axial skeleton ch.5/6
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dianapira on September 17, 2009
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there are more but these are the ones kondo told us to highlight..if there are more just add!
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Citrus College Anatomy Study Group
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mastoid process of temporal bone | posterior to external auditory meatus; attatchment point from neck muscles |
| styloid process of temporal bone | projects inferiorly from the undersurface; attatchment point for muscles & ligaments of toungue and neck |
| foramen magnum of occipital bone | brain/spinal chord connection |
| occipital condyles of occipital bone | articulation points with the atlas |
| sella turcica of sphenoid | cradles the pituitary gland |
| alveolar processes | sockets of teeth; maxilla, mandible |
| mental & mandibular foreman | site for anesthetic injections |
| lacrimal fossa | houses the lacrimal sac which gathers tears & passes them to nasal cavity |
| hyoid | supports toungue, does NOTarticulate with any other bone |
| cribifrom plate of ethmoid | contains olfactory foamina which allow the olfactory nerves to enter the brain from nasal cavity |
| crista galli | attachment points for brain membranes |
| zygomatic process | possesses mandibular fossa & articluar tubercle which articulates with the condylar process of the mandible to form the temporomandibular joint |
| mandible | located in mental foramen |
| vertebral column sections | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx |
| vertebral foramen | space formed by pedicles, lamina & body; canal through which the spinal cord & blood vessels travel |
| atlas | supports head; articulates with occipital condyles |
| axis | possesses dens; anterior portion of vertebra foramen |
| auricular surfaces | lateral surfaces that articulate with ilium & coxal |
| manubrium | portion of sternum that interacts with clavicles |
| sacral hiatus | location for the introduction of anesthetic agents that act on the sacral & coccygela nerves |
| xiphoid process | no rib attachment |
| true ribs | 1-7 pairs directly connecting to sternum via costal cartilage |
| false ribs | 8-12 pairs, 8-10 connect via costal cartilage, 11-12 floating ribs |
| intervertebral foramen | formed by superior & inferior vertebral notches; permits passages of spinal nerve in and out of vertebral column |
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