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Skeletal System

TermDefinition
the skeletal system bones, articulations, ligaments, catilage
Axial skeleton bones of the trunk
Appendicular Skeleton bones of the extremities and connections to trunk
Vertebral Column made of vertebrae, sacrum, and coccyx
Types of vertebrae cervical, thoracic, lumbar
Number of cervical vertebrae 7
Number of throracic vertebrae 12
Number of lumbar vertebrae 5
Body (of vertebrae) larger round part, not on C1
Dens only on the axis, sticks up
Vertebral foramen hole in center for spinal cord
transverse processes processes sticking out on the sides
transverse foramina small holes on the sides, only on cervical vertebrae
spinous process process sticking out on back
superior articulating facets processes with smooth spots pointing up
inferior articulating facets processes with smooth spots pointing down
nucleus pulposus gel-like center of intervertebral discs
annulus fibrosis tough cartilaginous outside of intervertebral discs
thoracic cage the sternum and ribs
sternum made of manubrium, body, xiphoid process, jugular notch, and sternal angle
manubrium top section of sternum
body (sternum) middle section of sternum
xiphoid process bottom section of sternum
jugular notch top notch of sternum
sternal angle between manubrium and body
head of ribs round end of rib
neck of ribs thinned end of rib from head
tubercle of ribs bump on side of rib
Articulations of axial skeleton atlantooccipital, facet, lumbosacral, costovertebral, costotransverse
Atlantooccipital joint Where C1/Atlas articulates with the occipital condyles of the skull to form a joint
facet joint Where superior articulating facets of a vertebra articulate with the inferior articulating facets of an adjacent vertebra to form a joint
lumbosacral joint Where L5 articulates with the sacrum to form a joint
costovertebral joint The heads of the ribs articulate with the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae to form a joint
costotransverse joint tubercles of the ribs articulate with the transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae to form a joint
Created by: bblonde
 

 



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