Axial Skeleton
How many vertebrae comprise the thoracic region of the spine
12
Bones that make up the nasal septum
2
How many ribs make up the rib cage?
24
Typical number of vertebrae that fuse during development to form the coccyx.
3-5
In fetuses and infants, the vertebral column consist of______ bones; however, the adult vertebral consists of only___ bones. Explain the reason for this difference
34;26;the sacrum and coccyx are fused together and each count as one bone.
How many ribs are considerd false ribs?
5
Number of vertebrae that fuse together to form the sacrum
5
How many pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum?
7
How many vertebrae make up the cervical region of the vertebral column?
7
Pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum
7
Sella Turcica is best described as
A depression
If you feel a long,thin,curved bone it is most likley
A rib
Best description of the mandibular fossa
A shallow depression
If a bone feels like it has a round side, a post sticking out the opposite side, and a large hole in the center, then it is most likley________
A vertebra
Which vertebra lacks both a body and a spinous process?
Atlas
Articulation site that allows us to rotate our head (Shaking "no")
Atlas-Axis
Region of sacrum that articulates with the hip bone?
Auricular surface
Name of the second cervical vertebra
Axis
Infra-
Below
Cental portion of the sternum
Body
Which Vertebrae type is characterized by a transverse foraminal and bifid spinous process?
Cervical
What region of the vertebral column contains the smallest vertebrae?
Cervical Region
Ment-
Chin
Identify the tailbone
Coccyx
Occipital bone forms part of the?
Cranium
The recessed area surrounding the cristia galli
Cribriform plates
Landmark that projects into the floor of the skull and serves as a site of attachment for the meninges
Crista galli
Articulation site for the head of a rib?
Demi-facet
Which of the following bones is not a facial bone?
Ethmoid
Crista Gallli
Ethmoid bone
The hole that marks the opening of the ear canal on the superficial surface of the skull
External acoustic meatus
The Ethmoid bone is a facial bone?
FALSE. The ethmoid bone is part of the cranium.
The "Soft spots" in a fetal skull are composed of________________
Fibrous connective tissue
Location of sphenoid bone
Floor of the skull
Opening occipital bone through spinal cord passes
Foramen magnum
Part of the nasal cavity is formed by the nasal septum
Forms the medial wall of the nasal cavity
Which bone is unpaired?
Frontal
Type of connective tissue that anchors the ribs onto the sternum
Hyaline cartilage
Location of the ethmoid bone?
In between the orbits
Where is the mandibular fossa?
Inferior surface of the zygomatic process
Small hole on the mexillary bone located below the orbit?
Infraorbital foramen
Individual vertebrae articulate with each other forming the vertebral column. Identify the part of a vertebrae below it
Interior articular process
What would not be found within a vertebral foramen
Intervertebral discs
Which is true regarding the axis?
It has an adontoid process
The small facial bones found in the medial wall of the orbit?
Lacrimal
Which bone is Not considerd to be part of the cranium?
Lacrimal bone
Regions of the vertebral column would be the most accessible from a posterior surgical approach?
Lamina
Region of the sphenoid bone that contains the optic canal
Lesser Wings
Infraorbital
Located below the orbit
Costal
Located in inferior border of each rib
Mental
Located in mandible
Which vertebrae type is characterized by a large size and wide, kidney-shaped body?
Lumbar
One what bone is the coronoid process found?
Madnible
What bones form the roof of the mouth?
Maillary and Palatine bones
Coronoid process
Mandible
Landmark is not visible from anterior view?
Mandibular Foramina
Region of the mandible that anchors the coronoid process is the-?
Mandibular Ramus
Region of the mandible articulates with the cranium
Mandibular condyle
Region of the temporal bone that articulates with the lower jaw
Mandibular fossa
Rwguon of the mandible that forms part of the temporomandibular joint?
Mandibular fossa
U shaped border found between the mandibular condyle and the coronoid process.
Mandibular notch
Sheild shaped top of the sternum
Manubrium
Infraorbital foramen
Maxilla
Which bones fuse to form the upper jaw?
Maxillary
Which maxillary bones fuse together?
Medial
Which landmark is composed of fused spinous processes?
Median Sacral Crest
Nerves and blood vessels pass through the________________ to reach the chin
Mental foramina
Projection of the ethmoid bone are most visible in the nasal cavity
Middle Nasal Conchae
What makes up part of the bridge of the nose?
Nasal
Which of the following bones do not contain a sinus?
Nasal
Which of the following locations is not formed by part of the maxillae?
Nasal Septum
Froamen magnum
Occipital bone
Articulation site that allows us to nod our head "Yes"
Occipital bone-atlas
Occipital bone that articulates with the vertebral column
Occipital condyles
Region of the skull that articulates with the atlas?
Occipital condyles
The Landmark is not part of the sphenoid bone.
Olfactory Foramina
Tiny holes in the cribriform plate are?
Olfactory foramina
Posterior most region of the hard palate?
Palatine Bones
Which bones form the roof of the mouth?
Palatine Processes
Ethmoid bone forms part of the nasal septum
Perpendicular plate
Part of the ethmoid bone that contributes to the nasal septum
Perpendicular plate
Location of the occipital bone?
Posterior surface and base of the cranium
Costa-
Rib
Bony posterior wall of the pelvis
Sacrum
The nasal septum occupies which anatomic plane?
Saggital
Identify the suture between the 2 parietal bones
Sagittal suture
Region of the sphenoid bone in contact with the pitvitary gland
Sella Turcica
On what bone is the sella turcica found?
Sphenoid
Which cranial bone spans the width of the cranial floor?
Sphenoid
Region of the temporal bone found superior to the external acoustic meatus that articulates with the parietal bone
Squamous part
The Thoracic cage of the________________
Sternum; Ribs; Costal Cartilages; Thoracic vertebrae
Which region of the vertebral column is located superior to the thoracic region is inferior to the thoracic region?
Superiorly:Cervical Inferiorly:Lumbar
What thoracic vertebrae is the largest?
T12
styloid process
Temporal bone
Region on the zygomatic bone that forms part of the Zygomatic arch
Temporal process
What two types of bones are misaglined to create a deviated septum?
The Ethmoid and Vomer bones
Cranial nerve that passes through the olfactory foramina
The Olfactory Nerve (CN1)
If a bone feels like it is flat from end to end it is most likely:
The Sternum
What specific structure could cause damage to the spinal cord due to the C1 and C2 dislocation
The dens of the axis
If a bone feels like it has posts on either side and teeth in the middle is most likely________________
The mandible
Which vertebrae is characterized by a heart-shaped body and costal facets?
Thoracic
Foramina located in the _____ is a characteristic of cervical vertebrae.
Transverse Processes
Lateral projection of a vertebra
Transverse process
Ethmoid bone is part of the axial skeleton.
True
The sphenoid bone contains a sinus?
True
The region of a rib that articulates with the transverse process of a vertebra
Tubercle
Bone forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum?
Vomer
Which bone forms part of the nasal septum?
Vomer
The anterior fontanel is located________________
Where the coronal and frontal sutures meet
Part of the sternum is palpated priot to giving CPR
Xiphoid Process
2 bones that make up the zygomatic arch
Zygomatic and temporal bone
What is the anatomical name for the cheekbones?
Zygomatic bones
Region on the temporal bone that forms much of the zygomatic arch
Zygomatic process
Name of the first cervical vertebraw
atlas
Which part of the vertebra is known as a centrum?
body
Zygomatic
bony portion of the cheek
General location of the zygomatic arch
cheek
Zygoma-
cheekbone
Ethmoid bone forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum
false
Rib part that articulates in the demi-facets of the thoracic vertebrae
head
Large suture on the posterior surface of the skull at the border of the occipital bone
lamboid
Sella turcica
sphenoid bone
Vertebral projection oriented in a median plane
spinous process
The landmark on the temporal bone that is a pointy spine
styloid process
