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Anthropology
12th Grade
10/21/2011

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Term
Frontal Bone
Definition

1.The Frontal Bone belongs to the Axial Bone.

2.The Nickname of the Frontal Bone is the Forehead.

3.Forms the Anterior portion of the skull above the eyes. It is marked by a supraorbital foramen through which blood vessels and nerves pass to the tissues of the forehead.

4. It articulates with the parietal bones posteriorly and the greater wing of sphenoid.

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Term
Parietal Bone
Definition

1. The Parietal Bone belongs to the Axial Bone.

2. It articulates with the frontal bone (coronal suture), temporal bone (squamous suture), the occipital bone (lambdoidal suture), and the other parietal bone (sagittal suture). 

3. Together the parietal bone form the bulging sides and roof of the cranium.

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Term
Occipital Bone
Definition

1. The occipital bone belongs to the Axial Bone

2. Joins the parietal bones along the lambdoidal suture. It forms the back of the skull and the base of the cranium.

3. It articulate with the first vertebra of the vertebral

column.

 

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Term
Temporal Bone
Definition

1. Temporal Bone belongs to the Axial Bone

2. Form parts of the sides and the base of the cranium. Located near the inferior margin is an opening, the external auditory meatus, which leads inward to parts of the ear.

3. It articulates with condyles of the mandible.

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Term
Zygomatic Bone
Definition

1. Belongs to the Axial Bone

2. The nickname is Cheekbone.

3. Form the prominences of the cheeks below and to the sides of the eyes.

4. They articulate with four bones: frontal, sphenoidal, maxilla and temporal.

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Term
Sphenoid Bone
Definition

1. Belongs to the Axial Bone

2. It is located in the middle of the skull between frontal and temporal bones.

3. It's nickname is wedgelike.

4. It articulates with the frontal bones.

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Term
Vomer Bone
Definition

1. It belongs to Axial Bone

2. The thin flat bone located along the midline within the nasal cavity.

3. It articulates with nasal cavity that joins the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone.

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Term
Maxilla Bone
Definition

1. Belongs the Axial Bone

2. The nickname is hard palate.

3. It forms the upper jaw and portions of these bones comprise the anterior roof of the mouth (hard palate), the floors of the orbits, and the sides and floor of the nasal cavity.

4. It articulates with Zygomatic Bone and Nasal Bone.

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Term
Mandible Bone
Definition

1. Axial Bone

2. Nickname is mandibular condyle

3. The mandible is a horizontal, horseshoeshaped body with a flat portion projecting upward at each end.

4. It articulates with the mandibular fossae of the temporal bones where the coronoid processes provide attachments for muscles when chewing.

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Term
Nasal Bone
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname is nose

3. Forms upper part of the nose and nasal bridge.

4. It articulates with nasal septum, inferior nasal concha and crista galli.

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Term
Foramen Magnum
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname is Great Hole

3. A hole in bottom of the skull through which the spinal cord passes through in order to connect to the brain.

4. It articulates with occipital bone and lamboidal suture.

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Term
Mastoid Process
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname Temporal Bone

3. Provides an attachment for certain muscles of the neck.

4. It articulates with with styloid process and the mandibular condyle.

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Term
Malleus
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname Hammer

3. Attaches to the eardrum, and when the eardrum vibrates, the malleus vibrates in unison.

4. It articulates with the Incus and the Stapes.

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Term
Incus (Anvil)
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname Anvil

3. When the malleus causes the incus to vibrate, and the incus passes the movement onto the stapes.

4. It articulates with Malleus and Stapes.

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Term
Stapes
Definition

1. Axial Bone

2. Nickname Stirrup

3. Vibration of the stapes at the oval window moves a fluid within the inner ear, which stimulates hearing receptors.

4. It articulates with with Incus and Malleus.

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Term
Hyoid Bone
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname lingual bone

3. It supports the tongue and is an attachment for certain muscles that help to move the toung while swallowing.

4. It does not articulate with other bones, however, muscles and ligaments from temporal bone, larynx and mandible maintain its position.

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Term
Cervical Vertebrae
Definition

1. Axial Bone

2. Nickname cylyndrical bones

3. They work with muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons to support, structure and stabilization to the neck. It consists of seven vertebrae bones.

4. It articulates with thoracic cage.

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Term
Atlas
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname facets

3. It is the first vertebrae that supports the head.

4. It articulates with occipital condyles.

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Term
Axis
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname dens

3. Second cervical vertebrae that projects upward and lies in the ring of the atlas. It helps the head turn from side to side.

4. It articulates with dens on its body.

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Term
Transverse Foramen
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname is transverse foramina.

3. They are passageways for arteries leading to the brain.

4. It articulates with fifth cervical vertebrae.

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Term
Thoracic Vertebrae (12)
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname is spinous

3. Each 12 vertebraes has a long, pointed spinous process, which slopes downward.

4. It articulates with the rib.

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Term
Vertebral Foramen
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname open

3. The pedicles, laminae, and spinous process together complete a body vertabral arch around the verebral foramen, through which the spinal cord passes.

4. It articulates with with vertebral column.

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Term
Body
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. The body in the thoracic vertabrae increases its size which increases the body weight.

3. In the lumbar vertebrae, they are adapted with larger and stronger bodies to support more weight.

4. It articulates with the rib.

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Term
Sacrum
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname sacral hiatus.

3. Composed of five fused vertebraethat forms the base of the vertebral column.

4. It articulates with coccyx.

 

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Term
Lumbar Vertebrae (5)
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname loin

3. These vertebrae are adapted with larger and stronger bodies to support more weight than the vertebrae above them.

4. It articulates with thoracic vertebrae and cervical vertebrae.

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Term
Transverse Process
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Inferior articulating processes

3. Ligaments and muscles are attached to the dorsal spinous process and the transverse processes.

4. It articulates with head of the ribs.

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Term
Spinous Process
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. In the thoracic vertebrae, each vertebrae slopes downward and facets on the sides of the sides of its body.

3. It articulates with anterior tubercle of the atlas.

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Term
Coccyx
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname tailbone

3. Lowest part of the vertebral column, is usually composed of four fused vertebrae.

4. It articulates sacrum

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Term
Rib (24)
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname true ribs for seven pairs and false ribs for the three pairs.

3. One pair of ribs that are attached to each of the twelve thoracic vertebrae have twelve ribs.

4. It articulates with the facet on the body of its own vertebra and with the body of the next higer vertebra.

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Term
Manubrium
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname middle body

3. Located with the sternum portion of the thoracic cage.

4. It articulates with the clavicles by facets on its superior border.

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Term
True Ribs (7 pairs)
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname vertebrosternal ribs

3. Join the sternum directly by their costal cartilages

4. Articulates with the sternum.

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Term
Sternum
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname breastbone

3. Located along the midline in the anterior portion of the thoracic cage.

4. It articulates with spine.

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Term
Xiphoid Process
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname downward process

3. A process when the sternum projects downward

4. It articulates with body of sternum.

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Term
False Ribs (3pairs)
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname vertebrochondral ribs

3. Join the cartilages of the seventh rib

4. It articulates with cartilages

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Term
Body (thoracic cage)
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Located in the middle of the sternum which processes the elongated bone as it develops.

3. It articulates with the costal cartilage and with manubrium and xiphoid.

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Term
Costal Cartilage
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname hyaline cartilage

3. It attaches to the ribs and join the sternum

4. It articulates with sternum and the ribs.

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Term
Floating Ribs (2 pairs)
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Nickname vertebral ribs

3. The last two (or sometimes three) have no cartilaginous attachments to the sternum

4. They articulate with the spinal cord and false ribs.

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Term
Scapula
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname shoulder blades

3. Triangular bones located either side  of the upper back. Shoulder Bones.

4. It articulates with the clavicles

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Term
Glenoid Cavity
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname glenoid fossa

3. It is a depression between the processes of the scapula.

4. It articulates with the head of the arm bone (humerus).

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Term
Clavicle
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname collarbones

3. They are slender, rodlike bones with elongated S-shapes. They help hold the shoulders in place while they move freely.

4. It articulates with head of the humerus.

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Term
Humerus
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname heavy bone

3. Extends from the scapula to the elbow

4. It articulates with glenoid cavity and with the radius on the lateral side and the ulna.

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Term
Radius
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname for radius is radial tuberosity

3. Located on the thumb side of the forearm which extends from the elbow to the wrist and crosses over the ulna.

4. The radius articulates with the right side of ulna and the head articulates with the humerus.

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Term
Ulna
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Is longer than radius and overlaps the end of the humerus posteriorly.

3. The Ulna has two processes, the olecranon process and the coronoid process which provides attachments for muscles.

4. It articulates with humerus while the knoblike head articulates with with a notch of the radius.

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Term
Carpals
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is carpus

3. Located at the hand that are firmly bound in two rows of four bones each.

4. It articulates with the radius and with the fibrocartilaginous disk on the ulnar side. Also the 

metacarpals.

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Term
Metacarpals
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. They are cylindrical with rounded distal ends that form the knuckles of a clenched fist.

3. There are five metacarpal bones, one in each finger.

4. It articulates with the carpals and phlanges

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Term
Phalanges
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is fingerbones

3. The phalanges consists of proximal phalanx, middle phalanx and distal phalanx.

4. It articulates with metacarpals.

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Term
Coxial Bone
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is acetabulum

3. Develops from three parts an illium, an ischium, and a pubis.

4. It articulates with head of the femur

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Term
Illium
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is illiac crest

3. Largest and uppermost portion of the coxal bone, flares outward, forming the prominence of the hip.

4. It articulates with ischium and pubis.

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Term
Ischium
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is ischial tuberosity

3. Forms the lowest portion of the coxal bone, pointing posteriorly and downward.

4. It articulates with the Obturator foramen with the acetabulum.

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Term
Pubis
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Constitutes the anterior portion of the coxal bone.

3. Two pubic bones join at the midline, forming a joint called symphysis pubis. The angle these bones form below the symphysis is the pubic arch.

4. It articulates with obturator foramen along with ischium.

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Term
Acetabulum
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Cup shaped cavity in coxal bone

3. This depression, on the lateral surface of the hipbone, recieves the rounded head of the femur.

4. It articulates with ischium and pubis

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Term
Obturator Foramen
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Largest foramen in the skeleton

3. Between the two pubic bones on either side.

4. It articulates with Ischium and the Pubis

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Term
Femur
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Longest bone in the body and extends from the hip to the knee.

3. Has a process known as the greater trochanter and lesser trochanter.

4. It articulates with the tibia of the leg

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Term
Tibia
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is shinbone

3. Its proximal end is expanded into medial and lateral condyles, which have concave surfaces.

4. It articulates with the condyles of the femur.

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Term
Fibula
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is slender bone

3. Its ends are slightly enlarged into a proximal head and a distal lateral malleolus.

4. The head articulates with the tibia just below the lateral condyle, however, it does not enter into the knee joint and does not bear body weight.

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Term
Patella
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is kneecap

3. Located in a tendon that passes anteriorly over the knee.

4. It articulates the femur on its distal anterior surface.

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Term
Tarsals
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is tarsus

3. Composed of seven bones forming a group called the tarsus.

4. It articulates with the calcaneus

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Term
Calcaneus
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is heel bone

3. Located below the talus, where it projects backward to form the base of the heel.

4. It articulates with tarsus and the talus

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Term
Metatarsals
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Consists of five bones and they are numbered beginning on the medial side.

3. The heads at the distal ends of these bones form the ball of the foot.

4. It articulates with the tarsus

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Term
Phalanges
Definition

1. Appendicular Skeleton

2. Nickname is toebones

3. Each toe has three phalanges proximal, a middle, and a distal phalanx except the great toe.

4. It articulates with the metatarsals

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