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Skeletal System
Skull
Locate the following structures on the appropriate model or diagram. Understand the function of each.
skull sutures
coronal
lambdoid
sagittal
squamous
fontanels (frontal, occiptal)
fontanels (sphenoidal, mastoid)
sutural bones
ethmoid
crista galli
cribriform plate
perpendicular plate
superior nasal concha
middle nasal concha
ethmoid sinuses
palatine
frontal
frontal sinus
supraorbital margin
supraorbital foramen (notch)
vomer
nasal
inferior nasal conchae
temporal
external auditory meatus
internal auditory meatus
mastoid process
mandibular fossa
zygomatic process
petrous portion
carotid canal
jugular foramen
styloid process
occipital
foramen magnum
occipital condyle
external occipital protuberance
parietal
sphenoid
greater wing
lesser wing
sella turcica
optic foramen (canal)
sphenoidal sinuses
pterygoid processes
superior orbital fissure
Revised 3/2012
lacrimal
lacrimal fossa
zygomatic
temporal process
zygomatic arch
maxilla
infraorbital foramen
alveolar process
maxillary sinus
palatine process
infraorbital fissure
mandible
mandibular body
mandibular ramus
alveolar process
mandibular condyle
mandibular notch
coronoid process
mental foramen
mandibular foramen
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Skeletal System
Trunk
Locate the following structures on the appropriate model or diagram. Understand the function of each.
hyoid
ribs
true (vertebrosternal)
false (vertebrochondral)
floating
head
neck
body
tubercle
costal angle
costal groove
costal cartilage
sternum
manubrium
body
xiphoid process
sternal angle
jugular notch
clavicular notches
vertebrae - common features
body
lamina
pedicle
vertebral foramen
transverse process
superior articular process/facet
inferior articular process/facet
spinous process
intervertebral disk
intervertebral foramen
vertebrae, cervical
cervical curve
transverse foramen
atlas
axis - odontoid process (dens)
vertebra prominens
Revised 3/2012
vertebrae, thoracic
thoracic curve
rib facets
vertebrae, lumbar
lumbar curve
sacrum
sacral foramina
sacral promontory
sacral canal
sacral hiatus
coccyx
pelvic curve
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Skeletal System
Upper Extremity
Locate the following structures on the appropriate model or diagram. Understand the function of each.
clavicle
radius
sternal end
acromial end
head
radial tuberosity
ulnar notch
styloid process
scapula
scapular spine
supraspinous fossa
infraspinous fossa
borders (lateral, medial, superior)
superior angle
inferior angle
subscapular fossa
acromion process
coracoid process
glenoid cavity
humerus
head
anatomical neck
surgical neck
greater tubercle
lesser tubercle
intertubercular (groove) sulcus
deltoid tuberosity
medial epicondyle
lateral epicondyle
trochlea
capitulum
olecranon fossa
coronoid fossa
Revised 3/2012
ulna
olecranon process
coronoid process
head (distal end!)
styloid process
trochlear notch
radial notch
carpal bones
scaphoid
lunate
triquetrum
pisiform
hamate
capitate
trapezoid
trapezium
metacarpals (1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5)
phalanges (fingers)
proximal phalanx
middle phalanx
distal phalanx
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Skeletal System
Lower Extremity
Locate the following structures on the appropriate model or diagram. Understand the function of each.
coxal bones (ilium, ischium, pubis)
femur
sacroiliac joint
symphysis pubis joint
acetabulum
obturator foramen
pelvic brim
head
neck
greater trochanter
lesser trochanter
fovea capitus
linea aspera
gluteal tuberosity
medial condyle
lateral condyle
patellar surface
medial epicondyle
lateral epicondyle
intercondylar fossa
ilium
anterior superior iliac spine
anterior inferior iliac spine
iliac crest
posterior superior iliac spine
posterior inferior iliac spine
greater sciatic notch
ischium
patella
ischial tuberosity
ischial spine
ramus
lesser sciatic notch
tibia
tibial tuberosity
medial condyle
lateral condyle
intercondylar eminence
medial malleolus
fibular notch
pubis
pubic arch (angle)
superior ramus
inferior ramus
fibula
tarsal bones
talus
calcaneous
navicular
cuneiform (medial, intermediate, lateral)
cuboid
head
lateral malleolus
phalanges (toes)
proximal phalanx
middle phalanx
distal phalanx
metatarsals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Revised 3/2012
Wordlist - Skeletal System