General
The two divisions of the skeleton.
What are Axial and Appendicular?
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How many bones do human adults have?
What is the anatomical feature found at the end of a femur
Radius is more lateral in the more arm
which one is laterally located the radius or the ulna?
A disorder with sideways curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
The bones of the appendicular skeleton
Bones of the upper limb and pectoral girdle
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How many bones do humans have at birth?
Fissure is a slit through bone, foramen is a hole in the bone
What is the difference between fissure and foramen?
(Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
What are the 5 sections of the spinal cord?
A disorder characterized by a bend towards the front (concave in the posterior direction).
What is lordosis?
The bones of the axial skeleton
What are the skull, auditory ossicles, hyoid bone, vertebral column, and thoracic cage (ribs and sternum)
The fusion of several bones
Why do adults have less bones than children?
Foramen magum
What is the biggest foramen called?
Hyoid
What is the only floating bone in the body?
A disorder caused by the compression of intervertebral discs, making them bulge out.
What are herniated discs?
A variety of ridges, spines, bumps, depressions, canals, pores,,slits, cavities, and articular surfaces in bones.
What are bone markings?
Bone that form within some tendons in response to strain
What are sesamoid bones?
Tendon, nerve, or blood vessel
The sulcus is a groove for what to run through?
males are bigger, have a heart shaped inlet, and a smaller outlet while females are smaller, have a round or oval shaped inlet, and a larger outlet
What are some key differences between a male and female pelvis
The two main types of lordosis.
What are cervical and lumbar lordosis?
Dried bones held together by wires and rods to show their spatial rleationship to eachother
What are articulated skeletons
The patella
What is the largest sesamoid bone?
A rough elevated surface, tibial tuberosity
What is tuberosity and where can you find one in the leg bones?
Cranial encloses brain, 8 bones, facial does not enclose brain but lies anterior to cranial cavity and support shape of face, 14 bones
What is the difference between cranial and facial bones? Name how many bones are in each category
The two main types of bends towards the back (concave in the anterior direction).
What are thoracic and pelvic kyphosis?