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Bones
Axial and Appendicular Skeleton
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/11/2012

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Occipital Bone

Definition

 

 

lower posterior portion of the skull

(lower back of the head)

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External Occipital

Protuberance

Definition

 

 

"duck tail" coming off the

back of the head

Term
Foramen Magnum
Definition
passage (hole)for spinal cord
Term
Frontal Bone
Definition
makes the forehead
Term
Glabella
Definition
smooth portion above the nasal bones
Term
Supraorbital Margin
Definition
the ridge above the eyes
Term
Parietal Bone
Definition
form the lateral, superior walls on each side of the head (top and sides)
Term
Coronal Suture
Definition
line between the frontal bone and parietal bones (top/front of head)
Term
Sagittal Suture
Definition
junction between parietal bones (giving right and left halves)
Term
Squamous Suture
Definition
junction between the temporal and parietal bone
Term
Lambdoidal Suture
Definition
junction between parietal and occipital bones
Term
Temporal Bone
Definition
temple
Term
External Auditory Meatus
Definition
ear canal
Term
Styloid Process
Definition
elongated pin like structure on the temporal bone
Term
Mastoid Process
Definition
Large bone mass below ear canal
(resembles a sharks tooth)
Term
Mandibular Fossa
Definition
articulates with the mandible
Term
Sephnoid Bone
Definition
Irregular shaped bone on the floor of the cranium (looks like a bat)
Term
Sella Turcica
Definition
saddle time structure that holds the pituitary gland
Term
Ethmoid Bone
Definition
very irregular bone below sphenoid and below the eyes
Term
Perpendicular Plate
Definition
top half of the bone that separates the nasal passages (septum)
Term
Middle Nasal Concha
Definition
project into nasal passages next to the perpendicular plate
Term
Cribriform Plate
Definition
houses the little holes (broken for mummy prep to get brains out)
Term
Crista Galli
Definition
upward protrusion
Term
Mandible
Definition
lower part of the jaw (part that moves)
Term
Ramus
Definition
lateral projections on each side (lower part by ears)
Term
Mandibular Condyle
Definition
rounded part of ramus that articulates with the cranium (fits into the mandibular fossa)
Term
Coronoid Process
Definition
flat process next to the mandibular condyle
Term
Mandibular Angle
Definition
on each side of the mandible, where the ramus meets the body
Term
Alveoli
Definition
sockets for the teeth
Term
Maxilla
Definition
top part of the jaw (the part that doesnt move)
Term
Palatine Bone
Definition
back portion of the hard palate (roof of your mouth)
Term
Zygomatic Bones
Definition
cheek bones
Term
Nasal Bones
Definition
form the bridge of the nose
Term
Vomer
Definition
forms the lower half of the nasal septum
Term
Inferior Nasal Concha
Definition
project medially on the lateral walls of the nasal passage
Term
Spinous Process
Definition
middle, what you feel when you bend over
Term
Body
Definition
large central bone section
Term
Pedicle
Definition
connects the body to the other portions of the vertebrae
Term
Vertebral Foramen
Definition
the hole in which the spinal cord runs through
Term
Transverse Process
Definition
extends laterally on each side of the vertebrae
Term
Lamina
Definition
portion that connects the spinous process to the articular surfaces (flattened like you laminated it)
Term
Atlas
Definition
C1, looks like a manta ray
Term
Axis
Definition
C2, has a dens on it sticking off
Term
Cervical Vertebrae
Definition
7 total, have transverse foramen
Term
Thoracic Vertebrae
Definition
12 total, looks like a giraffe and have a more circular foramen
Term
Lumbar Vertebrae
Definition
5 total, looks like a moose and have a more oval foramen
Term
Vertebral Arches
Definition
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral
Term
Primary Vertebral Arches
Definition
Formed at birth: Thoracic and Sacral
Term
Secondary Vertebral Arches
Definition
Formed from standing upright: Cervical and Lumbar
Term
Cervical Curvature
Definition
formed from standing upright, weight of the head, secondary
Term
Thoracic Curvature
Definition
formed at birth, thoracic cage, primary
Term
Lumbar Curvature
Definition
formed from standing upright, weight of the body, secondary
Term
Sacral Curvature
Definition
formed at birth, primary
Term
Sternum
Definition
manubrium, body and xiphoid
Term
Manubrium
Definition
upper 1/3 of the sternum
Term
Xiphoid Process
Definition
point that extends outward (the the bottom)
Term
True Rib
Definition
attach directly to sternum with a single piece of cartilage
Term
False Rib
Definition
attach indirectly to sternum or not at all
Term
Floating Rib
Definition
a false rib that does not connect to the sternum
Term
Sacrum
Definition
Ala, Median Sacral Crest, Sacral foramen
Term
Ala
Definition
wing like projections from the body of the bone ("ears" on what looks like the sacrum "elephant")
Term
Median Sacral Crest
Definition
spines along the dorsal aspect (looks like a dinosaur)
Term
Sacral Foramen
Definition
holes in the sacrum
Term
Coccyx
Definition
sometimes called the tailbone
Term
Scapula
Definition
shoulder blade
Term
Acromian Process
Definition
poing of the shoulder on hte dorsal aspect
Term
Coracoid Process
Definition
large protrusion anterior to the acromian
Term
Glenoid Fossa
Definition
flat portion just between acromian and coracoid; where humerus articulates
Term
Clavicle
Definition
collar bone
Term
Sternal end of Clavicle
Definition
blunt "stubby end" that articulates with the sternum
Term
Acromial end of Clavicle
Definition
flattened portion that articulate with the acromian process of the scapula
Term
Humerus Head
Definition
enlarged rounded portion on the superior end
Term
Epiphsial Line
Definition
under humerus head where growth occured
Term
Greater Tubercle
Definition
"knot" on the humerus head
Term
Trochlea
Definition
smooth medial rounded region; "stool"
Term
Capitulum
Definition
smooth rounded lateral region "round marble"
Term
Ulna Trochlea Notch
Definition
"U" at the top of the Ulna
Term
Olecranon Process
Definition
bump on the elbow, "funny bone"
Term
Acetabulum
Definition
allows head of femur in
Term
Obturator Foramen
Definition
"obtuse" hole in Os Coxa
Term
Illium
Definition
"hip"
Term
Iliac Crest
Definition
boarder of os coxa
Term
Ischium
Definition
sit down
Term
Pubis
Definition
fuses two sides of the os coxa together
Term
Pubic Crest
Definition
comes to a point on the os coxa
Term
Tibial Tuberosity
Definition
little bump under knee cap; if it is seen, it is the anterior view
Term
Medial Malleolus
Definition
medial aspect of the ankle
Term
Radial Tuberosity
Definition
"belly" bump on Radius
Term
Lateral Malleolus
Definition
outside of ankle (where the bump is/sticks out)
Term
Hand
Definition
carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

(carpals, metacarpals, proximal, intermediate, distal)
Term
Foot
Definition
metatarsals, phalanges, tarsal
Term
Tarsal
Definition
bones of the ankles
Term
Medial Cuneiform
Definition
lined up with big toe
Term
Intermediate Cuneiform
Definition
Middle
Term
Lateral Cuneiform
Definition
closest to outside edge before large cuboid
Term
Talus
Definition
what the tibia sits on
Term
Calcaneous
Definition
heel
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