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Axial Skeleton

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form the upper lateral surfaces of the skull   parietal bone  
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inferior to the parietal bone; contains 2 processes   temporal bone  
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pointed structure on the temporal bone that protrudes inferiorly   styloid process  
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thicker projection on the temporal bone; located posterior and lateral to the styloid process and protrudes inferiorly   mastoid process  
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front of the skull; forms your forehead   frontal bone  
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posterior/inferior skull; contains 3 important structures   occipital bone  
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large oval opening within the occipital bone; allows the brainstem to connect with the spinal cord   foramen magnum  
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2 oval facets on either side of the foramen magnum; articulate with the 1st cervical vertebra (the atlas) in the neck   occipital condyles  
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posterior protrusion from the occipital cone; can be felt as the "bump" on the back of head   external occipital protuberance  
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wide, butterfly-shaped bone that forms the central portion of the base of the skull; it ends bilaterally between the frontal & temporal bones   sphenoid bone  
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located anterior to the sphenoid bone and posterior to the maxilla; forms the upper part of the nasal septum, the roof of each nasal cavity, and a part of the lateral walls including the superior and middle nasal conchae   ethmoid bone  
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lies along a coronal plane that divides the frontal bone from the left and right parietal bones   coronal suture  
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inverted, v-shaped suture, separates the occipital bone from each of the parietal bones   lambdoid suture  
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oriented in a midsagittal plane, this suture extends from the frontal to the occipital bones; divides the L&R parietal bones   sagittal suture  
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runes anterior to posterior; fusion b/t the temporal & parietal bones (on L&R side of skull)   squamous suture  
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fuses centrally to form the upper jaw(the areas b/t the orbits & upper teeth) contributes to the orbit and hard palate; holds the upper teeth   maxilla  
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forms the anterior part of your cheekbone; extends to the maxilla anteriorly & temporal bone posteriorly   zygomatic bone  
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posterior part of the palate; fuses w/maxilla to form hard palate; arches laterally and superiorly to form the posterior portion of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity   palatine bone  
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this paired bone fuses anteriorly to form the bridge of the nose   nasal bone  
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small bone located in (and contributing to) the anterior & medial wall of the orbit; lies deep to portions of the tear duct   lacrimal bone  
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a small protruding bone found on the interior and lateral surfaces of each nasal cavity   inferior nasal concha  
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protrudes superiorly from the maxilla, forms the posterior/inferior portion of the nasal septum   vomer  
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lower jaw   mandible  
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posterior/superior process that articulates with the temporal bone bilaterally; forms the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)   condylar process of mandible  
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lies anterior to the condylar process and projects superiorly   coranoid process of mandible  
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isolated horse-shoe shaped bone that lies suspended in the neck & does NOT articulate w/any other bone   hyoid bone  
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largest thickest weight bearing portion of a vertebra, located anteriorly in the spine   vertebral body  
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arched structure posterior to the vertebral body   vertebral arch  
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extend bilaterally from the body to the transverse process   pedicle of vertebra  
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extend laterally from each pedicle   transverse process of vertebra  
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extends from the transverse process to the spinous process   lamina of vertebra  
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non-paired posterior projection of the vertebral arch   spinous process of vertebra  
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bilateral superior & inferior projections which articulate with the vertebra above and below   articular process of vertebra  
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located only in the cervical spine, a small circular opening in each transverse process   transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae  
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supports the skull; articulates w/occipital condyles; this vertebra does not have a body, only an anterior arch   C1/atlas  
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unique to this bone is the dens which articulates with the anterior arch of C1   C2/axis  
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anterior projection of the first sacral vertebra   sacral promontory  
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continuation of the vertebral canal in the sacrum   sacral canal  
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4 bilateral paired openings corresponding to the intervertebral foramina; open on both the anterior & posterior surfaces   sacral foramina  
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ending of the sacral canal   sacral hiatus  
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posterior projection running the length of the sacrum; corresponds to the spinous processes of other vertebrae   median sacral crest  
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bilateral portions of the sacrum, most easily appreciated from the superior view of the sacrum (wings)   ala (of the sacrum)  
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cartilaginous discs which lie in b/t each vertebral body but NOT b/t any fused vertebrae or C1 & C2   intervertebral disk  
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passageway formed by the joining of articular processes of the vertebrae above & below one another; allow the peripheral or spinal nerves to exit the spinal canal   intervertebral foramen  
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breastplate; consists of 3 fused parts   sternum  
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upper triangular shaped portion of the sternum   manubrium  
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largest elongated portion of sternum   body of sternum  
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most inferior and smallest portion of sternum   xiphoid process  
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articulate posteriorly with the vertebral column & anteriorly DIRECTLY with the sternum   true ribs (#1-7) or vertebrosternal ribs  
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articulate posteriorly with the vertebral column & anteriorly with the ribs above by cartilagenous connection   false ribs (#8-12) or vertebrochondral ribs  
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ribs that don't articulate with anything anteriorly   floating ribs (#11 & 12)or vertebral ribs  
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most medial portion of rib; articulates with vertebrae (posterior to the shaft of the rib)   head of rib  
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narrows and extends laterally from the head; lies b/t the head & tubercle   neck of rib  
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"bump" @ junction of neck & shaft (or body)& articulates with the transverse process of the vertebra   tubercle of rib  
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extends from the tubercle laterally; curves laterally, then anteriorly & forms majority of length of rib   shaft of rib (or body of rib)  
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found deep to compact bone in various parts   spongy/trabecular bone  
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