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| The ilium, ischium, and pubis fuse to form the __ _____ bones in adults. | os coxae |
| Trochanters are unique to the _____ bone. | femur |
| The ______ cavity is also more commonly called the mouth. | buccal |
| The opening into the cranium that allows the spinal cord to enter is called the foramen magnum and is located in the _________ cranial bone. | occipital |
| The ________ is the skullcap or roof and walls of the cranium. | calvaria |
| The ________ suture is between the parietal bones and the occipital bone. | lambdoid |
| The external auditory meatus is an important landmark located in the ________ bone. | temporal |
| The external occipital protuberance is an important surface landmark that marks attachment of the ______ ________ to the posterior occipital bone. | nuchal ligament |
| The _____ _______ of the sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland. | sella turcica |
| The ________ bone is called the keystone of the cranial floor because it articulates with all other cranial bones. | sphenoid |
| The _________ _____ of the ethmoid bone has numerous perforations to allow passage of the olfactory nerves from the nasal cavity to the brain. | cribiform plate |
| The inferior half of the nasal septum is formed by the _____ bone. | vomer |
| The strongest bone of the skull, and the only one that moves is the ________. | mandible |
| _________ are spaces between unfused skull bones in infants. | Fontanels |
| The human body contains a total of __ vertebrae and 23 intervertebral discs. (numbers) | 33 |
| An abnormal posterior deviation of the spine is called ________. | kyphosis |
| The row of bumps that you can feel down the midline of your back are the _______ processes of the vertebrae. | spinous |
| The ______ ______ pass through the intervertebral foramen of the spinal column. | spinal nerves |
| The outer ring of an intervertebral disc is made up of ______________. | fibrocartilage |
| The anterior border of the body of S1 is called the ______ ___________ and is an important landmark for obstetricians. | sacral promontory |
| Ribs 8 -12, which either attach indirectly to the sternum via the costal cartilage of rib 7 or do not attach at all, are called _____ ribs. | false |
| The flattened end of the clavicle is the ________ end. | acromial |
| The shallow socket on the scapula that articulates with the head of the humerus is called the _______ ______. | glenoid cavity |
| The capitulum of the humerus articulates with the ______ bone. | radius |
| The bony "point" of the elbow is the _________. | olecranon |
| The styloid process of the ______ forms the bump on your wrist proximal to the thumb. | radius |
| The bones of the palm of your hand are the __________ bones. | metacarpal |
| The pelvic girdle is joined to the vertebral column at the __________ joint. | sacroiliac |
| The prominent medial bulge of your ankle is formed by the medial malleolus of the _____ bone. | tibia |
| The tarsal bone that articulates with the bones of the lower leg is the _____. | talus |
| The ____ is a bony process unique to the second cervical vertebra that allows rotation of the head, as when you shake your head "no". | dens |
| The three auditory ossicles are the malleus, incus and ______. | stapes |
| The thoracic vertebrae, the sternum, and the ____ make up the thoracic cage. | ribs |
| The sole point of attachment of the arm and scapula to the rest of the skeleton is the ________? | acromion |
| Right and left os coxae, sacrum and coccyx are the four bones of the adult ______ ______. | pelvic girdle |
| The acetabulum is made up of the fusion of the ilium, _______, and pubis | ischium |
| The three regional types of vertebrae found in the body are the cervical, thoracic and ______. | lumbar |
| The zygomatic facial bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone make up the _________ ____. | zygomatic arch |
| The 8 eight cranial bones are the frontal, two parietal, two temporal, occipital, sphenoid bone and _______ ____. | ethmoid bone |
| The 4 paranasal sinuses are the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and _________. | maxillary |
