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