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55 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Maxillae |
Two fused bones forming the upper jaw |
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Cranium |
Top back, and sides of the skull |
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Mandible |
The lower jaw bone |
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Zygomatic arches |
Bones that form the structure of the cheeks |
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Vertebrae |
33 bones of the spinal column |
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Thorax |
Chest |
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Sternum |
Breastbone |
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Manubrium |
Superior portion of the sternum |
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Xiphoid: |
The inferior portion of the sternum |
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Acetabulum |
Pelvic socket femur fits into to make hip joint |
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Femur |
Large bone of the thigh. |
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Patella |
The kneecap |
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Tibia |
The medial and larger bone of the lower leg |
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Fibula |
The lateral and smaller bone of the lower leg |
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Malleolus |
Protrusion on the side of the ankle |
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Tarsals |
The ankle bones |
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Metatarsals |
The foot bones |
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Calcaneus |
The heel bones |
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Phalanges |
The toe bones and finger bones |
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Clavicle |
The collar bone |
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Scapula |
The shoulder blade |
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Acomion process |
Highest point of the shoulder |
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Acromioclavicular joint |
Joint where the acomion and clavicle meet |
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Humerus |
Bone of the upper arm, between shoulders and the elbow |
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Radius |
The lateral bone of the forearm |
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Ulna |
The medial bone of the forearm |
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Carpals |
The wrist bones |
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Metacarpals |
The hand bones |
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Joints |
Formed when bones connect to other bones |
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Oropharynx |
The area directly posterior to the mouth |
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Nasopharynx |
Area directly posterior to the mouth |
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Pharynx |
The area directly posterior to the mouth and nose |
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Epiglottis |
Leaf shaped structure that prevents food and foreign matter from entering the trachea |
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Latynx |
The voice box |
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Cricoid cartilage |
Ring shaped structure that forms lower portion of the larynx |
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Trachea |
Windpipe |
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Bronchi |
The two large sets of branches that come off the trachea and enter the lungs |
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Alveoli |
Microscopic sacs of the lungs where gas exchanges with the bloodstream takes place |
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Diaphram |
The muscular structure that divides the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity |
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Atria |
Two upper chambers of the heart. Right receives unoxygenated blood. Left recieves oxygenated blood returning from the lung. |
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Ventricles |
Two lower chambers of the heart |
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Vena cavae |
Major veins that return blood from the body to the right atrium. |
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Artery |
Any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart |
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Coronary arteries |
Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart |
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Aorta |
Largest artery in the body. Transports blood from the left ventricle to begin circulation |
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Pulmonary artery |
Vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to heart to the lungs |
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Carotid artery |
Large neck arteries (head to heart) |
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Femoral artery |
Major artery supply the leg |
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Brachial artery |
Artery on the upper arm |
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Radial artery |
Artery of the lower arm |
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Posterior tibial artery |
Artery supplying the foot |
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Arteriole |
Smallest kind of artery |
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Venule |
The smallest kind of vein |
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Thymus |
Necessary for development of immune system |
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Spleen |
Cleans blood and removes old red blood cells |