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Anatomy and Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scapula | Shoulder Blade |
| Clavicle | Collar bone |
| humerus | upper arm |
| sternum | chest bone |
| vertebra | spine |
| radius | lower arm, outside bone |
| ulna | lower arm, inside bone |
| llium | hip bone, pelvic girdle, large part in back |
| Ischium | hip bone, small, front part |
| talus | ankle bone |
| carpals | hand bones |
| Metacarpals | lower section of fingers |
| phalanges | top section of finger |
| femur | thiegh bone |
| patella | knee cap |
| tibia | large, lower leg bone, inside |
| Fibula | small, lower leg bone, outside |
| calcaneus | heel of foot |
| tarsals | foot bones |
| metatarsals | lower part of toes |
| phalanges | top part of toes |
| Fibrocartilage | knee cap, pelvis, vertabra |
| elastic cartilage | inner ear, nose |
| hyaline cartilage | all main joints |
| sesamoid bones | short bones formed in tendons, knee cap |
| wormian or sutural bones | tiny bones between cranial bones |
| mental foramen | holes in jaw |
| maxilla | roof of mouth and nose, musal area |
| occipital bone | back of head |
| parietal bone | top of head |
| sagittal suture | crack from ront to back of your head, right and left sides |
| frontal sinus | forehead by eye brows |
| ethmoidal sinus | behind eyes |
| sphenoid sinus | back near ears |
| maxillary sinus | cheeks |
| cervical curvature | top 7 vertabra |
| thoracic curvature | middle 12 vertabra |
| lumbar curvature | bottom 5 vertabra |
| sacral curvature | sacrum |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| hyoid bone | throat |
| atlas | top vertabra, lets you nod "yes" (C1) |
| axis | pivot for the atlas (C2) |
| mandible | jaw |
| manubrium | top of sternum |
| true ribs | top 7 ribs, attach by thier "own" costal cartilage to sternum |
| false ribs | middle 5 ribs, attach indirectly or dont attach at all to sternum |
| floating ribs | last 2 ribs (part of false ribs) dont attach to sternum at all |
| diaphysis | shaft, middle straight part of bone |
| epiphysis | end of bone. proximal-top, distal-bottom |
| plane joint | intercarpal joint (hand, foot) |
| Hinge Joint | elbow |
| pivot joint | proximal radioulnar joint (in elbow) |
| condyloid joint | metacarpophalangeal joint (finger) |
| Saddle joint | carpometacarpal joint in thumb (bottom joint in thumb) |
| ball and socket joint | shoulder joint |
| flexion | decreases the angle of the joint |
| extension | increases the angle of the joint |