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AXIAL SKELETAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
STRUCTURE
INDIVIDUAL BONES
SPECIAL FEATURES
cranial
bones
frontal (1)
parietal (2)
occipital (1)
temporal (2)
sphenoid (1)
ethmoid (1)
facial
bones
maxilla (2)
palatine (2)
zygoma (2)
lacrimal (2)
nasal (2)
vomer (1)
inferior nasal concha (2)
mandible (1)
coronal suture
sagittal suture
lambdoidal suture
squamosal suture
anterior fontanel
posterior fontanel
anterolateral fontanel
posterolateral fontanel
external auditory meatus
occipital condyles
foramen magnum
cribriform plate of the ethmoid
zygomatic arch
sella turcica of the sphenoid
orbit
cranial fossae (anterior, middle, posterior)
mandibular fossa
skull
vertebral column
cervical (7)
thoracic (12)
lumbar (5)
sacrum (1)
coccyx (1)
transverse process
transverse foramina
spinous process
lamina
pedicel
body (centrum)
articular processes
demifacets for ribs
vertebral notch
intervertebral foramen
vertebral foramen
spinal canal
primary curvatures
secondary curvatures
atlas
axis
dens (odontoid process)
ribs (12 pairs)
sternum (1)
costal cartilages
suprasternal notch
clavicular notch
sternal angle
manubrium
body (gladiolus)
xiphoid process
true ribs
false ribs
floating ribs
hyoid bone
thoracic cage
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APPENDICULAR SKELETAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
STRUCTURE
INDIVIDUAL BONES
SPECIAL FEATURES
pectoral girdle
clavicle (1)
scapula (1)
acromion
scapular spine
glenoid fossa (cavity)
coracoid process
humerus (1)
head
greater and lesser tubercles
medial and lateral epicondyles
lateral condyle (capitulum)
medial condyle (trochlea)
olecranon fossa
coronoid fossa
forearm
radius (1)
ulna (2)
head of the radius
styloid process of radius
trochlear notch of ulna
olecranon
styloid process of ulna
wrist
(carpals)
proximal, medial to lateral
pisiform
triquetrum
lunate
scaphoid
upper extremity
arm
distal, medial to lateral
hamate
capitate
trapezoid
trapezium
metacarpals
I–V
distal heads versus proximal bases
os coxae (2)
differences between male and female
ilium
ischium
pubis
pubic symphysis
iliac crest
anterior superior iliac spine
ischial spine
ischial tuberosity
obturator foramen
acetabulum
greater (false) pelvis
lesser (true) pelvis
pelvic brim
sacral promontory
pelvic inlet
pelvic outlet
phalanges (14)(
pelvic girdle
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lower extremity
thigh
femur (1)
head
neck
greater and lesser trochanters
medial and lateral epicondyles
medial and lateral condyles
Intercondylar fossa
patellar surface
patella
leg
tibia (1)
fibula (1)
medial and lateral condyles of tibia
tibial tuberosity
medial malleolus of tibia
head of fibula
lateral malleolus of fibula
ankle
(tarsals)
talus
calcaneus
cuboid
navicular
lateral cuneiform
intermediate cuneiform
medial cuneiform
medial longitudinal arch
lateral longitudinal arch
transverse arch
metatarsals
I–V
distal heads versus proximal bases
phalanges (14)
JOINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
temporomandibular joint
atlanto-occipital joint
atlanto-axial joint
sternoclavicular joint
glenohumeral joint (the shoulder)
humeroulnar, humeroradial, and the proximal radioulnar joints (the elbow)
sacroiliac joint
coxal joint (the hip)
tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints (the knee)
talocrural joint (the ankle)
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