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| Question | Answer |
| nuchal ligament | binds the skull to the vertebral column |
| internal nares | internal openings of the nasal cavity |
| facial bones | bones of the head that have no direct contact with the brain or meninges |
| soft palate | the fleshy rear portion of the root of the mouth and floor of the nasal cavity |
| hard palate | the hard front portion of the roof of the mouth and floor of the nasal cavity |
| mental symphysis | midsaggital cartilagenous joint of the mandible |
| auditory ossicles | collective name of the bones associated with hearing |
| fontanel | space between unfused cranial bones |
| nucleus pulposus | inner gelatinous portion of an invertebral disc |
| annulus fibrosus | outer ring of fibrocartilage of an invertebral disc |
| transverse ligament | holds the dens in place |
| atlanto-occipital joint | articulation between the atlas and the cranium |
| atlantoaxial joint | articulation between the atlas and the axis |
| sternoclavicular joint | articulation between the clavicle and the sternum |
| arcomioclavicular joint | articulation between the clavicle and the scapula |
| glenohumeral joint | articulation between the scapula and the humerus |
| brachium | portion of the arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow |
| antebrachium | portion of the arm extending from the elbow to the wrist |
| carpus | scientific name for the wrist |
| manus | scientific name for the hand |
| interosseous membrane | ligament that attaches the ulna and the radius |
| femoral region | portion of the leg that extends from the hip to the knee |
| crural region | portion of the leg that extends from the knee to the ankle |
| tarsal region | scientific name for the ankle |
| pedal region | scientific name for the foot |
| calcaneal tendon | attaches the calf muscles to the heel |
| medial longitudinal arch | arch extending from the heel to the hallux |
| lateral longitudinal arch | arch extending from the heel to the little toe |
| transverse arch | arch formed by the cuboid, cuneiforms, and proximal heads of the metatarsals |
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