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114 Cards in this Set
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sutures |
immovable joints of the skull |
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coronal suture |
where a headband/crown would lay |
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squamous suture |
around your ear, flat scale like |
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lambdoid suture |
upside down Y (lambda, λ), back side of head |
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sagittal suture |
runs throuh middle of head |
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cranial floor |
anterior cranial fossa middle cranial fossa posterior cranial fossa |
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frontal (cranial vault, 8 bones) |
forhead |
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temporal (2) (cranial vault, 8 bones) |
ear/temples |
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parietal (2) (cranial vault, 8 bones) |
top back, where you would have a ponytail |
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occipital (cranial vault, 8 bones) |
bottom back of head |
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sphenoid (cranial vault, 8 bones) |
mid cranial floor |
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ethmoid (cranial vault, 8 bones) |
bridge of nose between eye sockets |
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sinuses |
hallow cavity in bone |
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frontal sinus (2) |
behind eyebrows |
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maxillary sinus (2) |
midial cheeck, on either side of nose |
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sphenoid sinus |
middle of skull, under saddle |
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ethmoid sinus |
behind eyes, between eye sockets |
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supraorbital foramen (parts of frontal bone (1)) |
above eyes, under middle of eyebrows |
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frontal sinus (parts of frontal bone (1)) |
between eyebrows |
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frontal squama (parts of frontal bone (1)) |
front, forehead |
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sagittal suture (parts of parietal bone (2)) |
runs down middle of head |
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coronal suture (parts of parietal bone (2)) |
where a headband/crown would lay |
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squamous suture (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
around your ear, flat scale like |
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petrous portion (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
ridge on cranial floor, contains inner and outer ear |
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external acoustic meatus (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
ear canal |
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internal acoustic meatus (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
nerve from brain to ear |
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mandibular fossa (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
cups around your mandible |
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styloid process (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
by mandible, looks like a pen |
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mastoid process (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
breast like process |
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stylomastoid foramen (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
hole between styloid process and mastoid process |
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jugular foramen
(parts of temporal bone (2)) |
jagged (above either side of large hole), under carotid
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carotid canal (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
round (above either side of the large hole), above jugular hole |
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zygomatic process of zygomatic arch (parts of temporal bone (2)) |
between ear and nose |
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lambdoid suture (parts of occipital bone (1)) |
upside down Y (lambda, λ), back side of head |
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occipital condyles (parts of occipital bone (1)) |
bottom of skull, what roles your head when nodding yes, above foramen magnum |
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foramen magnum (parts of occipital bone (1)) |
big hole that your spinal cord goes through |
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hypoglassal canal (parts of occipital bone (1)) |
nerve that controls your tongue, inside foramen magnum |
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sella turcica (parts of sphenoid bone (1)) |
saddle looking |
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greater wings (parts of sphenoid bone (1)) |
bat wing like |
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lesser wings (parts of sphenoid bone (1)) |
smaller, more horizontal and straight |
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optic canal (parts of sphenoid bone (1)) |
optic nerve comes out of and crosses under brain |
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foramen ovale (parts of sphenoid bone (1)) |
oval hole |
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pterygoid process (parts of sphenoid bone (1)) |
behind upper teeth |
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sphenoid sinus (parts of sphenoid bone (1)) |
middle of skull, under saddle |
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crista galli (parts of ethmoid bone (1)) |
crest of chicken |
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perpendicular plate (parts of ethmoid bone (1)) |
upper nasal septum, long (deviated septum) |
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cribriform plate (parts of ethmoid bone (1)) |
strainer |
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olfactory foramina (parts of ethmoid bone (1)) |
little hole for nose nerves |
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middle nasal concha (parts of ethmoid bone (1)) |
curved bones that swirl air |
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Bones of the face (14) |
mandible (1) maxilla (2) palatine (2) zygomatic (2) lacrimal (2) nasal (2) vomer (1) inferior nasal concha (2) |
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maxilla (2) |
either side of your nose and upper jaw |
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palatine process (parts of the maxilla (2)) |
roof of mouth, hard palate |
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maxillary sinus (parts of the maxilla (2)) |
midial cheeck, on either side of nose |
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infraorbital foramen (parts of the maxilla (2)) |
holes under eye socket |
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alveolar process (parts of the maxilla (2)) |
ridge that hold tooth sockets |
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incisive (fossa) canals (parts of the maxilla (2)) |
right behind two front teeth |
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palatine bones (2) |
posterior hard pallet |
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body (parts of the mandible (1)) |
horizontal piece |
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ramus (parts of the mandible (1)) |
verticle piece |
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angle (parts of the mandible (1)) |
intersection of body and ramus |
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mandibular condyle (parts of the mandible (1)) |
join mandible to skull, posterior ramus, helps open/close jaw and chew |
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mandibular notch (parts of the mandible (1)) |
indent on ramus, U shape by jaw joint |
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coronoid process (parts of the mandible (1)) |
crown like process |
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alveolar margin (parts of the mandible (1)) |
ridge that holds tooth sockets |
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mental foramen (parts of the mandible (1)) |
holes in chin |
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mandibular symphysis (parts of the mandible (1)) |
"butt chin" |
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mandibular foramen (parts of the mandible (1)) |
hole in inside of mandible, where novicaine is injected |
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zygomatic bone (2) |
where you put blush on |
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temporal process of zygomatic arch (parts of the zygomatic bone(2)) |
. |
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lacrimal bone (2) |
medial corners of eye sockets |
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lacrimal groove (parts of the zygomatic bone(2)) |
for tear ducts |
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nasal bone (2) |
at bridge of nose |
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vomer (1) |
inferior nasal septum |
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inferior nasal concha (2) |
shell shaped, swirls air into mucas |
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hyoid bone |
in throat, U shaped bone, goes up when you swallow, "hyloid up, epiglottis down" |
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Vertebral column |
24 vertebra (plural=vertebrae) 1 sacrum 1 coccyx |
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Regions of spine: |
cervical (7) thoracic (12) lumbar (5) sacral (5 fused) coccygeal (anywhere from 1-4) |
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body
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big round disk, weight bearing, points forward |
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vertebral arch
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
circle of bone around the canal through which the spinal cord passes |
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pedicle
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral arch) |
foot of the arch |
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lamina
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral arch) |
roof of arch |
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vertebral foramen
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
spinal cord goes down it |
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transverse process
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
points laterally from arch |
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spinous process
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
points posterior from arch |
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superior articular process and facet inferior articular process and facet
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
join together with vertebra of top and bottom |
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intervertebral foramen
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
holes between vertebrae |
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intervertebral discs
(Features of generic vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
fibrous pads but full of jelly, dense fibrous pads |
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C1 = atlas (parts of vertebral column) |
articulates with occipital condyles (nodding yes), hold up "world" (skull) |
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C2=axis (parts of vertebral column) |
has tooth |
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dens (parts of vertebral column) |
the tooth of C2=axis |
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cervical
(Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
holes in it |
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thoracic
(Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
have facets on transverse processes, helps anchor ribs |
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lumbar
(Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
BIG body |
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sacrum
(Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
5 vertebrae that fused together |
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auricular surfaces (Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
2 ear like surfaces, articulates with coxal ears too |
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superior articular process with facet
(sacrum) (Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
last vertebra on chain |
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median crest
(sacrum) (Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
spinous processes |
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sacral foramina
(sacrum) (Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
8 holes down sacrum, 4 and 4 |
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coccyx
(Features of regional vertebra) (parts of vertebral column) |
tail bone |
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thorax |
rib cage |
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sternum |
3 bones fused together, narrow bone, medial, vertical |
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manubrium
(sternum) (thorax) |
upper of the T shape, horizontal, articulates with sternal end of clavicle |
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body
(sternum) (thorax) |
verticle |
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xiphoid process
(sternum) (thorax) |
bottom point fuses when about 25, cartilage in kids and bone in adults |
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ribs |
blade of rib points down, curvy part back |
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head
(ribs) (thorax) |
end of curved end, attaches to vertebra |
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neck
(ribs) (thorax) |
between head and tubercle |
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tubercle
(ribs) (thorax) |
on curved end, attaches to vertebra |
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body
(ribs) (thorax) |
straight part |
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costal groove
(ribs) (thorax) |
where nerves that help you breath are, points down |
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costal cartilage (articulated skeleton) |
hyaline cartilage, looks like frosted glass |
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vertebrosternal ribs (1-7) (articulated skeleton) |
top ribs that attach to sternum |
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vertebrochondral ribs (8-10) (articulated skeleton) |
middle ribs that attach to cartilage |
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vertebral ribs (11-12) |
last 2 inferior ribs |