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44 Cards in this Set
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SKELETAL SYSTEM
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the bony framework which the body is built
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AXIAL SKELETON
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forms the central bony structure of the body around which other parts move
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APPENDICULAR SKELETON
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consists of the bones of the shoulders, upper extremeties, hips, and lower extremeties.
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SKULL
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the bony structure of the head
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CRANIUM
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domelike bone at the top of the head
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CRANIAL CAVITIY
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within the cranium; contains the brain and other structures
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FRONTAL BONE
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forms forehead, top of cranium, and ends at ccoronal suture
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PARIETAL BONES
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form the upper sides and upper posterior part vof cranium
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SAGGITAL SUTURE
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runs from front to back
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OCCIPITAL BONE
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forms posterior base of the cranium
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FORAMEN MAGNUM
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a large round opening through which the spinal cord passes to join the brain
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TEMPORAL BONES
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form the lower sides of the cranium
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MASTOID PROCESS
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projection from the temporal bone just behind the ear
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STYLOID BONE
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a point of attachment for tendons to the muscles of the tongue and pharynx and for ligaments to the hyoid bone in throat
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SPHENOID BONE
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a large irregularly shaped bone forms part of the central base and sides of the cranium and posterior walls of the eye sockets
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BONES
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the 206 individual pieces of the skeleton
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SKELETOMUSCULAR SYSTEM
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the combined systems of the bones muscles.
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CORONAL SUTURE
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immoveable suture between the frontal bone and the parietal bones of the cranium
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ETHMOID BONE
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bone that forms the posterior nasal septum and the medial walls of the eye sockets.
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FONTANEL
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soft spot on a baby's head where cranial sutures are still open and there is only fibrous connective tissue
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HYOID BONE
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a u-shaped bone in the anterior neck that anchors the muscles of the tongue and larynx
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LACRIMAL BONES
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facial bones within the eye socket
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MANDIBLE
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lower facial jaw bone
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MAXILLARY BONES
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facial bones that form the immoveable upper jaw, the inferior edges of the eyesockets and the anterior part of the hard palate
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NASAL BONES
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facial bones that form the bridge of the nose and the roof of the nasal cavity
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OSSICLES
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three tiny bones in the middle ear that function in the process of hearing
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PALATINE BONES
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facial bones that are small and flat and form the posterior hard palate
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VOMER
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facial bone that forms the inferior part of the nasal septum and continues posteriorly to join the sphenoid bone
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ZYGOMA
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facial bone that forms the lateral edge of the eye socket and the cheek bone
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COSTAL CARTILAGE
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firm but flexible segments of connective tissue that join the ribs to the sternum
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RIBS
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12 pairs of bones that form the sides of the thorax
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STERNUM
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vertical bone of the anterior thorax to which the clavicle and ribs are attached
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THORAX
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bony cage of the chest that contains the thoracic cavity with the heart lungs abd other structures
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CERVICAL VERTEBRAE
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vertbrae c1-c7 of the spinal column in the neck
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COCCYX
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group of several small fused vertebrae inferior to the sacrum
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INTERVERTEBRAL DISK
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circular disk between two vertebrae
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LUMBAR VERTEBRAE
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vertebrae L1-L5 of the spinal column in the lower back
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SACRUM
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group of five fused vertebrae inferior to the lumbar vertebrae
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SPINE
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bony vertical column of the vertebrae
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THORACIC VERTEBRAE
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vertebrae T1-T12 of the spinal column in the area of the chest
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VERTEBRAE
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bony structure in the spine
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ACROMION
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flat bony projection of the scapula where it conects to the clavicle
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CLAVICLE
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horizontal rodlike bone along each shoulder
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GLENOID FOSSA
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shallow depression in the scapula where the head of the humerous joins the scapula to make shoulder joint
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