A&P Lab quiz 3

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facet
a smooth, flat, slightly concave or convex articular surface (articular facets of the vertebrae)
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head
the prominent expanded end of a bone, sometimes rounded (head of the femur)
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process
any bony prominence (mastoid process of the skull)
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protuberance
a bony outgrowth or protruding part (mental protuberance of the chin)
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tuberosity
a rough elevated surface (tibial tuberosity)
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sulcus
a groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel (intertubercular sulcus of the humerus)
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canal
a tubular passage or tunnel in a bone (auditory canal of the skull)
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fissure
a slit through a bone (orbital fissures behind the eye)
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foramen
a hole through a bone, usually round (foramen magnum of the skull)
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sinus
an air-filled space in a bone (frontal sinus of the forehead)
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the hyoid bone
* only bone in the body that is not attached to another bone
* is easily broken during strangulation & hangings
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image of the skull - front view
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image of the skull - side view
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types of vertebrae in the spinal column
* cervical
* thoracic
* lumbar
* sacral
* coccyx
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cervical vertebrae
* concave shape
* 7 vertebra
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thoracic vertebrae
* convex shape
* 12 vertebra
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lumbar vertebrae
* concave shape
* 5 vertebra
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sacral vertebrae
* convex shape
* 5 fused vertebra
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coccyx
* n/a shape
* 4 fused vertebra
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image of cervical vertebrae
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image of thoracic vertebrae
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image of lumbar vertebrae
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image of special cervical vertebrae: atlas & axis
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special cervical vertebrae: atlas & axis
* first 2 vertebrae in the spinal column (atlas is 1st, then axis)
* base of the skull rests on the atlas
* atlas rests on top of the axis
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image of rib cage
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