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10 Cards in this Set
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What is the Coccyx?
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The coccyx is the human "tailbone," a remnant of the tail that other vertebrate animals have.
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What is the Thoracic vertebrae?
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There body is somewhat heart shaped and has two facets on each side which recieve the heads of the ribs.
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What is the Lumbar Vertebrae?
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They have massive block like bodies and short, hatchet-shaped spinous processes.
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What is the Sacrum?
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The sacrum is formed by the fusion of five vertebrae. It inferiorly connects with the coccyx.
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What are fontanels?
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These are the fibrous membranes connecting the cranial bones in the fetal skull.
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What is the anterior fontanel?
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The anterior fontanel is the largest fontanel in the front part of the fetal skull.
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What is the posterior fontanel?
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The posterior frontanel is the smaller trinangle frontanel in the back part of the fetal skull.
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What do fontanels do?
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They allow the fetal skull to be compressed slightly during birth.
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Why are frontanels flexible?
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Because they are flexible, they allow the infant's brain to grow during the later part of pregnancy and early infancy.
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How is the fetal skull different than the adult skull?
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The infants face is very small compared to the size of the cranium, but the skull as a whole is large compared to the infant's body length.
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