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45 Cards in this Set
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The axial skeleton consists of?
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The skull and hyoid bone, the vertebral column, and the bony thorax
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Functions of the axial skeleton?
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Support the head, neck and trunk; protect the brain, spinal cord and thoracic organs
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The skull is comprised of how many bones?
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22
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Which vertebral column levels have an intervertebral disc?
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Between T12 and L1 and between C7 and T1
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A small, synovial fluid-filled pocket in connective tissue, which may be connected to a joint cavity is what?
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Bursa
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Pronation and supination occur where?
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Proximal radioulnar joint
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What is most unique to the knee?
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The menisci
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Ribs 1-10 articulate with the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae and what else?
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The transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae
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What connects muscle to bone?
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Tendon
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The olecranon is part of?
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The ulna
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Which vertebral structure can most easily be felt or seen on the ventral surface?
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The body or centrum
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The squamous suture is between the boundary between what?
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The parietal and temporal bones
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What is the type of joint formed by the teeth and the gums?
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Gomphosis
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The structure that houses the pituitary gland is found in which bone?
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Sphenoid bone
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What tarsal bone in the ankle articulates with both leg bones?
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Talus
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What is the structure of the os coax that can be felt on the anterior of the hip?
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Anterior superior iliac spine
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The patella functions to?
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Increase the contraction force of the quadriceps femoris
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The cruciate ligaments attach to what part of the tibia?
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Intercondylar eminence
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The fibula functions as?
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The lateral bone of the leg that provides lateral stability to the ankle
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What is a ligament inside a joint capsule called?
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Intracapsular
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Where does the pectoral girdle meet the axial skeleton?
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The clavicle attaches to the manubrium
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What cartilaginous joint does not permit movement?
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Synchondrosis
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Most of the anterior surface of the scapula is formed by what?
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Subscapular fossa
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What kind of joint is a suture?
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Synarthroses
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Which structure of the humerus articulates with the radius?
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Capitulum
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Which structure forms the anterior border of the sella turcica?
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Tuberculum sellae
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What clavicular structure serves as an attachment site for a ligament?
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Conoid tubercle
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What structure is located at the Y-shaped junction of the illium, ischium, and pubis?
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Acetabulum
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The coronal suture is the boundary between what?
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The parietal and frontal bones
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The sagittal suture suture is the boundary between what?
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The right and left parietal bones
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The lambdoid suture is the boundary between what?
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The parietal and occipital bones
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Which structure contains the pituitary gland?
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Sella turcica
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What is the mental protuberance?
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Chin
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The carotid canal is also called what?
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Foramen lacerum
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Synarthrotic?
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No movement
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Amphiarthrotic?
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Slight or limited movement
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Diarthrotic?
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Free movement
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Nearly all fibrous joints are what?
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Synarthroses
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What is a suture?
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Edges of bones interlock (only in skull)
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What is a syndesmosis?
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Ligament connects and limits movements of the articulating bones
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What is a gomphosis?
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Bone inserts in an alveolar process (e.g. periodontal ligaments)
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What is a synchondrosis?
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Interposition of cartilage plate (e.g. epiphyseal plate)
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What is a symphysis?
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Connection by a pad of fibrous cartilage (e.g. pubic symphysis)
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What is a synostosis?
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Conversion of other articular form to a solid mass of bone (e.g. metopic suture)
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What is a meniscus?
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Disc of fibrocartilage
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