Chapter 3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
haima | blood |
poiesis | making or forming |
hematopoiesis | produces red blood cells in the bone marrow |
two parts that divide skeleton | axial and appendicular |
appendare | add or append |
axial skeleton | forms the vertical axis |
anterior view | front view |
posterior view | back view |
maxilla | upper jaw, nose, orbits (eye sockets) and roof of mouth |
mandible | lower jaw |
clavicle | long skinny bone above rib cage |
manubrium | chest |
sternum | bone in middle of rib cage |
humerus | upper arm bone |
ulna | lower arm bone on the right |
radius | lower arm bone on the left |
lilac crest | pelvic bone |
greater trochanter | tip of upper leg bone |
carpals | wrist |
metacarpals | hand |
phalanges | fingers and toes |
femur | upper leg bone |
patella | knee cap |
pubis | vagina or penis area |
tarsals | ankle |
metatarsals | foot |
appendicular skeleton | 126 bones and includes the body's appendages or upper and lower extemities |
cranium | brain cage |
ossicules | bone |
sutures | immobile joints that hold the skull bones together |
coronal suture | unites the frontal bone and the two parietal bones. |
sinuses | air-filled spaces in the skull that lesses bone weight, moisten incoming air, and act as resonating chambers for the voice |
frontal bone | sinuses, forehead and area directly behind it. |
orbits | eye sockets |
coronal suture | connects the frontal bone with the parietal bone |
parietal bones | two of these bones crown the head, forming the roof and the upper part of each side of the skull. |
squamous suture | connects the parietal bones with the temporal bones |
temporal bones | forms the lower part of the sides of the skull and part of its floor. They also contain structures of the middle and inner ear and the mastoid sinuses. |
lamboid suture | connect the parietal bones to the occipital bones |
occipital bones | forms the rear portion and base of skull. forms movable joint with the first cervical vertebra |
foramen magnum | large hole. ( a large opening at the base of the occipital bone that allows the spinal cord to pass from the encephalon into the spine. |
sphenoid bone | looks like a bat with outstretched wings and legs extended to the back. located at the cranial floor. |
sphenoid sinuses | air filled spaces in the sphenoid bones |
zygomatic or malar bone | cheek bones |
nasal bones | upper part of bridge of nose |
cartilage | forms lower part |
lachrymal bones | contains lachrymal bag (where tears drain in the nasal cannula) |
vomer | pasrt of nasal septum |
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