid Suture:
separates the occipital bone from the parietal bones
Coronal Suture:
separates the parietal bones from the frontal bone
Sagittal Suture:
separates the two parietal bones
Cranium
8 bones
-- 2 paired (parietals and temporals)

houses the brain
Paired Cranial Bones
1. Parietal Bones (L&R)
2. Temporal Bones (L&R)
List the 8 Cranial Bones:
1. Frontal Bone
2-3. Parietal Bones (L&R)
4-5. Temporal Bones (L&R)
6. Occipital Bone
7. Sphenoid Bone
8. Ethmoid Bone
Frontal Bone
*One of the 8 Cranial Bones

Identify:
1. Frontal Sinus
2. Glabella
Parietal Bones
*One of the 8 Cranial Bones

Left and right
Temporal Bones
*One of the 8 Cranial Bones

Left and Right

Identify:
1. External Auditory Meatus
2. Styloid Process
3. Zygomatic Process (and Zygomatic Arch)
4. Mastoid Process
5. Mandibular Fossa
Occipital Bone:
*One of the 8 Cranial Bones

Identify:
1. Foramen Magnum
2. Occipital Condyles
Sphenoid Bone:
*One of the 8 Cranial Bones

Identify:
1. Optic Canal (optic foramen)
2. Greater Wings
3. Lesser Wings
4. Sella Turcica
5. Sphenoid Sinus
Ethmoid Bone:
*One of the 8 Cranial Bones

Identify:
1. Crista Galli
2. Cribriform Plate
3. Ethmoid Sinus
Facial Bones:
14 Facial Bones
-- 12 are paired
-- 2 are single (vomer and mandible)
List the 12 Facial Bones:
1. Mandible
2. Vomer
3-4. Maxilla
5-6. Palatine Bones
7-8. Zygomatic Bones
9-10. Lacrimal Bones
11-12. Nasal Bones
13 - 14. Inferior Nasal Conchae
Mandible:
*One of the 14 Facial Bones

unpaired

Identify:
1. Condylar head (Mandibular Condyle)
2. Mental Foramen
3. Mandibular Foramen

4. Body
5. Coronoid Process
6. Ramus
Vomer:
*One of the 14 Facial Bones

unpaired
Maxilla
*One of the 14 Facial Bones

Identify:
1. Palatine Process
2. Maxillary Sinus
Palatine Bones
*One of the 14 Facial Bones

Paired (L&R)
Zygomatic Bones
*One of the 14 Facial Bones

Paired (L&R)

(cheek bones)
Lacrimal Bones
*One of the 14 Facial Bones

Paired (L&R)
Nasal Bones
*One of the 14 Facial Bones

Paired (L&R)
Inferior Nasal Conchae
*One of the 14 Facial Bones

Paired (L&R)
Associated Facial Bones:
1. Hyoid Bone
2. Ear Ossicles
Hyoid Bone:
not really considered a skull bone

located above the throat

point of attachment for many tongue and neck muscles

*horse-shoe shaped
Vertebral Column:
- 24 vertebrae (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar)
- 2 fused bones (Sacrum and Coccyx)
Five Divisions of the Vertebral Column
1. Cervical Vertebrae
2. Thoracic Vertebrae
3. Lumbar Vertebrae
4. Sacrum
5. Coccyx
Cervical Vertebrae:
7 vertebrae (C1-C7)

Characteristics:
- Smallest and lightest
- Transverse Foramen in each transverse process
- Triangular Vertebral Foramen
- Bifurcated (split in two) Spinous Process
- Wide Transverse processes
Atlas
C1

"Yes"

Characteristics:
- lacks a body
Axis
C2

"No"

Characteristics:
- Dens
Thoracic Vertebrae:
12 vertebrae (T1-T12)

Characteristics:
- heart-shaped body
- Small costal Facets
- oval/round vertebral foramen
- Long, spinous process with a sharp downward hook
- only vertebrae that articulate with ribs
Lumbar Vertebrae:
5 vertebrae (L1-L5)

Characteristics:
- Largest and strongest vertebrae
- block-like bodies
- short, thick spinous processes
- limited mobility

*spinal cord ends at L2, but outer covering of spinal cord continues
Sacrum:
5 fused sacral vertebrae (S1-S5)
Coccyx:
3-5 Fused Vertebrae (coccygeal)

human tailbone
4 Normal Spinal Curves of the Vertebral Column
Primary Curves (present at birth):
1. Thoracic
2. Sacral

Secondary Curves (Developed after birth):
3. Cervical
4. Lumbar
Dens:
only in C2

a large, vertical process that serves as a pivot point

allow "no"
Body:
rounded, central portion of vertebrae
Vertebral Arch:
composed of pedicles, laminae, and a spinous process
Vertebral Foramen:
opening for the spinal cord
Transverse Process:
two lateral projections from the vertebral arch
Intervertebral Foramen:
openings in the right and left pedicles
Spinous Process:
single, medial and posterior projections from the vertebral arch
Superior and Inferior Articular Processes:
paired projections on the sides of vertebral foramen
--> articulation with other vertebrae
Bony Thorax (Thoracic Cage):
1. Sternum
2. 12 Thoracic Vertebrae
3. 12 Pairs of Ribs
Sternum:
a single bone in the adult that is fused from three fetally separate bones (Manubrium, Sternal Body (Gladiolus, Xiphoid Process)

flat bone
3 Bones of the Sternum:
1. Manubrium
2. Sternal Body (Gladiolus)
3. Xiphoid Process
Ribs:
12 pairs of ribs

3 Types:
1. True Ribs
2. False Ribs
3. Floating Ribs
True Ribs
"Vertebrosternal Ribs"

First 7 pairs

attach to their own costal cartilages
False Ribs
"Vertebrochondral Ribs"

Rib Pairs 8-10

Indirectly attach to the sternum through the coastal cartilage of rib pair #7
Floating Ribs
"Vertebral Ribs"

Last 2 Pairs, 11-12

do NOT attach to the sternum at all