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VBSC 421 Exam 1_ Axial Skeleton
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VBSC 421 Exam 1: Axial SkeletonCentrum - ANS-"body" of vertebrae
Neural arch - ANS-dorsal; encloses spinal cord
Hemal arch - ANS-a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing
the caudal blood vessels
Articular facet - ANS-where two parts of vertebrae come together to form a joint
Spinous process - ANS-a bony projection off the posterior (back) of each vertebra
Transverse process shark - ANS-bony region that extends laterally from the body
Transverse foramen - ANS-only found in cervical vertebrae
Vertebral canal - ANS-contains the spinal cord
Axis - ANS-2nd cervical vertebra
Atlas - ANS-1st cervical vertebra "wings"
- occipital condyles join with at base of skull
Odontoid Process (dens) - ANS-where atlas and axis articulate (on axis)
What are the regions of the spine? - ANS-1. Cervical
2. Thoracic
3. Lumbar
4. Sacral
5. Caudal
Sternum - ANS-manubrium, body, xiphoid process
Sternabrae - ANS-individual bones of the sternum in mammals
Manubrium (cat) - ANS-1st sternal bone
Xiphisternum - ANS-last sternal bone
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