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Anatomy.Terms
Anatomy Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epiphysis | the end of a bone |
| diaphysis | the shaft of a bone |
| epiphyseal plate | the growth plate at the end of the bone |
| femur | the stongest and longest bone in the body. the thigh |
| cervical vertebrae | vertebrae in the neck. (7) |
| thoracic vertebrae | vertebrae in the chest (12)` |
| true ribs | first set of ribs in the chest |
| false ribs | second set of ribs in the chest. below the true ribs |
| floating ribs | don't attach to the sternum |
| lumbar verterae | lower back vertebrae (5) |
| maxilla | upper jaw |
| mandible | lower jaw |
| frontal bone | forehead |
| occipital bone | the back of the head |
| parietal bone | the sides of the skull |
| ethmoid bone | bone in the middle of the nose. |
| sphenoid bone | bat shaped bone in the skull |
| temporal bone | on the side of the skull |
| external auditory meatus | opening in the temporal bone where sound passes through |
| mastoid process | bone that pokes out behind the ear |
| zygomatic bone | cheek bone |
| sella turcica | small bone inbetween the sphenoid |
| lacrimal bone | tear duct |
| foramen magnum | large opening where the spinal cord enters the skull |
| sacrum | 5 fused vertevrae between the illium |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| sternum | flat bone that the ribs attatch to |
| xiphiod process | pointy end of the sternum |
| clavicle | collar bone |
| scapula | shoulder blade |