| A | B |
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| Delicate, web-like middle layer of meninges: | arachnoid membrane |
| Abnormal outward curvature of spine that results in "hunchback". | kyphosis |
| Collective name for vertebrae in the neck: | cervical spine (vertebrae) |
| "Tail bone": | coccyx |
| Function of red bone marrow: | produces red blood cells, platelets, & some white blood cells |
| What is the collective name for the bones of the spine? | vertebrae or vertebral column |
| The neck bones (1st 7 vertebrae): | cervical spine |
| The middle 12 vertebrae that help form the chest: | thoracic spine |
| The lower 5 vertebrae: | lumbar spine |
| Cartilage pads that separate vertebrae & acts as shock absorbers: | intervertebral disks |
| The 5 fused vertebrae inferior to the lumbar spine | sacrum |
| Medical name for ribs: | costae |
| How many pairs of ribs: | 12 |
| 1st seven ribs that attach directly to sternum are called: | true ribs |
| Last 5 pair of ribs are called: | false ribs |
| The 1st three pairs of false ribs attach to: | cartilage of rib above |
| Last 2 pairs of ribs have no anterior attachment & are called: | floating ribs |
| Name for the breastbone: | sternum |
| The most superior section of sternum: | manubrium (also called the "handle") |
| The middle section of the sternum: | gladiolus (also called "blade" or "body") |
| The inferior process of the sternum: | xiphoid process (also called the "tip) |
| Known as "hip" or "pelvic" bones: | os coxae (oss-kok-see) |
| Archaic name for the right & left halves of the pelvis: | innominate bones |
| What does "innominate" mean? | without a name |
| Why was the os coxae originally given the name "innominate"? | because each side is made of 3 different bones that eventually fuse together |
| Which 3 bones make up the innominate bone? | ilium, ischum, pubis |
| The upper, blade-shaped bone of the os coxa is called: | ilium |
| The lower posterior part of the pelvic girdle is called: | ischum |
| Bony part of the pelvis that we sit on: | ischial tuberosity |
| What is the lower, anterior portion of the pelvic called? | pubis |
| Name the cartilaginous joint that holds pubic bones firmly together: | symphysis pubis |
| Sockets of the pelvis that form hip joints: | acetabulum (ass-eh-tab-you-lum) |
| Articulation (joint) between the ilium & sacrum: | sacroiliac joint |
| Low back pain: | lumbago |
| Abnormal lateral curvature of spine: | scoliosis |
| "Hunchback" - abnormal outward curvature of lumbar spine: | kyphosis |
| "Swayback" - abnormal inward curvature of lumbar spine: | lordosis |
| Congenital anomaly where there is a lack of fusion of vertebral laminae: | spina bifida |
| Fracture in which bone collapses (especially vertebrae): | compression fracture |
| What type of bones are ribs? | flat bones |
| What type of bones are vertebrae? | irregular bones |
| Name the superior edge of the ilium: | iliac crest |
