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TCDHA ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM
(ACTUAL / ) UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
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Osteoporosis increased breakdown of bone tissue with no new bone growth
Kyphosis exaggeration of the thoracic curve aka "hunchback"
Paget's disease bones lose calcium and then gain too much calcium
Spongy bone Center layer of other bones filled with red Marrow
What type of joint is between the bones of the skull?
Suture: immovable joint
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What two bones make up each side of the hard palate?Maxilla, Palatine
What is a foramen?A hole that allows a vessel or nerve to pass through
What is a fontenal?Membraneous soft spots in an infants skull
lambdoidal suture between occipital & parietal bones
sagittal suture joins 2 parietal bones
coronal suture joins frontal & parietal bone 2 / 3
squamous suture joins temporal and parietal bones
What two groups of bones make up the framework of the trunk?Spine or 'vertebral column' , Chest or 'thorax'
Which vertebrae are the largest and heaviest?Lumbar
How many pairs of ribs make up the rib cage of the thorax?12
true ribs Attach directly to the sternum. First 7 pairs
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