12/15 Flashcards
Skull, thoracic cage, vertebral column
Axial skeleton
How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
80 bones
What percentage of bones does the axial skeleton make up?
40%
Upper limbs, lower limbs, pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle
Appendicular skeleton
How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
126 bones
joints between skull bones held together by dense fibrous tissue
Sutures
Coronal suture
frontal to parietal
Squamous suture
temporal to parietal
Sagittal suture
parietal to parietal
Lambdoid suture
occipital to parietal
Form part of medial wall of the orbit (eye socket)
Lacrimal bones
Form the posterior portion of the hard palate and contribute to the floor of each orbit
Palatine bones
Form part of the cheekbone
Zygomatic bones
Support the upper teeth and form inferior orbital rim, the upper jaw, lateral margins of the external nares, and most of hard palate
Maxillae
Increase epithelial surface area to warm and humidify inhaled air
Inferior nasal conchae
Forms the inferior portion of the bony nasal septum
Vomer
forms the lower jaw
Mandible
Forms the anterior portion of the cranium and roof of the orbits, Frontal sinuses secrete mucus that helps flush the nasal cavities
Frontal bone
Forms part of the floor of the cranium, Unites facial and cranial bones, Acts as a cross-brace to strengthen sides of the skull
Sphenoid bone
Forms the anteromedial floor of the cranium, the roof of the nasal cavity, part of nasal septum and medial orbital wall
Ethmoid bone
Form part of the superior and lateral surfaces of the cranium
Parietal bones
Contributes to the posterior, lateral, and inferior cranial surfaces
Occipital bone
Form part of the lateral wall of the cranium, Articulate with the mandible and facial bones, Surround the sense organs of the inner ear
Temporal bone
Attachment for muscles that rotate or extend head
Mastoid process
Attached to ligaments supporting the hyoid bone and tendons of several muscles
Styloid process
Large fibrous areas between cranial bones of infants and small children
Fontanelles
commonly called the soft spot, Intersection of frontal, sagittal, and coronal sutures
Anterior fontanelle
Junction of squamous and coronal sutures
Sphenoidal fontanelle
Junction of squamous and lambdoid sutures
Mastoid fontanelle
Junction of lambdoid and sagittal sutures
Occipital fontanelle
Vertebrae body: small oval curved faces
Cervical vertebrae
Spinous process: long, split tip, points inferiorly
Cervical vertebrae
Transverse process – transverse foramina
Cervical vertebrae
Vertebrae body: medium, heart shaped, flat faces, facets for rib articulations
Thoracic vertebrae
Spinous process: long, slender, not split, points inferiorly
Thoracic vertebrae
Transverse process: all but two have facets for rib articulations
Thoracic vertebrae
Vertebrae body: massive, oval, flat faces
Lumbar vertebrae
Spinous process: blunt, broad, points posteriorly
Lumbar vertebrae
Transverse process: short, not articular facets or transverse foramina
Lumbar vertebrae
permits nodding yes
C1 Atlas
permits rotation & shaking head no
C2 Axis
Body of each vertebrae slightly larger as they move inferiorly, able to bear increasing weight
Thoracic vertebrae
Largest vertebrae, transmit the most weight
Lumbar vertebrae
Names of the 5 regions of vertebral column and # of bones
Cervical – 7 vertebrae, Thoracic – 12 vertebrae, Lumbar – 5 vertebrae, Sacral – 5 fused vertebrae, Coccygeal – 3 to 5 fused vertebrae
Vertebrosternal ribs
True ribs, 1-7
Vertebrochondral ribs
Floating ribs, 8-10
Vertebral ribs
False ribs, 11-12
Describe rib articulations
Rib articulates with a thoracic vertebra via costal facets
What is the significance of sternoclavicular joint?
Only articulation between pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton
joins the arms to the trunk
pectoral girdle
composed of two hip bones
pelvic girdle
Name the two girdles
pectoral and pelvic
humerus, radius, ulna, carpal, metacarpals, phalanges
upper limbs
femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges
lower limbs
Describe the shoulder articulation
Articulation between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula