McKinley Ch. 8: Skeletal System Bone and Marking Review

Vocabulary practice flashcards detailing the bones, bone markings, counts, and anatomical divisions of the human skeletal system based on McKinley Ch. 8.

Zygomatic process of the temporal bone

A process of the temporal bone that forms 1/2 of the zygomatic arch.

Temporal process of the zygomatic bone

A process of the zygomatic bone that forms 1/2 of the zygomatic arch.

Occipital bone

Single cranial bone that features the occipital condyles and foramen magnum.

Sphenoid bone

Single cranial bone that contains the optic canal, sella turcica, and greater and lesser wings.

Ethmoid bone

Single bone that features the cribriform plate, cribriform (olfactory) foramina, crista galli, perpendicular plate, and superior and middle nasal conchae.

Perpendicular plate

A feature of the ethmoid bone that forms the superior half of the nasal septum.

Inferior nasal conchae

Two individual bones of the skull, distinct from the superior and middle nasal conchae which are features of the ethmoid bone.

Vomer

A single bone that forms the inferior half of the bony nasal septum.

Mandible

Single lower jaw bone composed of the body, angle, ramus, and alveolar processes.

Intervertebral foramina

Openings in the vertebral column formed by two inferior vertebral notches.

Atlas (C1)

The first cervical vertebra.

Axis (C2)

The second cervical vertebra, characterized by the dens (odontoid process).

Dens (odontoid process)

A prominent tooth-like process located on the axis (C2).

Vertebra prominens (C7)

The seventh cervical vertebra.

Sacrum

A single bone of the vertebral column composed of 5 fused vertebrae.

Coccyx

A single terminal bone of the vertebral column composed of 3 to 5 fused vertebrae.

Sternum

The breastbone of the thoracic cage, consisting of the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process.

True/vertebrosternal ribs

Rib pairs 1 through 7.

False ribs

Rib pairs 8 through 12, encompassing vertebrochondral ribs (pairs 8-10) and vertebral (floating) ribs (pairs 11-12).

Vertebrochondral ribs

False rib pairs 8 through 10.

Vertebral (floating) ribs

False rib pairs 11 and 12.

Carpal bones

A set of 8 wrist bones: scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate.

Ilium

Region of the hip bone featuring the iliac crest, iliac fossa, greater sciatic notch, anterior and posterior superior iliac spines, and anterior and posterior inferior iliac spines.

Ischium

Region of the hip bone featuring the ischial spine and ischial tuberosity.

Pubis

Region of the hip bone characterized by the pubic arch, obturator foramen, and pubic symphysis joint.

Tarsals

Ankle bones comprising the calcaneus, medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiforms, talus, navicular, and cuboid.