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Axial Skeleton

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show Skull, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage(ribs and sternum).  
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show 270 Bones  
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What are the 4 functions of the vertebral column?   show
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show Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and Tiny Coccygeal.  
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Where is the cervical vertebrae?   show
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Where is the thoracic vertebrae?   show
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show L 1 - L 5  
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show S 1 - S 5 (by adulthood- they fuse as the sacrum)  
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Where are the coccygeal?   show
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show Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, and Pelvic.  
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show The body (centrum).  
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What is the ovoid/triangular canal that is dorsal to the body of each vertebra?   show
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show Vertebral canal.  
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What is the projection that comes from the body of a vertebra that is pointed and angles downward?   show
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What extends laterally from the point where the pedicle and lamina meet?   show
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Whats makes up the vertebral arch?   show
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show Superior articular processes and Inferior articular processes. Together called Facet Joints.  
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show Intervertebral Foramen  
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show Intervertebral discs.  
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show 1. Binds vertebrae together 2. Increases spine flexibility 3. Supports body weight 4. Absorbs shock  
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What is the cervical vertebra that supports the head and has a delicate ring surrounding a large vertebral foramen?   show
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What part of the cervical vertebrae allows for 45% of the heads rotation?   show
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What is the prominent knob on the axis called?   show
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show The Cervical Vertebrae  
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What is the prominent bump on the lower back of the neck?   show
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show Thoracic Vertebrae.  
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show Costal facets.  
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Ribs are inserted between two vertebrae- So, rib 6 articulates with the _____ _____ _____ of the upper T5 and the _____ _____ _____ of T6.   show
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show The Sacrum.  
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On the anterior side of the sacrum - what are the 4 pairs of large holes used passage of nerves and arteries to the pelvic organs called?   show
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show Sacral promontory.  
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On the dorsal surface of the sacrum, the spinous processes of the vertebrae fuse into a dorsal ridge called....?   show
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On the dorsal side of the sacrum, there are 4 pairs of openings for spinal nerves called the _____.   show
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show The sacral canal.  
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The sacral canal ends in the inferior opening called the_____.   show
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The large wing-like extensions at the top of the sacrum are called_____.   show
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The vertebrae that has a thich stout body and a blunt squarish spinous process is?   show
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The thoracic cage consists of what 3 things?   show
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What is the bony plate anterior to the heart?   show
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show The mandibrium.  
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show The body.  
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show The xiphoid process.  
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The_____ ______ is the point where the sternal body and the xiphoid process fuse.   show
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show True ribs: because they attach to the sternum.  
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Ribs 8 - 12 are called what?   show
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show Floating ribs: because they do NOT attach to ventrally.  
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