Anatomy & Physiology I Axial Skeleton Exam Prep

parietal bone; mastoid process of temporal bone

coronal suture, zygomatic process

of temporal bone

squamous

suture, external acoustic meatus

of temporal bone

styloid process of

temporal bone, temporal process

of zygomatic bone

temporal process

of zygomatic bone

maxillary sinus, to lighten

the skull

frontal sinus of

frontal bone, to lighten

the skull

A) coronoid process of mandible, B) condylar (mandibular)

process of mandible, mandibular notch

of mandible.

foramen magnum

of occipital bone, spinal cord.

ethmoid bone, middle nasal concha

Kyphosis.

Sela turcica of sphenoid bone.

Supports/protects the pituitary gland.

vomer &

perpendicular plate

of ethmoid bone.

infraorbital foramen of

maxilla (maxillary bone), infraorbital nerve

Frontal.

A. sphenoid fontanel, B. mastoid fontanel.

occipital

A) lesser wing of sphenoid, B) greater wing of

of sphenoid, C) pterygoid

process

of sphenoid

A) superior orbital

fissure of sphenoid, B) body of sphenoid.

foramen rotundum

of sphenoid bone

cribriform plate

of ethmoid bone

A. cribriform/olfactory foramina

of ethmoid bone, B. neurons from olfactory nerves

lacrimal bone, nasolacrimal canal

lacrimal fossa

of frontal bone, Holds & protects

lacrimal gland

sagittal suture, sutural bone

lambdoid

suture, external occipital

protuberance of

occipital bone.

occipital condyle of

occipital bone, external occipital crest

of occipital bone.

occipital condyle of

occipital bone, external occipital crest

of occipital bone.

optic canal, optic nerve &

ophthalmic artery.

foramen rotundum

foramen ovale of the sphenoid

bone

hypophyseal fossa

of sphenoid bone

foramen spinosum

of sphenoid bone, foramen rotundum

of sphenoid bone

carotid canal of

temporal bone, internal carotid

artery

jugular foramen

of occipital bone, jugular vein.

hypoglossal canals of

occipital bone, hypoglossal

nerves

external acoustic meatus

of temporal bone, sound waves

nasal bone, alveolar margin

of maxilla.

mandibular notch

of the mandible

foramen ovale of

sphenoid bone, branch of

trigeminal nerve.

petrous portion

of temporal bone

internal acoustic

meatus of

temporal bone, auditory

vestibular nerve

palatine process

of maxilla,

horizontal plate of

palatine bone

hard palate, (composes majority

of roof of oral cavity)

orbital rim of maxilla, inferior nasal

conchae

supraorbital margin

of frontal bone, perpendicular plate

of ethmoid bone

zygomatic arch, zygomatic &

temporal bones.

glabella of

frontal bone, ramus of mandible

frontal sinus of

frontal bone, sphenoid sinus

(in body) of

sphenoid bone, to lighten the skull

crista galli of ethmoid bone, ethmoid sinuses

of ethmoid bone

superior nasal concha

of ethmoid bone, middle nasal concha

of ethmoid bone, inferior nasal concha

squamous suture, squamous portion

of temporal bone

mandibular fossa

of temporal bone

foramen lacerum

of temporal bone

stylomastoid

foramen of

temporal bone, facial nerve.

mental foramen

of mandible

body of mandible

mandibular foramen

of mandible, • inferior alveolar nerve

• inferior alveolar artery

• inferior alveolar vein,

superior orbital fissure

of sphenoid bone, inferior orbital fissure

of maxilla/maxillary bone

supraorbital notch

of frontal bone, supraorbital

arteries & nerves

vomer

maxillary

sinus

supraorbital notch

of frontal bone, supraorbital arteries

and nerves

thoracic

vertebra, transverse costal facet

A) vertebral foramen, B) intervertebral foramen

cervical vertebra, spinous process

cervical vertabrae, transverse foramina, spinous process.

lumbar vertebra, cervical vertebra, thoracic vertebra

atlas, superior articular facets

odontoid process

or dens, atlas, axis

lamina, pedicle, body

odontoid process

or dens of the axis (C2), atlas (C1), Vertebral prominens (C7)

sacral promontory of sacrum, ala of sacrum

acrauricular surface of sacrum, anterior sacral

foramina of

sacrum, coccyx or coccygeal vertebrae.

A. sacral canal, B. posterior sacral

foramina of the sacrum

auricular surface

of the sacrum,

ligamentum

nuchae, supraspinous

ligament

anterior longitudinal

ligament

posterior longitudinal

ligament

supraspinal

ligament

ligamentum

flavum

Floating, False

True because it’s connected to the sternum via costal cartilage

jugular notch of

the sternum.

manubrium of

sternum

body of

sternum

xyphoid process

of sternum

Frontal, Sphenoid, Temporal, Parietal.

If hands are placed too inferiorly, the Xiphoid process could break off and cause damage to the heart and lungs.