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15 Cards in this Set
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Axial Skeleton
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Forms the longitudinal axis of the body. has 80 bones, about 40% of the bones in the human body. Includes: the skull, Bones associated with the skull, The vertebral column, and the thoracic cage
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Appendicular skeleton
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Supports the limbs
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Functions of sinuses
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They lessen the weight of the bone, the mucous membrane lining them produces mucus that moistens and cleans the air in and adjacent to it, and they serve as resonating chamber in speech productions
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Lambdoid suture
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Arches across the posterior surface of the skull. Connects the occipital bone with the two parietal bones
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Coronal Suture
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Attaches the frontal bone to the parietal bones of either side
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calvaria
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AKA skullcap; formed by the occipital, parietal, and frontal bones
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Sagittal suture
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extends from the lambdoid suture to the coronal suture, between the parietal bones
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Squamous suture
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On each side of the skull joins the temporal bone and the parietal bone of that side
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Orbit
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The bony recesses that contain the eyes
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Kyphosis
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The normal thoracic curvature becomes exaggerated, producing a "round back" appearance. Can be caused by osteoporosis, chronic contractions in muscles that insert on the vertebrae, or abnormal vertebral growth
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Lordosis
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Or "swayback," both the abdomen and buttocks protrude abnormally. This may occur during pregnancy or result from abdominal obesity or weakness in muscle of the abdominal wall
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Scoliosis
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Is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine in one or more of the moveable vertebrae. May result from developmental problems from damage to vertebral bodies or from muscular paralysis affecting one side of the back
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Frontanelle
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The largest fibrous areas between the cranial bones; anterior, occipital, sphenoidal, and mastoid
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True ribs
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First seven pairs of ribs; reach the anterior body wall and are connected to the sternum by separate cartilaginous extensions
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False ribs
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Ribs 8-12 because they do not attach directly to the sternum
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