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Anatomy & Physiology: Skeletal System Flashcards

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  • Axial skeleton components
    Includes the skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, and sacrum.
  • Bones visible in dorsal view of the skull
    Nasal, Maxilla, Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital, Mandible, Zygomatic, Lacrimal, Vomer.
  • Major sutures of the skull
    Frontonasal, Coronal, Squamous, Lambdoid sutures.
  • Key features on the ventral view of the skull
    Anterior palatine foramen, Palatine bone, Styloid process, Mastoid process, Occipital condyle, Foramen magnum.
  • Vertebrae common features
    Body, Spinous process, Transverse process, Superior and inferior facets; transverse foramen present in cervical vertebrae.
  • Unique features of atlas and axis vertebrae
    Atlas lacks body; axis has dens (odontoid process) for head rotation.
  • Sacrum key landmarks
    Transverse ridges, Sacral canal, Anterior sacral foramina.
  • Parts of a rib
    Head, Neck, Tuberculum, Sternal end.
  • Sternum landmarks
    Jugular notch, Clavicular notch, Xiphoid process.
  • Scapula important features
    Spine, Supraspinous fossa, Infraspinous fossa, Acromion, Coracoid process, Glenoid fossa, Medial and lateral borders, Subscapular fossa.
  • Humerus key landmarks
    Head, Greater and Lesser tubercles, Lateral and Medial epicondyles, Olecranon fossa, Coronoid fossa, Radial fossa, Trochlea, Capitulum.
  • Radius distinguishing features
    Head and Styloid process.
  • Ulna key parts
    Olecranon process, Trochlear notch, Coronoid process, Styloid process.
  • Carpal bones and phalanges
    Carpal bones form the wrist; phalanges are finger bones numbered per digit.
  • Os coxa (pelvic bone) parts
    Ilium, Ischium, Pubis, Obturator foramen, Acetabulum.
  • Femur key landmarks
    Head, Greater and Lesser trochanters, Medial and Lateral condyles, Patellar surface, Intercondylar fossa.
  • Tibia important features
    Medial condyle, Lateral condyle, Medial malleolus.
  • Fibula key parts
    Head and Lateral malleolus.
  • Tarsal bones and phalanges of the foot
    Tarsal bones form the ankle; phalanges are toe bones.