Skull and Vertebral Column

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process

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a projection or outgrowth

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foramen

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hole

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canal

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tubular passage

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facet

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a smooth flat or nearly flat anatomical surface of a bone

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sphenoid bone makes up most of

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the rear of the eye orbits

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the sphenoid bone contributes to the sides of the skull in the area called

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the "temples"

Question 7

the sphenoid bone contributes to the _______ _______

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cranial floor

Question 8

________ _______ holds and protects the pituitary gland

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sella turcica

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_______ ______ warms air as it flows through the nose

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nasal conchae

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nasal conchae helps in spreading

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odor molecules

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lacrimal bones forms the ______ _____ portion of the orbit

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lower medial

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nasal bones form the

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upper surace of the nose "glasses" rest

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zygomatic bones =

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cheek bones

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what are 3 things sinuses do?

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air filled chambers that: help warm and moisturize the air we breathe in add resonance to voice ehance olfaction

Question 15

as you age, sutures

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solidify - helps identify age at death

Question 16

in order to adapt to bipedalism, the occipital joint needed to

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move forward to balance the weight of the skull

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functions of vertebral column

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supports the trunk protects the spinal cord

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movements of the vertebral columnas

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extension flexion lateral flexion rotation

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components of vertebral column

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vertebrae intervertebral discs (25% of length)

Question 20

how many of each type of vertebrae

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cervical - 7 thoracic -12 lumbar - 5 sacral - 5 coccyx - 1

Question 21

cervical vertebrae have a ____ spinous process

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bifid

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cervical vertebrae have the _____ spinous process to allow for

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smallest maximum rotational capability

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thoracic vertebrae are ______ and point _____ to prevent

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longer inferiorly to prevent hyperextension

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thoracic vertebrae resemble

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giraffe heads

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thoracic vertebrae have relatively ____ mobility because

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low protecting heart and lungs

Question 26

the spinous process of lumbar vertebrae have more ______ ______ ______ applied to them by muscles that attach here, making them ______ and _____

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weight bearing force blunter and thicker

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lumbar vertebrae resemble

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moose heads

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vertebrae articulate with intervertebral discs on the

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flat surfaces of their bodies

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vertebrae articulate with the ribs within the

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thoracic region

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vertebrae articulate with each other in their

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process regions

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the articulating surfaces of vertebrae are called

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facets

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two types of vertebral facets

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articulating facets and costal facets

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articulating facet

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where one vertebra meets another vertebra

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costal facet

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vertebra meets rib

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The vertebral arch protects

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the spinal cord

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the vertebral arch is composed of the

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pedicles and the laminae

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between pedicles and laminae sit the

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articular processes

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the articular processes form articulations with

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the superior and inferior vertebrae

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vertebral foramen is seen from a _________ view and is the

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superior or inferior view passageway for the spinal cord

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the intervertebral foramen is seen from a _____ view and is the

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lateral passageway for the spinal nerves

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transverse foramina

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special feature of the cervical vertebrae protect arteries leading to the brain's arterial anastomosis

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Distinct features of the cervical spine

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Bifid spinous processes the body is smaller and thinner than other vertebrae Bodies have uncinate processes (lateral border) that limit lateral flexion of the cervical spine Obliquely oriented facets

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C1 is the

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atlas

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the atlas's superior articular facets articulate with the

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occipital bone at the occipital condyles

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C2 is the

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axis

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the superior articular facets articulate with the

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C1

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the transverse ligament of the atlas protects

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the spinal cord from the dens of the axis

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the sacral canal ends in the

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sacral hiatus

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on the anterior surface of sacrum, several anterior sacral foramina provide

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spaces for the anterior rami of the sacral nerves to exit

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Annulus fibrosus

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rings of collagen fibers for weight-bearing resiliency

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nucleus pulposus

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watery cartilage semi-fluid ball-bearing adds shock-absorption and height

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annulus fibrosus does not ________ but the nucleus pulposus becomes _______

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change much over the lifespan thinner and loses water content (during the day and over the lifespan)

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Anterior longitudinal ligament

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broad, flat sheet that covers the anterior and lateral sides of the vertebral bodies extends from the foramen magnum down to the sacrum

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posterior longitudinal ligament

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runs within the vertebral canal along the posterior side of the bodies

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ligmentum flavum

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highly elastic ligament extends from the lamina of one vertebra to the lamina of its superior vertebra makes up the posterior wall of the vertebral canal

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intertransverse ligaments

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unites the transverse processes

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interspinous ligaments

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extend between the spinous processes of each vertebrae

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supraspinous ligament

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runs along the very posterior surface of the spinous processes runs from the coccyx to C7 where it merges with the nuchal ligament

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