Axial and appendicular skeleton
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- Which ribs are the "true ribs"
- 1 - 7
- Which ribs are the "false ribs"
- 8-9-10
- Which ribs are the "floating ribs"
- 11-12
- What are the 2 divisions of the skeleton
- Axial and appendicular
- Which part of the skeleton includes the skull, vertebral column, thorax
- Axial
- Which part of the skeleton includes the arms, legs, shoulders, hips
- Appendicular
- How many bones are in the axial skeleton
- 80
- The cranium is made of flat bones that houses what?
- The brain
- How many bones are called vertebrae?
- 26
- How many cervical vertebrae are there?
- C1 - C7
- Which cervical vertebrae supports the skull?
- Atlas = C1
- Which cervical vertebrae forms a pivot around which the atlas rotates to move the head?
- Axis = C2
- What are the vertebrae of the chest called?
- Thoracic
- What are vertebrae of the lower back called?
- Lumbar
- What the vertebrae in the neck called?
- Cervical
- How many thoracic bones are there?
- 12
- How many lumbar bones are there?
- 5
- Triangular shaped bone of the vertebral column
- Sacrum
- Tailbone
- Coccyx
- What are the 4 parts of each vertebrae
-
Spinous process
Transverse process
Vertebral foramen
Vertebral body - What are the 3 parts of the sternum
-
Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid process - How many ribs does a human have?
- 24
- Ribs do not articulate with the sternum but rather with what?
- Costal cartilage
- The sacrum bone articulates with what 4 bones?
-
Ilium - R
Ilium - L
Coccyx
L5 - What bone forms the forehead and upper portion of each eye socket?
- Frontal bone
- What is the bone called that is the cental bone of the skull?
- Sphenoid
- This bone forms part of the sides and base of the cranium
- Temporal
- This bone forms part of the base of the skull
- Occipital
- What is the irregular bone that forms most of the upper nasal region?
- Ethmoid
- This bone forms part fo the sides and top of the cranium
- Parietal
- Lower jawbone
- Mandible
- Upper jawbone
- Maxilla
- Cheek bone
- Zygoma
- A thin bone that creates a partition between the nasal cavities
- Vomer
- Single U-shaped bone
- Hyoid
- 3 tiny bones in each middle ear
- Ossicles
- The small hole in the lower jawbone where the mental nerva and vessels pass through
- Mental foramen
- Which is the only movable bone in the skull?
- Mandible
- What do you call the spaces between the ribs
- Intercostal spaces
- Flat triangular shaped bone of shoulder blades
- Scapula
- Collar bone
- Clavicle
- What are the 3 bones in the arm?
-
Humerus
radius
ulna - What are the 5 long bones in the hand called?
- Metacarpals
- What are the 4 bones in the leg called?
-
Femur
patella
tibia
fibular - Are the facial bones flat or irregular
- Irregular
- What part of the spinal column supports the weight of the body
- Lumbar
- What links the vertebral column together for flexibility?
- Cartilage and ligaments
- What does the vertebral column protect
- The spinal cord
- The spinal cord passes through what part of the vertebrae?
- Vertebral foramen
-
What attaches to the spinous process?
What attaches to the the transverse processes? -
Spinous process = ligaments
Transverse processes = muscle - List the 3 parts of the sternum in order from top to bottom?
-
Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid process - Do men or women have wider hips? Why?
- Women need broader hips for child bearing
- Where does the humerous articulates with the scapula
- Glenoid cavity
- Heel bone
- Calcaneous
- How many phalanges are in the thumb and great toe
- 2
- How many phalanges are there in one hand?
- 14
- Kneecap
- Patella
- What arm bone is on the thumb side of the arm
- Radius
- What arm bone is on the little finger side of the arm
- Ulna
- What is the longest and strongest bone in the body
- Femur
- What are the small bones of the hand called
- Carpals
- What are the 5 long bones in the hand called
- Metacarpals
- What bone in the neck does the muscles of the tongue attach to?
- Hyoid