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52 Cards in this Set
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What are the two divisions of the skeleton?
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Axial and appendicular
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How many facial bones are there?
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14
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What is the name of the bone that does not ariculate with any other bone in the skeleton?
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Hyoid
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Another name for the breastbone
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Sternum
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How many bones in the vertebral column?
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33
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What is the first vertebrae called?
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C-1 Atlas
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What is the name of the second vertebrae?
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C-2 Axis
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Which are the smallest of the vertebrae?
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Cervical
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The largest and strongest of the vertebrae.
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Lumbar
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What do the thoracic vertebrae articulate with?
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The ribs
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The tail bone ?
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coccyx
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The sacrum is formed from what?
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5 fused sacral vertebrae
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Which vertebrae allows the head to nod :"yes"?
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Atlas
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Which vertebrae allows the head to say "no"?
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Axis
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The sternum has three portions. What are they called?
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manubrium
Body Xyphoid process |
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What tissue is the xyphoid process made of until age 40?
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cartilage
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How many pairs of ribs are there?
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12
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What connects ribs 1-10 to the sternum?
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costal cartilage
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What are floating ribs and what numbers are they?
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no attachment to the sternum
11 & 12 |
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What is the difference between true ribs and false ribs?
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True ribs actually attach to the sternum while false ribs have indirect attachments
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How many bones in the Axial skeleton?
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80
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What kind of cartilage are intervertebral discs made of?
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fibrocartilage
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A disc that protrudes and exerts pressure on nerves is called?
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Herniated or slipped disc
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What are two benefits of normal curvature of the spine?
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Increased strength
Maintains balance dissipates shock protects from fractures |
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What is a lateral curvature of the spine?
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Scoliosis
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What is a hunchback or lumpback of the spine?
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Kyphosis
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What is a swayback or exaggeration of the lumbar spine?
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Lordosis
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A congenital defect where the spine doesn't close at the neural arch
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Spina Bifida
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What are the primary curves of the spine?
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Thoracic and Sacral
There before birth |
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How many total vertebrae?
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33
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How many cervical vertebrae? What makes them unique?
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7
Have transverse foramina Small bodies |
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How many thoracic vertebrae? What makes them unique?
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12
Articulate with ribs |
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How many lumbar vertebrae?
What makes them unique? |
5
The largest and strongest |
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What is C-1 called?
What does it allow you to do? |
Atlas
Say yes, nod your head |
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What is C-2 called?
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The Axis and it allows you to say NO
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What is the tissue made of between the vertebrae?
What are they called? |
Fibrocartilage
Intervertebral discs |
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What is a herniated disc?
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When the nucleus of the disc ruptures and bulges pushing on the spinal nerves.
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What are some purposes of curvature of the spine?
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Balance, Shock, protection for fractures, strength
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What are three abnormal curvatures of the spine?
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Scoliosis Lateral
Lordosis -- swayback Kyphosis -- hunchback or humpback |
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How many total ribs? What are they called?
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!2 pairs
True, false and floating |
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What do the majority of ribs articulate with ?
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Thoracic vertebrae
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What is the proper name for the breastbone?
What are the three parts? |
Sternum
Manubrium, body, xyphoid process |
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What is the dens and where is it located?
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A process on the axis that sits inside the atlas.
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What is the coccyx?
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Tail bone
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What are the two types of processes on a typical vertebrae?
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Spinous and transverse
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A large projection or process on the femur.
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Trochanter
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Air filled cavity within the skull connected to the nasal cavity.
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Sinus
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What are the purposes and functions fo the sinus cavities?
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lighten the weight of the skull.
Drain fluids resonating chambers for speech |
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Opening through which blood vessels and nerves pass?
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foramen
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A large roughed process?
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trochanter
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a knuckle usually for ariculation
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condyle
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What is spina bifida?
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congenital defect Failure of the neural arch to unite.
Mild to severe can cause paralysis |