Skull anthropology

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to the anatomy of human skeletons and movements as discussed in the lecture.

Supination

Palm of the hand turning toward the anterior aspect.

Inversion

Turns the sole of the foot inward.

Eversion

Turns the sole of the foot outward.

Protraction

A bone is drawn forward.

Retraction

A bone is drawn backward.

Rotation

The act of a bone turning around its axis.

Circumduction

A circular movement at a joint, produced by numerous individual muscle actions.

Natural Selection

The process by which the most adaptive features for survival and reproduction in an environment are selected.

Axial Skeleton

The part of the skeleton that consists of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage.

Skull Bones

The 22 bones of the skull that are separated by sutures.

Sutures

Fibrous joints that connect the bones of the skull.

Frontal Bone

The bone that forms the forehead.

Parietal Bone

The paired bones that form the roof and sides of the cranium.

Temporal Bone

The bone located at the sides and base of the skull.

Occipital Bone

The bone located at the back of the skull.

Sphenoid Bone

The bone located at the base of the skull that helps form the eye socket.

Maxilla

The bone that forms the upper jaw.

Zygomatic Bone

The bone that forms the cheek.

Lacrimal Bone

The small bone that forms part of the eye socket.

Nasal Bone

The bone that forms the bridge of the nose.

Mandible

The bone that forms the lower jaw.

Ethmoid Bone

A bone located between the eyes that forms part of the nasal cavity.

Inferior Nasal Conchae

Small curved bones that form part of the nasal cavity.

Single Bones

Bones in the midline of the skull that are not paired.

Paired Bones

Bones in the skull that are paired, with a left and a right.