| A | B |
|---|
| carotid canal | interior surface of the temporal bone, hole for carotid artery |
| jugular foramen | It is located behind the carotid canal, for jugular vein |
| sella turcica | saddle shaped indent in sphenoid; holds pituitary |
| superior orbital fissure | the hole in the sphenoid in which the occular nerve passes (big slit in back of eye socket) |
| christa galli | small vertical projections of the ethmoid - has direct contact w/ the brain |
| cribriform plate | The horizontal bone plate perforated with several holes for the passage of olfactory nerve filaments from the nasal cavity. (near christa galli) |
| nasal conchae | scroll-shaped plates called "superior" and "middle nasal conchae" project inward from the sides of the ethmoid bone toward the perpendicular plate. |
| hyoid bone | does not articulate w/ any other bone. Supports tongue & larynx |
| calcium phosphates | 2/3 the weight of bones |
| water content of bones | 20% |
| # of RBC made per day | 200 billion |
| # of days blood cells live | 20 - 120 days |
| hematopoiesis | blood making |
| epiphyseal plate | growth plate |
| epiphysis | ends of long bones |
| diaphysis | the shaft of the long bone |
| medullary cavity | the hollow space within long bones (filled with yellow marrow in adult) |
| periosteum | thin tissue surrounding the bone |
| spongy bone | contains red marrow - usually in epiphysis of long bones, irreg. bones are FILLEd with this |
| compact bone | made of haversian systems. (the tree ring looking things) |
