Set: Anatomy - Skeletal: Axial

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Term Definition
supraorbital notch groove int the eyebrow region
supraorbital foramen supplies blood to the forehead
sphenoid bone, "keystone bone" temple bone
zygomatic bone cheek-bone
frontal bone forehead
occipital bone bottom and back of the skull
temporal bones on the sides of the skull
parietal bones top of the skull
mandible lower jaw
maxillary bone upper jaw
infraorbital foramen face nerves channel
foramen magnum opening for the spine in the occipital bone
sella turcica cavity in the sphenoid bone that holds the pituitary gland
crista galli prominent ridge in the ethmoid bone
cribriform plate holds smell nerve passages
coronoid process articulates mandible with temporal bones
masseter, temporalis 2 main chewing muscles
paranasal sinuses generate mucus lining of the nasal septum and throat
nasal septum nose - to - throat passage
styloid process sharp process on the back of the foramen magnum
occipital processes processes on the occipital bone that articulate with the atlas
vomer bone in the inferior part of the nasal septum
coronal suture between parietal and frontal bones
squamous suture between parietal and temporal bones
lambdoid suture between parietal and occipital bone
sagittal suture between parietal bones
nasal bone in the bridge of the nose
sphenoidal the temple fontanel
mastoid behind-the-ear fontanel
posterior back-of-the-head fontanel
anterior fontanel that closes last
nucleus pulposus soft center of an intervertebral disc
annulus fibrosus tough outside of an intervertebrate disc
intervertebral discs shock absorbers in the spine
pedicle part of the vertebral arch that connects to the body
lamina posterior part of the vertebral arch
spinous process posterior part of vertebrae
vertebra prominens special name for C7
articular processes articulate between the vertebrae
vertebral foramina form the spinal cord
atlas C1
axis C2
atlas the only bodiless vertebra
sacral promontory border of the S1
ala wings of the sacrum
sacral hiatus inferior opening of the sacral canal
lateral sacral crest fused transverse processes in the sacrum
median sacral crest fused spinous processes in the sacrum
sternal angle ridge in the sternum
jugular notch main feature on the superior surface of the sternum
xiphisternal joint joint between xiphoid process and body of the sternum

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Terms 51
Creator jackofspades
Created March 14, 2006
Group Anatomy
Subjects sciencebowl, anatomy
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Lecture 1 of IB 131 and stuff from Martini and Bartholomew book

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  1. cribriform plate → holds smell nerve passages - 7 misses
  2. parietal bones → top of the skull - 5 misses
  3. temporal bones → on the sides of the skull - 4 misses
  4. masseter, temporalis → 2 main chewing muscles - 4 misses
  5. sacral promontory → border of the S1 - 4 misses
  6. zygomatic bone → cheek-bone - 3 misses
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