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Chapter 7: Axial Skeleton Flashcards

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Axial skeleton bones and how many

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  • skull and facial bones
  • vertebrae
  • ribs
  • sternum
  • hyoid
    80 bones
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5 main types of bone

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  • long bones
  • short bones
  • flat bones
  • irregular bones
  • sesamoid bones
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Long bones

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greater in length than width
- example: limbs

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Short bones

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cube shaped
- example: most carpal and tarsal bones (wrist and ankle)

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Flat bones

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thin layers of parallel plates
- example: cranial bones, sternum, ribs, scapulae

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Irregular bones

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complex shaped
- example: vertebrae

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Sesamoid bones

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shaped like a sesame seed
- example patellae (knee cap)
- bones may vary from person to person

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Suture bones

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  • small extra bone plates located within the sutures of cranial bones
  • amount varies from person to person
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Sutures

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  • are jointed areas where flat bones come together
  • immovable joints
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Different sutures on skull

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  • frontal/coronal suture
  • saggital suture
  • lambdoid suture
  • squamous suture
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What does the temporal bone form..

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the external acoustic meatus

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8 cranial bones

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  • frontal (1)
  • parietal (2)
  • temporal (2)
  • occipital (1)
  • sphenoid (1)
  • ethmoid (1)
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2 major types of surface markings in bones

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  • depressions and openings
  • processes
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Depressions and openings description + different types

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allow the passage of soft tissue (nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, tendons) or formation of joints

  • fissure, foramen, fossa, sulcus, meatus
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Fissure

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narrow slit between adjacent parts of bones through which blood vessels or nerves pass

example: superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone

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Foramen

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opening through which blood vessels, nerves or ligaments pass. (hole)

example: optic canal of sphenoid bone

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Fossa

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shallow depression

example: coronoid fossa of humerus

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Sulcus

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furrow (groove) along bone surfaces that accommodates blood vessel, nerve, or tendon

example: inter-tubercular sulcus of humerus

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Meatus

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tube like opening

example: external acoustic meatus of temporal bone

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Processes description + different types

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projections or outgrowths on bone that form joints or attachment points for connective tissue, such as ligaments and tendons

  • condyle, facet, head, crest, epicondyle, line, spinous process, trochanter, tuberosity
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Condyle

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large, round protuberance with a smooth articular surface at end of bone

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Facet

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smooth, flat slightly concave or convex articular surface

  • example: superior articular facet of vertebra
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Head

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usually rounded articular projection supported on neck (constricted portion) of bone

example: head of femur

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Crest

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prominent ridge or elongated projection (little mountains going outwards)

  • example: iliac crest of hip bone
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Epicondyle
typically roughened projection above condyle - example: medial epicondyle of femur
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Line
long, narrow ridge or border (less prominent than crest) - similar to crest - example: linea aspera of femur
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Spinous process
sharp, slender projection example: spinous projection of vertebra
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Trochanter
very large projection example: greater trochanter of femur
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Tubercle
variably sized round projection example: greater tubercle of humerus
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Tuberosity
variably sized projection with rough, bumpy surface example: ischial tuberosity of hip bone
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Facial bones
- mandible - maxilla - zygomatic - nasal bone - palatine bone - vomer - lacrimal - inferior concha
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Which bones form part of inner nose
vomer and ethmoid bone
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Frontal bone
- forms the forehead, anterior part of skull and roof of orbits
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Parietal bones
- form greater portion of the sides and roof of the cranial cavity - inner surfaces contain protrusions and depressions that accommodate the blood vessels
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Temporal bones
- form inferior lateral aspects of cranial cavity
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Occipital bone
- forms posterior part of cranial cavity and most of cranial base - contains foramen magnum for spinal cord to go through - contains occipital condyles on either sides of foramen magnum for the atlas to articulate
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Sphenoid bone
- lies at the middle part of cranial base - articulates with all other cranial cavity bones - forms part of floor, side walls and rear wall of orbit
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Ethmoid bone
- forms part of anterior portion of the cranial base - forms medial wall of orbits - is the superior portion of nasal cavity that divides the nasal cavity into left and right sides
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Hyoid bone
- does not articulate with any other bone - located between mandible and larynx and supports the tongue - serves as an attachment point for the tongue
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Nasal bones (2)
small rectangular-shaped bones that form the bridge of the nose - resting place for eye glasses
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Lacrimal bones (2)
- smallest facial bones - form part of the medial wall in each orbit - each contain a lacrimal fossa - a structure that gathers tears and passes them to the nasal cavity
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Palatine bones (2)
- form posterior portion of hard palate - form small portion of floors of orbits
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Inferior nasal concha bones (2)
- inferior to nasal portion of ethmoid bone - inferior lateral wall NOT MEDIAL - all 3 conchae (superior, middle, inferior) increase surface area of the nasal cavity and help swirl and filter air before it passes into the lungs
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Vomer
- roughly triangular bone that forms inferior part of the nasal septum - extends down from perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
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Maxillae (2)
- form upper jaw bone - articulate with every other bone but the mandible
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Zygomatic bones (2)
- cheek bones - form part of lateral wall of orbits - articulates with frontal, maxilla, sphenoid and temporal bones
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Mandible
- lower jaw bone, strongest facial bone - attaches to temporal bone with coronoid process
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Only skull bones that move
mandible and ossicles
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3 Ear bones
malleus (hammer) incus (anvil) stapes (stirrup)
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The optic nerve goes through...
the sphenoid bone
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Cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
allows for passage of olfactory nerves to the roof of the nasal cavity - full of holes
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Crista galli of ethmoid bone
middle portion that sticks up into the cranial cavity - serves as an attachment point for membranes surrounding the brain
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Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone
descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate and assists in forming the septum of the nose
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Condylar process
bump on the mandible that fits into the mandibular fossa
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Mastoid
behind the ear
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Paranasal sinuses
- mucus membrane-lined cavities in the frontal. maxillary, sphenoid and ethmoid bones
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Function of paranasal sinuses
- allow the skull to increase in size without change in mass of the bone - used as resonating chambers to enhance the voice - increase the surface area of the nasal mucosa and help to moisten it as well
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By what age does intramembranous ossification of the fontanels occur
2 years
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Primary vs secondary curve of spinal cord
- primary is single curve in baby - secondary is 4 curves in adults
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Secondary curve (4 curves)
- cervical curve - thoracic curve - lumbar curve - sacral curve
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Intervertebral discs are not found in
C1 and occipital bone
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Function of intervertebral discs
- absorb shock and separate the vertebrae from one another
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What bones allow the head to nod yes (flex and extend)
occipital condyle and C1
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What bones allow us to nod our head no
C1 and C2
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True ribs and false ribs difference
- true ribs are the first 7 pairs and their cartilage connects directly to the sternum - false ribs: next 5 pairs that indirectly connect to the sternum or do not connect at all
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Scoliosis
lateral curvature (normally in thoracic region)
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Kyphosis
hump back - increased thoracic curve
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Lordosis
thic - increased lumbar curvature
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Spina bifida occulta
- minor - no symptoms - only evidence is a small dimple with a tuft of hair in the overlying skin
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Spina bifida cystica (meningocele)
- sac contains the meninges and cerebrospinal fluid - cyst like sac protruding
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