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Process
Any promninence or projection on a bone
Articular Projection
Processes that are point of a joint; smooth surfaces
Non Articular Projections
Processes that are not part of a joint
Function of Bones
Support
Protection
Lever system
Mineral storage
Blood cell formation
Includes…
Bones
Tendons
Ligaments
Cartilage
Occipital Bone
back of head
Foramen Magnum
big hole in the back of the skull where the spinal cord starts
Occipital Condyles
smooth processes under the foramen magnum
Parietal Bones
2 bones that surround the brain
Sagittal Crest
ridge between two parietal bones
Frontal Bone
forehead bone, makes up orbit
Temporal Bone
2 on each side, opens to middle ear
External Acoustic Meatus
hole in tympanic bulla
Zygomatic Process
makes up part of the arch
Zygomatic Bone
meets the process, forms the arch / “cheekbone”
Tympanic Bulla
bulb behind zygomatic process, houses middle ear
Incisive Bones
houses incisors, under nose hole
Nasal Bones
two lines going up muzzle
Maxillary Bones
makes up upper jaw + face
Palatine Bone
under eye socket
Lacrimal Bone
inner corner of eye, surrounds tear duct
Mandible
lower jaw, two halves
Mandible Symphysis
joint where each mandible comes together
Body
rest of the mandible
Ramus
hinged portion of mandible
Cornoid Process
top part of the hinge of the ramus
Condyloid Process
socket part of hinge, articulates w/ temporal bone to create upper + lower jaw
Angular Process
lower hooks in the hinge of jaw
Masseteric Fossa
divot in the middle of the ramus, holds masseter muscle
5 regions for Vertebra
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Coccygeal
Cervical
7 bones
Immediate neck bones from head
Thoracic
13
Ribs attached
Lumbar
7
Lower back, after chest
Sacrum
3 fused
Tail/hip starts here
Coccygeal/Caudal
Amount varies
Tail bones
Vertebral Body
back/front bone in betrween
Vertebral Arch
bone that holds up spinous process / ceiling
Vertebral Canal
hole in vertebra
Spinous Process
dorsal, poiny part
Transverse Process
lateral projections on each side
Sutures
joints that fuse together in bones/skull, provides outline