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Bones of the Human Body
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Biology
11th Grade
03/23/2012
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Frontal Bone
 Definition
Forms anterior portion of the skull above the eyes. Has frontal bones marked by a supraorbital foramen, through which blood vessels and nerves pass to the tissues of the forehead.
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Parietal Bone
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Occipital Bone
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Temporal Bone
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Zygomatic Bone
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Sphenoid Bone
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Vomer Bone
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Maxilla Bone
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Mandible Bone
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Nasal Bone
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Foramen Magnum
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Mastoid Process
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Malleus
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Incus (Anvil)
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Stapes (Stirrup)
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Cervical Vertebrae (7)

Axis

Atlas

Vertebral Foramen

Tranxverse Process

Body

Spinous Process

Transverse Foramen

 

 Definition

Seven bones that comprise the bony axis of the neck

Located in the axial portion of the body

Articulates with occipital condyles (portion of head) superior to it

Also articulates with the thoracic vertebrae inferior to it

 

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Atlas (first vertebrae)
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Axis (second vertebrae)
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Thoracic Vertebrae (12)

Vertebral Foramen

Transverse Process

Body

Spinous Process

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Lumbar Vertebrae (5)
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Sacrum
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Coccyx
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Vertebral Foramen
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Transverse Foramen (only on cervical vertebrae)
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Body of Vertebrae
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Transverse Process
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Spinous Process
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Ribs (24)
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True ribs (7 pairs)
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False pairs (3 pairs)
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Floating ribs (2 pairs)
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Sternum
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Manubrium
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Body of Sternum
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Xiphoid Process
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Costal Cartilage (articulates true and false ribs)
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Scapula
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Glenoid Cavity
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Clavicle
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Humerus
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Radius
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Ulna
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Carpals
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Metacarpals
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Phalanges
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Coxal
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Ilium
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Ishium
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Pubis
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Acerabulum cavity
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Obturator Foramen
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Femur
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Fibula
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Tibia
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Patella
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Tarsals
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Calcaneus (heel bone)
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Metatarsals
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Phalanges
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