*****General Skeleton

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Bones are connected at __ by __

joints; ligaments

<p>joints; ligaments</p>
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muscles attach to __ by __

bones; tendons

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axial skeleton

  • consists of the bones along the central axis of the human body

  • 6 things make it up

    • skull

    • ossicles

    • hyoid bone

    • rib cage

    • sternum

    • vertebral column

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appendicular skeleton

  • all the rest of the bones that aren’t on the axial skeleton

  • involved with movement

  • the limb

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skull

  • consists of the cranium and mandible

<ul><li><p>consists of the cranium and mandible </p></li></ul><p></p>
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vertebral column

  • extends from the base of the skull all the way down to the pelvis

  • 24 articulating vertebra, which are little individual bones

<ul><li><p>extends from the base of the skull all the way down to the pelvis </p></li><li><p>24 articulating vertebra, which are little individual bones </p></li></ul><p></p>
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__ articulating vertebra

24

<p>24</p>
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sacrum and coccyx

  • at the end of all of the 24 articulating vertebra

  • consist of fused bones

<ul><li><p>at the end of all of the 24 articulating vertebra </p></li><li><p>consist of fused bones </p></li></ul><p></p>
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__ cervical vertebra

7

<p>7</p><p></p>
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thoracic vertebra

  • 12

  • in the chest region

  • articulates with the ribs

<ul><li><p>12</p></li><li><p>in the chest region</p></li><li><p>articulates with the ribs </p></li></ul><p></p>
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lumbar vertebra

  • 5

  • lower back region

<ul><li><p>5</p></li><li><p>lower back region </p></li></ul><p></p>
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where is hyoid bone

throat

<p>throat</p>
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where is ossicles

the little bones in your middle ear

<p>the little bones in your middle ear </p>
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3 parts to the sternum, i.e. breastbone

  • manubrium

  • body of the sternum

  • xiphoid process or xiphisternum

<ul><li><p>manubrium</p></li><li><p>body of the sternum</p></li><li><p>xiphoid process or xiphisternum </p></li></ul><p></p>
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sternal angle/ angle of Louis

  • joint between the manubrium and the body of the sternum

  • where the 2nd rib joins

    • important anatomical landmark, as it is very prominent when doing physical examinations (you know it’s the 2nd rib)

<ul><li><p>joint between the manubrium and the body of the sternum </p></li><li><p>where the 2nd rib joins </p><ul><li><p>important anatomical landmark, as it is very prominent when doing physical examinations (you know it’s the 2nd rib)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p></p>
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__ pairs of ribs; __ total

12; 24

<p>12; 24</p>
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__ true ribs

7

<p>7</p>
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__ false ribs

5

<p>5</p>
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floating ribs

11th and 12th ribs that don’t have a costal cartilage; they only attach to the vertebra

<p>11th and 12th ribs that don’t have a costal cartilage; they only attach to the vertebra</p>
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out of the 5 false ribs, __ are floating

2

<p>2</p>
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humerus

bones of the upper arm

<p>bones of the upper arm </p>
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radius and ulna

2 bones of the lower arm

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ulna

bone which is medial in the anatomical position

<p>bone which is medial in the anatomical position </p>
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radius

bone which is lateral in the anatomical position

<p>bone which is lateral in the anatomical position </p>
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clavicles

i.e. collar bones, the little indentation where the clavicle lies

<p>i.e. collar bones, the little indentation where the clavicle lies </p>
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__ carpals

8

<p>8</p>
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phalanges

the fingers/digits

<p>the fingers/digits </p>
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scapula

i.e. the shoulder blade, what articulates with the humerus

<p>i.e. the shoulder blade, what articulates with the humerus </p>
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pelvis consists of…

  • pelvic girdle

  • pelvic region of the spine

  • sacrum

  • coccyx

<ul><li><p>pelvic girdle</p></li><li><p>pelvic region of the spine</p></li><li><p>sacrum</p></li><li><p>coccyx </p></li></ul><p></p>
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pelvic girdle

big 2 hip bones

<p>big 2 hip bones </p>
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coxa

  • pelvic bones that consist of 3 fused bones

    • ilium, ischium, pubis

<ul><li><p>pelvic bones that consist of 3 fused bones</p><ul><li><p>ilium, ischium, pubis </p></li></ul></li></ul><p></p>
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femur

largest bone in the body, in the lower leg

<p>largest bone in the body, in the lower leg</p>
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tibia

medial bone in the lower leg

<p>medial bone in the lower leg </p>
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fibula

  • lateral bone in the lower leg

  • you can feel the head of the fibula, as characterized by the bump on the outside of your leg just next to your knee

<ul><li><p>lateral bone in the lower leg </p></li><li><p>you can feel the head of the fibula, as characterized by the bump on the outside of your leg just next to your knee </p></li></ul><p></p>
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__ tarsals

7

<p>7</p>
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toes

metacarpals and phalanges

<p>metacarpals and phalanges </p>
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patella

kneecap

<p>kneecap</p>