6 - Axial Skeleton (complete) Flashcards
there are 80 bones in the axial skeleton, How many are skull bones, how many are associated bones, how many are in the vertebral column, and how many are in the thoracic cage
22 in the skull
7 associated bones
26 in the vertebral column
25 in the thoracic cage
What is the cranium
the skull without the mandible
what is the calvarium
the “skull cap”
the top part of the skull
What is the is the viscerocranium
facial skeleton
What is the neurocranium
the cranial vault (part that holds the brain)
What are the bones of the neurocranium 8
frontal 2- parietal 2- temporal occipital sphenoid ethmoid
what are the bones of the visceriocranium 14
2 - maxilla 2- zygomatic 2- nasal 2- lacrimal 2 -inferior conchae 2 - palatine mandible vomer
What are the three cranial fossa and what do they hold
anterior cranial fossa - frontal lobe
middle cranial fossa - temporal lobe
posterior cranial fossa - cerebellum
What are the 7 bones associated with the skull
2 - stapes
2 - incus
2 - malleus
hyoid
What are the major sutures of the skull (4)
coronal
sagittal
lambdoid
squamous suture
What are the minor sutures of the skull, and what do you call the location in which they all are
sphenosquamous
sphenofrontal
sphenoparietal
The location where they are all found is called the Pterion
What bones make up the orbit of the eye 7
frontal sphenoid lacrimal Maxilla Zygomatic palatine ethmoid
What are the 4 paranasal sinuses
frontal sinus
sphenoid sinus
ethmoid air cells
maxillary sinus
what are the fontanelles in a infants skull (5)
anterior
posterior
sphenoidal
mastoid
Metopic (frontal) suture
What bones does the occipital bone articulate with (4)
parietal
sphenoid
temporal
Atlas
What are the important landmarks on the occipital bone
external occipital protuberance
external occipital crest
occipital condyles
What are the foramen of the occipital bone
hypoglossal canal
occipital canal
foramen magnum
jugular foramen
What are the bones the parietal bone articulates with (5)
other parietal bone occipital frontal temporal sphenoid
What is the important parietal bone landmark
superior temporal line
inferior temporal line