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Bones Lab Exam

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The two divisions of the skeleton are the ___ and ___skeletons   axial, appendicular  
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The extra bones that sometimes develop between the flat bones of the skull are called   sutural  
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The cranium and facial bones compose the   skull  
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The ___ bone supports the tongue   hyoid  
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The ___ at the inferior end of the sacrum is composed of four fused vertebrae   coccyx  
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Most ribs are attached anteriorly to the ___   sternum  
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The thoracic cage is composed of ___ pairs of ribs   12  
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The scapulae and clavicles together form the ____ girdle   pectoral girdles  
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The humerus, radius, and ____ articulate to form the elbow joint   ulna  
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The wrist is composed of eight bones called   carpals  
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The hip bones are attached posteriorly to the   sacrum  
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The ____ covers the anterior surface of the knee   patella  
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The bones that articulate with the distal ends of the tibia and fibula are called   tarsals  
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All finger and toe bones are called   phalanges  
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small, nearly flat articular surface   facet  
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shallow basin   fossa  
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rounded process   condyle  
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opening or hole   foramen  
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knoblike rough elevation   tubercle  
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ridgelike projection   spine  
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slightly raised edge   line  
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tubelike passageway   meatus  
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tiny pit or depression   fovea  
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small, knoblike process   tubercle  
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thornlike projection   spine  
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rounded enlargement at end of bone   head  
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air-filled cavity within bone   sinus  
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relatively large process   trochanter  
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name the six cranial bones that are visible on the lateral view of a skull   parietal, occipital, temporal, frontal, zygomatic, sphenoid  
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The ___ suture joins the frontal bone to the parietal bones   coronal  
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The parietal bones are firmly interlocked along the midline by the ___suture   sagittal  
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The ___ suture joins the parietal bones to the occipital bone   lambdoid  
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The temporal bones are joined to the parietal bones along the ___ sutures   squamous  
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Name the three cranial bones that contain sinuses   frontal, sphenoid, and ethmoid  
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Name a facial bone that contains a sinus   maxilla  
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forms sagittal, coronal, squamous, and lambdoid sutures   parietal bone  
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cribriform plate   ethmoid bone  
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crista galli   ethmoid bone  
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external acoustic meatus   temporal bone  
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foramen magnum   occipital bone  
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mandibular fossa   temporal bone  
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mastoid process   temporal bone  
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middle nasal concha   ethmoid bone  
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occipital condyle   occipital bone  
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sella turcica   sphenoid bone  
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styloid process   temporal bone  
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supraorbital foramen   frontal bone  
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forms bridge of nose   nasal bone  
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only movable bone in facial skeleton   mandible  
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contains coronoid process   mandible  
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creates prominence of cheek inferior and lateral to the eye   zygomatic bone  
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contains sockets of upper teeth   maxilla  
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forms inferior portion of nasal septum   vomer bone  
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forms anterior portion of zygomatic arch   zygomatic bone  
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scroll-shaped bone   inferior nasal concha  
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forms anterior roof of mouth   maxilla  
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contains mental foramen   mandible  
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forms posterior roof of mouth   palatine bone  
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small medial bone of each orbit   lacrimal bone  
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the vertebral column encloses and protects the   spinal cord  
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the number of seperate bones in the vertebral column of an adult is   26  
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the ____ of the vertebrae support the weight of the head and trunk   vertebral column  
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the intervertebral foramina of cervical vertebrae serve as passageways for ___   spinal nerves  
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transverse foramina of cervical vertebrae serve as passageways for   vertebral arteries leading to brain  
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the first vertebrae is also called the   atlas  
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the second vertebrae is also called the   axis  
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when the head is moved from side to side, the first vertebrae pivots around the ___ of the second vertebrae   dens  
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the ___ vertebrae have the largest and strongest bodies   lumbar  
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the typical number of vertebrae that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum is   5  
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the upper, anterior margin of the sacrum that projects forward is called the   sacroiliac  
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an opening called the ___ exists at the tip of the sacral canal   sacral promontory  
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the last two pairs of ribs that have no cartilaginous attachments to the sternum are sometimes called   floating ribs  
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there are ___ pairs of true ribs   7  
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castal cartilages are composed of ___ tissue   hyaline  
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the manubrium articulates with the ___ on its superior border   clavicles  
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three functions of thoracic cage   protects heart lungs abdominal , suppoorts bones of pectoral girdle, visceral organs  
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the pectoral girdle is an incomplete ring because it is open in the back between the ___   scapula  
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the medial end of a clavicle articulates with the ___ of the sternum   manubrium  
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the lateral end of a clavicle articulates with the ___ process of the scapula   acromian process  
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the ___ is a bone that serves as a brace between the sternum and the scapula   clavicle  
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the ___ divides the posterior side of the scapula into unequal portions   spine  
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the lateral tip of the shoulder is the ___ process of the scapula   acromian  
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near the lateral end of the scapula, the ___ process curves anteriorly and inferiorly from the clavicle   coracoid  
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the glenoid cavity of the scapula articulates with the ___ of the humerus   head  
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capitate   carpals  
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coronoid fossa   humerus  
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deltoid tuberosity   humerus  
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greater tubercle   humerus  
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five palmar bones   metacarpals  
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fourteen bones in digits   phalanges  
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intertubercular sulcus   humerus  
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lunate   carpals  
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olecranon fossa   humerus  
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radial tuberosity   radius  
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trapezium   carpals  
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trochlear notch   ulna  
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the pelvic girdle consists of two   coxae  
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the head of the femur articulates with the ___ of the hip bone   acetabulum  
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the ___ is the largest portion of the hip bone   ilium  
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the distance between the __ represents the shortest diameter of the pelvic outlet   ischial spines  
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the pubic bones come together anteriorly to form a cartilaginous joint called the   pubic synthesis  
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the ___ is the portion of the ilium that causes the prominence of the hip   iliac crest  
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when a person sits, the ___ of the ischium supports the weight of the body   tuberosity  
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the angle formed by the pubic bones below the pubic synthesis is called the   pubic arch  
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the ___ is the largest foramen in the skeleton   obturator foramen  
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the ilium joins the sacrum at the ___ joint   sacroiliac  
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middle phalanx   phalanges  
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lesser trochanter   femur  
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medial melleolus   tibia  
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fovea capitis   femur  
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calcaneus   tarsals  
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lateral cuneiform   tarsals  
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tibial tuberosity   tibia  
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talus   tarsals  
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linea aspera   femur  
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lateral melleolus   fibula  
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sesamoid bone   patella  
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five bones that form the instep   metetarsals  
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