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26 Cards in this Set
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anterior fontanel
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the space where the frontal angle of the parietal bones meet the two ununited halves of the frontal bone
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posterior fontanel
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the space where the occipital angles of the parietal bones meet the occipital
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anterolateral fontanels
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an interval on either side of the head where the frontal angle of the temporal bones and greater wing of the sphenoid meet
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posterlateral fontanels
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the interval on either side of the head between the mastoid angle of the parietal bone, the temporal bone, and the occipital bone
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coronal suture
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joins the frontal bone to the two parietal bones
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frontal bone
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bone that closes the anterior part of the cranial cavity and forms the skeleton of the forehead
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lambdoid suture
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joins the two parietal bones to the occipital bone
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occipital bone
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bone situated at the posterior and inferior part of the cranium; articulating with the two parietal and two temporal bones
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parietal bones
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bones forming part of the superior and lateral surfaces of the skull, and joining each other in the midline at the sagittal suture
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sagittal suture
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joins one parietal bone to the other parietal bone
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squamous suture
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joins the parietal bones to the temporal bones
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temporal bones
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bones forming part of the lateral surfaces and the base of the skull, and containing the organs of hearing
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6 groups of axial bones
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bones of the skull / ossicles of each ear / lower jaw / hyoid bone / vertebral column / chest
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8 paired bones of the skull
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nasal concha / lacrimal bone / maxilla / nasal bone / palatine / parietal bone / temporal bone / zygomatic bone
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5 unpaired bones of the skull
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ethmoid / frontal bone / occipital bone / sphenoid bone / vomer
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5 markings of the skull
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supraorbital foramen / mastoid process / styloid process / condyloid process / coronoid process
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5 ear, jaw and neck bones
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ear: incus, malleus, stapes
jaw: mandible neck: hyoid (floating bone) |
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cervical spine
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7 neck vertebrae (concave)
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thoracic spine
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12 chest vertebrae (connect to the 12 ribs) (convex)
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articulate
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loosely connect or join
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lumbar spine
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5 lower back vertebrae (concave)
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sacral spine
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5 fused vertebrae in the shape of a triangle; articulates to the ilium bones of the pelvis
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coccyx (coccygeal spine)
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the tailbone; 4 or 5 fused vertebrae
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intervertebral discs
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composed of fibrous tissue and cartilage between the vertebrae
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12 ribs
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true ribs (1-7)
false ribs (8-10) floating ribs (11-12) (also false) |
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sternum
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3 bones of the chest: manubrium (handle) / sternal angle (where handle meets body) / body (middle) / xiphoid process
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