Skull
What are the two major divisions of the Skull?
The cranium and the face.
What does the frontal bone form?
It forms the forehead
What is the commonly used name for the vertebral column?
The spine.
What is the thoracic cage?
The ribs, vertebral column, and sternum.
What is abnormal spine curvature from side-to-side called?
Scoliosis.
How many bones is the cranium formed by?
8
What is the largest and strongest bone of the face?
The lower jawbone
What muscle is the hyoid bone attached to?
The tongue.
How many ribs do you have?
12
What is a Milwaukee brace?
The traditional treatment for scoliosis.
How many bones is the face formed by?
14
What serves as the keystone in the architecture of the face?
The two maxillae
How many vertebrae are attached together to form the vertebral column?
24
What is a floating rib?
The last two pairs of false ribs because they do not attach to the sternum even indirectly.
What is the common word for Kyphosis?
Hunchback
All but two facial bones are paired, the two are?
Mandible and Vomer
What are the bones that contain the eyes, associated muscles, lacrimal apparatus, and important blood vessels and nerves?
The eye orbits
What is the hyoid bone located above?
The voice box / larynx
What does the sternum do?
It supports the medial part of the anterior chest wall.
What is Lordosis?
When the lumbar curve is abnormally accentuated due to poor posture or disease.
All but two cranial bones are paired, the two are?
Parietal and temporal
What unique anatomical feature not seen in an adult do both a fetus and a newborn have?
The cranial bones change their shape during the birth process.
Out of the seven cervical vertebrae, which one of them can you feel by running your hand over the back of your neck while tilting it forward?
The seventh
What are the three parts of the sternum?
The upper handle part: manubrium. The middle blade part: body. The cartilaginous lower tip: xiphoid process.
What is mastoiditis?
An inflammation of the air spaces in the temporal bone.