Axial Skeleton

A&P Lab Week 4

Canal

a tunnel through a bone

Condyle

a rounded projection that articulates with another bone

Facet

a flat articular surface that may form a joint with another facet or flat bone

Fissures

a long narrow opening that allows for the passage of blood vessels or nerves

Foramen

a round hole that allows for passage of blood vessels, nerves, or other structures

Fossa

a shallow deep depression

Margin

the edge of a bone

Process

a raised area or projection

Wolff’s Law

bones will adapt based on the stress or demands placed on them

True ribs

directly connected to the sternum

1-7

Ribs that are considered true ribs

False ribs

connected to the sternum by cartilage

8-10

Ribs that are considered false ribs

Parietal Sutures (Sagittal)

Frontal/Coronal Suture

Temporal Sutures (Squamous)

Styloid process

Occipital Sutures (Lambdoid)

Foramen Magnum

Ethmoid

Cribeform plate

Sphenoid

Nasal bones

Maxillae

Lacrimal

Zygomatic bones

Palatine bones

Inferior Nasal Conchae

Vomer

Mandible

Mental foramen

Malleus

Incus

Stapes

Cervical spine

C1-C7

Thoracic Spine

T1-T12

Lumbar Spine

L1-L5

C1

Atlas

C2

Axis

Sacrum

Coccyx

Labeled thoracic vertebrae

Manubrium

Body of sternum

Xiphoid process of sternum

Floating ribs

Ribs 11 and 12

Glenoid Cavity (anterior)

Scapular Spine (posterior)

Acromion (posterior)

Coracoid Process (Anterior)

Infraspinous Fossa (posterior)

Supraspinous Fossa (posterior)

Subscapular Fossa (anterior)

Inferior angle (posterior and anterior)

superior angle (posterior and anterior)

medial border (posterior and anterior)

lateral border (posterior and anterior)

Acromial End

Sternal End

Conoid tubercle

Head

Greater tubercle

Lesser tubercle

Deltoid Tuberosity

Trochlea

Capitulum

Coronoid Fossa

Olecranon Fossa (posterior)

Medial Epicondyle

Lateral Epicondyle

Radial Fossa

Head (Radius)

Radial tubercle

Styloid process

Ulnar notch

Coronoid Process

Olecranon

Term in green

Radial notch

Trochlear Notch

Term in Yellow

Styloid Process of Ulna

Head of Ulna

Scaphoid

Lunate

Triquetrum

Pisiform

Hamate

Capitate

Trapezoid

Trapezium