axial skeleton

Question 1

suture

Answer 1

an immovable articulation (joint), where the cranial bones fuse

Question 2

cranial bones

Answer 2

protect the brain (8 bones)

Question 3

facial bones

Answer 3

protect and support entrances to digestive and respiratory tracts (14)

Question 4

stenosis

Answer 4

abnormal narrowing or contracting

Question 5

craniostenosis

Answer 5

premature closure of fontanelles

Question 6

kyphosis

Answer 6

exaggerated thoracic curvature (hunchbacked) of the vertebral column, common in osteoperosis

Question 7

lordosis

Answer 7

exaggerated lumbar curvature of the vertebral column, seen in pregnancy, obesity

Question 8

scoliosis

Answer 8

abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column; most common curvature disorder (2%)

Question 9

facet

Answer 9

a flat articular surface

Question 10

spinal stenosis

Answer 10

narrowing of the vertebral canal, nerve roots, or intervertebral foramina of the lumbar spine, caused by encroachment of bone upon the space

Question 11

sacra, foramina

Answer 11

4 pairs that transmit the ventral rami of the first four sacral spinal nerves and later sacral vessels

Question 12

costal cartilage

Answer 12

bars or bands of hyaline cartilage

Question 13

damifacet

Answer 13

half of a facet

Question 14

tubercle

Answer 14

a small rounded projection

Question 15

spina bifida

Answer 15

neural tube defect that happens when a fetus’s spine and spinal cord dont close properly

Question 16

coccydynia

Answer 16

sensation of general discomfort around the coccyx (tailbone)