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| What are the two major subdivisions of the skeleton? | axial and appendicular |
| How many bones are in the body? | 206 |
| What makes upt he back of the head? | occipital |
| What are two major subdivisions of the skull? | Cranium and Facial |
| This is a disease that occurs when the mastoid process becomes infected from an ear infection | Mastoiditis |
| This bone resembles a bat or a butterfly. | Sphenoid |
| This is the ear canal. | External Auditory Meatus |
| Projection that joins the temporal bone to the zygomatic bone. | Zygomatic Process |
| Where the pituitary gland sits is called the _____. | Sella turcica |
| This separates the nostrils | Perpendicular Plate |
| The hook of the ethmoid bone that holds the menenges (brain covering) to the skull. | Crista Gali |
| Two bones that make up most of the head. | Parietal |
| This is the bone just inside your eye where the tear ducts are. | Lacrimal |
| The jaw bone is called the _________. | Mandible |
| The upper jaw is called the _______. | Maxillary |
| This forms the bridge of the nose | Nasal bone |
| This makes up the palate of the mouth | Palatine bones |
| This makes up the bottom part of the septum. | The Vomer |
| The cheek bones are called the ______ bones | Zygomatic |
| This is the bone that supports the tongue. | Hyoid |
| Nerves that go to your chin and lips comes through here. | Mental Foramen |
| This is the hole for the brain stem. | Magnum Foramen |
| Nerves for the lower teth come through here. | Mandibular Foramen |
| Immovable joints between the skull bones are called ________. | Sutures |
| The largest bone in the face is called the ________. | Mandible |
| This is the only moveable joint in the face. | Mandible |
| Little bones that hold your teeth in are called ______. | Alveolar Process |
| This connects the two parietal bones. | Sagital Suture |
| This connects the frontal and the two parietal bones. | coronal Suture |
| This connects the parietal to the occipital. | Lamboidal Suture |
| This connects the temple bones to the parietals. | Squamous |
| Air sacs in bones are called _______. | Sinus |
| Areas of connective tissue in infants that connect their skull together. | Fontanels or soft spot |
| This acts as a brace that strengthens the skull. | Sphenoid |
| The first seven vertebrae are called _______. | Cervical |
| Many muscles that move the thigh connect here. | Sacrum |
| This bears most of your weight. | Lumbar curve |
| The tailbone is also called this. | Coccys |
| This gives the spine its strength. | its curve |
| Which of the vertebrae has the largest vertebral opening? | Cervical |
| This provides protection for rreproductive and disgestive organs. | Sacrum |
| This is the largest part of the vertebra | body |
| This is the bony part of the vertebrae that sticks out of your back. | Spinous process |
| This is the hole in the vertebrae for the spinal cord. | Vertebral Foramen |
| These are the cushions for the disks between the vertebrae. | Intervertebral Disks |
| This is a disease where the body of a vertebrae is not closed and the spinal cord sticks out. | Spina Bifida |
| The brestbone is also called the _________. | Sternum |
| This sit he largest part of the sternum. | Body |
| This is the smallest part of the sternum and can be broken off. | Xiphoid Process |
| What is the difference between true ribs and false ribs? | True ribs connect tot he sternum and false ribs do not. |
| The last two ribs that do not connect even indirectly to the sternum are called ______ ribs. | Floating |
| What is the collar bone called? | Clavicle |
| This is what the shoulder blades are called. | Scapula |
| The arm socket where the humerous goes in is called is the ______ cavity. | glenoid |
| What is the upper arm bone called. | Humerus |
| The ball of the humerus is called the ______. | Head |
| This is a bump in the shaft of the humerus bone. | Deltoid Tuberosity |
| This is the forearm bone on the thumb side. | Radius |
| This is the forearm on the finger side. | Ulna |
| The elbow bone is called what. | Olecronon Process |
| Bones that make up the wrist are called ______ bones. | Carpal |
| Bones that make up the hand are called _________. | Metacarpals. |
| The fingers are also called the ________. | Phalanges |
| The part of the hip bones that stick out are called the _______. | Illiac Crest |
| This is the hole for the leg. | Acetabulum |
| The thigh bone is called the ______. | Femur |
| this is the largest and heaviest bone in the body. | Femur |
| The kneecap is called the ______. | Patella |
| The larger of the two shin bones is called the ______. | Tibia |
| The smaller of the two shin bones is called the _______. | Fibula |
| The inside of the ankle bone is called the _______. | Medial Malleolus |
| The outside ankle bone is called the ______. | Lateral Malleolus |
| Bones of the ankle are called _______. | Tarsals |
| The heal of the foot is known as the ____. | Calcaneous |
| Bones of the upper foot are called the ______. | Metatarsals |
| The toes are referred to as the ____. | Phalanges |
| this allows the foot to suport so much weight. | Arches |
| What are skeletal differences in males and females. | Males have heavier and thicker bones and a narrow pubic inlet and a narrower pubic arch. |
| bones that can be touched and identified through the skin. | Palpable. |
