LAB 3: AXIAL SKELETON
cervical vertebrae
-atlas -axis -bifid spinous process -transverse foramen
sacrum
-auricular surface -anterior sacral foramina -posterior sacral foramina -median sacral crest -sacral canal -sacral hiatus -sacral promontory
sternum
-body -manubrium -xiphoid process
part of a typical vertebrae
-cervical vertebrae -thoracic vertebrae -lumbar vertebrae -sacrum -coccyx
Sutures of the skull
-coronal suture -sagittal suture -lambdoid suture -squamous suture
parts of the thorax
-costal cartilage -sternum -ribs
ribs
-costal groove -shaft -head -neck -tubercle
bone projections
-crest -epicondyle -line -ramus -spine -trochanter -tuberosity
ethmoid bone
-crista galli -middle nasal concha -superior concha -cribriform plate
temporal bones
-external acoustic meatus -styloid process -mastoid process -mandibular fossa -zygomatic process of temporal bone
depressions of the bone
-fossa -fovea -sulcus
bones & parts of the skull
-frontal bone -temporal bone -zygomatic bones -sphenoid bones -ethmoid bone -occipital bones -mandible
parts of a typical vertebrae
-inferior articular facets -superior articular facets -body -intervertebral Disc -intervertebral foramen -inferior articulal process -superior articular process -spinous process -tranverse process -vertebral foramen -vertebral arch
vertebral arch
-lamina -pedicle
mandible
-mandibular angle -body -mental foramen -mandibular condyle -coronoid process
occipital bone
-occipital condyles -external occipital protuberance -foramen magnum
Sphenoid Bone
-optic foramen -sella turcica
frontal bone
-orbit -supraorbital margin
thoracic vertebrae
-superior costal facets -inferior costal process -transverse costal facets
manubrium
-suprasternal notch -clavicular notch
zygomatic Bones
-temporal process of zigomatic bone -zygomatic arch
foramen
A rounded passageway for blood vessels or nerves
Canal
Pasageway through bone
fissure
a narrow, slit-like opening through a bone
ramus
angular extension of bone relative to the rest of the structure
openings and spaces
canal, fissure, foramen, meatus, sinus
sinus
cavity or hollow space in a bone
articulating surfaces
condyle, facet, head
axis
dens (odontoid process)
fovea
depression in a bone
head of rib (inside part)
facets
fossa
flattened, shallow depression
trochanter
large, rough projection. foundonly in the femur
tuberosity
large, round projection
condyle
large, smooth, rounded surfaces
line
low rigde
sulcus
narrow groove
crest
narrow, wavelike, prominent rudge-like projection
meatus
passageway through a bone
spine
pointed, narrow process
epicondyle
projection adjancent to a condyle
facet
small, flat surface
tubercle
small, round projection
thochlea
smooth, pulley shaped surface
