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Axial Skeleton

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Axial Skeleton includes the _____,_____,and _____.   show
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At birth, how many bones are in the body?   show
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What are the 4 functions of the vertebral column?   show
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What are the 5 groups of the vertebral column?   show
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show C 1 - C 7 (C1:atlas and C2:axis)  
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Where is the thoracic vertebrae?   show
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Where is the Lumbar vertebrae?   show
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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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What are the 4 curvatures of the vertebral column that occur after the age of 3?   show
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show The body (centrum).  
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show The Vertebral Foramen.  
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show Vertebral canal.  
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show The spinous process.  
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What extends laterally from the point where the pedicle and lamina meet?   show
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show The pedicle, transverse process, and lamina.  
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The _____ ______ ______ projects upward from one vertebra and meets the matching ____ ____ ____ to form another vertebra.   show
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show Intervertebral Foramen  
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What is the pad consisting of an inner nucleus pulposus surrounded by a ring of cartilage called?   show
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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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show C 2- the Axis  
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show the Dens  
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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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What are the small,smooth, slightly concave spots on the thoracic vertebrae?   show
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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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show The sacral hiatus.  
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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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What is the broad superior portion of the sternum that has a medial notch and RT & LT clavicular notches?   show
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The longest part of the sternum where the 2nd rib attaches to is called?   show
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The inferior end of the sternum that provides attachment for some of the abdominla muscles is called?   show
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show Xiphisternal joint.  
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Ribs 1 - 7 are called what and why?   show
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show False ribs: they do NOT attach to the sternum.  
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Ribs 11 and 12 are called?   show
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