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The skeletal system
Bio 312 Lab manual chapter 10
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Anatomy
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10/07/2010

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The periosteum is firmly attached to underlying compact bone by bundles of short collagen fibers called _______
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Sharpey's fibers
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All internal surfaces of bones are covered with a thinner fibrous membrane called ________
Definition
endosteum
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Consists of the bones of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage
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axial skeleton
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consists of the bones of the upper and lower extremities and the pectoral and pelvic girdles that attach the extremities to the axial skeleton
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appendicular skeleton
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a rounded, articulating surface
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condyle
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a smooth, flat articulating surface
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facet
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a relatively large, rounded articulating end of a bone
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head
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a narrow prominent ridge
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crest
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enlarged area on or just above a condyle
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epicondyle
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a general term for any bony prominence
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process
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an arm-like projection of a bone
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ramus
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a sharp, pointed process
Definition
spine
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a large blunt projection (found only on femur)
Definition
trochanter
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a small, rounded, usually roughened process
Definition
tuberosity
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a small rounded projection
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tubercle
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a pit or socket in bone
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alveolus
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a tubular passageway through bone
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canal or meatus
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a round or oval opening through bone
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foramen
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a shallow depression in bone
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fossa
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a cavity within a bone; usually filled with air
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sinus
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3 auditory bones
Definition
malleus, incus, stapes
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What are extra bones that have developed within tendons?
Definition
sesamoid bones
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Extra bones in the skull are called?
Definition
Wormian (sutural) bones
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The outer surface of the diaphysis and those regions are not covered with articular cartilage are covered with a tough fibrous membrane called?
Definition
periosteum
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a set of bones that forms the box enclosing the brain
Definition
cranial bones
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the bones comprising the anterior face of the skull including the jaw
Definition
facial bones
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the bones of the skull are linked together by interlocking joints called?
Definition
sutures
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the frontal bones forms the forehead, it forms most of the roof of the _____, which houses the eyeball, and, immediately above the orbit, forms the ________, which lies directly beneath the eyebrows
Definition
orbit; supraorbital margin
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the supraorbital margin is penetrated by the________
Definition
supraorbital foramen
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Parietal bones are found on the _______ of the skull
Definition
side
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the 2 parietal bones of the skull are attached by the _____
Definition
sagittal suture
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The parietal bones are attached to the frontal bone via the _______
Definition
coronal suture
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the parietal bones of the skull is attached to the occipital bone via the _________
Definition
lambdoid suture
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the parietal bones connect to the temporal bones via the _________
Definition
squamous suture
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large opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes
Definition
foramen magnum
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on each side of the foramen magnum are the _______
Definition
occipital condyles
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superior of the foramen magnum is the __________
Definition
superior nuchal line
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the bump you can feel on the back of your own skull is called the?
Definition
external occipital protuberance
Term
What is produced when the palatine processes fail to grow together during early prenatal development?
Definition
a cleft palate is produced
Term
The name of the U-shaped bone located in the neck just above the larynx
Definition
The hyoid bone
Term
The "soft spots" on a baby's head
Definition
fontanels
Term
What is the name for the lower jaw?
Definition
Mandible
Term
The sockets for teeth are called
Definition
alveoli within aveolar margins
Term
the bend in the jaw is termed?
Definition
mandibular angle
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What does the vertebral arch of the vertebra consist of? (3 things)
Definition
laminae (lamina), pedicles, and spinous process
Term
What are the names of the first 2 vertibrae
Definition
Atlas and axis
Term
The ridge on the bottom of the rib bone is called?
Definition
costal groove
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point midway on humerous that attaches the deltoid muscle to the bone
Definition
deltoid tuberosity
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2 structures on the humerous (one ball shaped one pulley shaped)
Definition
capitulum and trochlea
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the smaller indentation on the humerous is called the _______ and the larger indentation is called the ________
Definition
coronoid fossa;olecranon fossa
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on the distal end of the humerous, there is a medial and lateral _____
Definition
epicondyles
Term
each coxal bone is formed by 3 smaller bones. these bones are?
Definition
ilium, ischium, and pubis
Term
The big deep socket of your hip
Definition
acetabulum
Term
the hole in the end of the head of the femur
Definition
fovea capitis
Term
Name the regions of the spine from superior to inferior including the number of vertibrae in each region
Definition
cervical-7;thoracic-12;lumbar-5;sacral
Term
The large hole in the coxal bone is called the?
Definition
obturator foramen
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the neck of the femur separates the head from the large, rough ____ ____. medial and inferior is the _____ _____.
Definition
greater trochanter; lesser trochanter
Term
The bumps of your ankles are the _____ and the ____ of the bones
Definition
lateral malleolus; medial malleolus
Term
intristic ligament extending from the acetabulum to the fovea capitis. carries and artery that supplies the head of the femur
Definition
ligamentum teres
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