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30 Cards in this Set
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What are parts of the axial skeleton?
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cranium, skull, vertebral column, ribcage |
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what's the function of the axial skeletal system?
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Major bones of skull
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frontal, parietal (left and right), temporal (left and right), occipital, maxilla
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The Hyoid Bone
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has no attachments
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#'s of the vertebral column
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Cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5), Sacrum (5), Coccyx (4)
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function of spinal curves
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Scoliosis (appearance and spinal direction)
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Kyphosis (app, & direction)
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Lordosis (app, & direction)
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understand different parts of the vertebral structures?
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atlas
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C1, up and down
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axis
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C2, side to side
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true ribs
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false ribs
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scapula
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pectoral girdle, flat bone
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why is lumbar thick?
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bears the most weight on them
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what 3 joints are in the elbow joint
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major parts of the pelvis
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Ilium
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Pubis
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Ischium
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male pelvis
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more narrow, coccyx is toward inwards
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what 2 bones articulate with the humerus?
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female pelvis
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more wider, coccyx is outward
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what are the condyles of the femur?
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head of femur attaches to the?
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acetabulum
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what bones are involved in the knee?
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femur, tibia, patella
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which bone has lateral malleolus?
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fubula
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which bone has the medial malleolus?
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tibia
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what is a fontanel?
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