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Frontal
Forms the forehead
TERM 2
Parietal
DEFINITION 2
Large bones forming top of the skull
TERM 3
Occipital
DEFINITION 3
Forms back of skill and surrounds the spinal cord
TERM 4
Temporal
DEFINITION 4
Smaller bones forming the sides of the skull
TERM 5
Sphenoid
DEFINITION 5
Spans between temporal bones "through" the skulls
interior;Forms portion of rear eye orbit and part of floor of
cranium
Ethmoid
Forms anterior portion of floor of cranium, roof of nasal
cavity, and part of the nasal septum
TERM 7
Nasal
DEFINITION 7
Two small bones forming the superior bridge of the nose
TERM 8
Maxilla
DEFINITION 8
Form the upper jaw and anterior portion of hard palate;
upper teeth here
TERM 9
Mandible
DEFINITION 9
Forms the lower jaw;lower teeth here
TERM 10
Palatine
DEFINITION 10
Forms posterior portion of hard palate
Lambdoid Suture
Articulation of parietal bones with the occipital bone
TERM 17
Foramen Magnum
DEFINITION 17
Opening where spinal cord enters cranium
TERM 18
External Auditory Meatus
DEFINITION 18
Opening where ear canal enters through temporal bone
TERM 19
Mental Foramen
DEFINITION 19
One of two openings in mandible for nerves to and from lips
TERM 20
Vertebrosternal Ribs
DEFINITION 20
top 7 pairs or ribs;attached directly to sternum by costal
cartilage
Vertebrocostal ribs
8th, 9th, and 10th pair of ribs;attached to 7th pair by costal
cartilage
TERM 22
Vertebral Ribs
DEFINITION 22
the 11th and 12th pair of ribsUnattached to sternum or other
ribs
TERM 23
Sternum
DEFINITION 23
Breast bone
TERM 24
Cervical Vertebrae
DEFINITION 24
(7)Superior seven vertebrae of column
TERM 25
Atlas
DEFINITION 25
Top "ring shaped" cervical vertebrae;articulates with occipital
bone
Scapula
"Wing-shaped" bones;Form the shoulder blades
TERM 32
Humerus
DEFINITION 32
The upper arm
TERM 33
Radius
DEFINITION 33
One of the two forearm bones;lateral to the ulna;allows arm
to "twist"
TERM 34
Ulna
DEFINITION 34
One of two forearm bones;medial to the radius;forms the
elbow
TERM 35
Carpals
DEFINITION 35
8/handBones of the wrist
Metacarpals
(5/hand)Bones of the hand (not fingers)
TERM 37
Phalanges
DEFINITION 37
(3/finger, 2/thumb)(14/hand)Forms the fingers and thumbs
TERM 38
Os Coxae (Coxa)
DEFINITION 38
These two bones form the pelvic girdle;made of three fused
bones
TERM 39
Ilium
DEFINITION 39
Form the prominent hip bones;articulate with sacrum
TERM 40
Ischium
DEFINITION 40
Bones that hold our weight when sitting
Metatarsals
(5/foot)Bones of the foot (not toes)
TERM 47
Phalanges
DEFINITION 47
(3/toe, 2/thunb)(14/hand)Forms the fingers and thumbs
TERM 48
Osteon
DEFINITION 48
the functional unit of compact bone
TERM 49
Axial Skeleton
DEFINITION 49
consists of the skill, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage
TERM 50
Appendicular skeleton
DEFINITION 50
consists of the pectoral girdle, the bones of the arms and
hands, the pelvic girdle, and the bones of the legs and feet
Long bones
bone classificaion that are typically longer than they are
wide. It has compact bone in the middle and spongy bone at
the ends.Includes of the bones of the limbs: Humerus, ulna,
radius, femur, tibia, fibula
TERM 52
Short bones
DEFINITION 52
bone classification that are generally cube-shaped, bones
include: carpals, tarsals
TERM 53
Flat bone
DEFINITION 53
Bone classification that are thin, flattened, and usually
curved;bones include: ribs, sternum, cranial bones, scapula
TERM 54
Irregular bones
DEFINITION 54
Classification of bone that are complexly shaped bones.these
include: vertebrae, coxal bone (pelvis)
TERM 55
Sesamoid bone
DEFINITION 55
Not a shape of boneSmall, flat, and shaped like a sesame
seed. Ex : Patella
Lamella
The ring like structures of the microscopic compact bone
TERM 62
Lacuna
DEFINITION 62
The container holding the osteocyte
