Studying for Anatomy & Physiology…
Just naming the parts of the skeletal system from memory because we have an oral exam on Tuesday where we have to name all the parts and locate them in the skeleton… the life of a student nurse. I haven’t even studied the distribution of the 206 bones…
AXIS (80 bones in total)
Skull: frontal, coronal suture, parietal, sagittal suture, temporal, squamous suture, occipital, lambdoid suture, foramen magnum, anterior fontanel, posterior fontanel, mastoid fontanel, sphenoidal fontanel; lacrimal, ethmoid, optic canal, superior orbital fissure, nasal, vomer, middle nasal concha, inferior nasal concha, maxilla, alveolar margins, mandible, mandibular ramus, mental foramen, zygomatic, zygomatic process, external acoustic meatus, styloid process, mastoid process, sphenoid
Vertebral Column (Spine): cervical curvature (7), thoracic curvature (12), lumbar curvature (5), sacral curvature (1, 5 fused bones), coccyx curvature (1, 4 fused bones), intervertebral discs, intervertebral foramen; spinous process, transverse process, lamina, vertebral arch, vertebral foramen, articular process, pedicle, body; ala, sacral canal, articular process, auricular surface, median sacral crest, posterior sacral foramina, sacral hiatus
Thoracic Cage: sternum, clavicular notch, jugular notch, manubrium, sternal angle, body, xiphisternal joint, xiphoid process; true ribs (7), false ribs (5), floating ribs, costal cartilage, intercostal spaces
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APPENDICULAR (126 bones in total)
Shoulder Girdle: acromioclavicular joint, clavicle, sternal end, acromial end; scapula, spine, glenoid cavity, lateral angle, later border, medial border, superior angle, coracoid process, suprascapular notch, acromion
Upper Limbs: humerus, head, anatomical neck, greater tubercle, lesser tubercle, intertubercular groove, radial groove, deltoid tuberosity, radial fossa, coronoid fossa, olecranal fossa, trochlea, capitulum, lateral epicondyle, medial epicondyle; radius, head, radius tuberosity, styloid process of radius, neck, ulna, trochlear notch, olecranan process, coronoid process, styloid process of ulna, proximal radioulnar joint, distal radioulnar joint, interosseous membrane; phalanges, distal, middle, proximal; metacarpals; carpals, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate, pisiform, triquetrum, lunate, scaphoid
Pelvic Girlde: ilium, pubic bone, ischium, iliac crest, sacroiliac joint, ischial spine, pelvic brim, pubic symphysis, pubic arch, false pelvis, inlet of true pelvis, acetabulum, obturator foramen, posterior superior iliac spine, posterior inferior iliac spine, greater sciatic notch, anterior super iliac spine, anterior inferior iliac spine, ischial tuberosity, ischial body, ischial ramus, pubis, body of pubis, inferior ramus of pubis
Lower Limbs: femur, head, neck, greater trochanter, lesser trochanter, intertrochanteric line, intertrochanteric crest, gluteal tuberosity, lateral condyle, medial condyle, patellar surface, intercondylar fossa; tibia, intercondylar eminence, lateral condyle, medial condyle, tibial tuberosity, lateral malleolus, fibula, head, medial malleolus, proximal tibiofibular joint, distal tibiofibular joint, interosseous membrane; phalanges, distal, middle, proximal; metatarsals; tarsals, tallus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, medial cuneiform, lateral cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform
