ANT Q1 Directional terms & divisions of the skull Flashcards
Directional terms & divisions of the skull
Superior
Top of the bone
Inferior
Bottom of the bone
Anterior (Ventral)
Front of the bone
Posterior ( Dorsal)
Back of the bone
Medial
Inside the bone
Lateral
Outside the bone
Proximal
Top of limb
Distal
Bottom of limb
Sagittal (planes)
cut down the center
Coronal (planes)
cut front and back
Skull (divisions)
Cranium and Mandible
Postcranium (division)
Everything below the skull
Axial Skeleton (division)
Skull, vertable column, ribs, sternum & hyoid (throat)
Appendicular
Upper & lower extremities (aka limbs), gridles (shoulders & hip) Os Coxa (pelvis)
of bones in a human body
206 adult & 600 in fetal or infant
of bones form the skull
28 -Sutures
of ribs in total
24
12 ribs on each side
True ribs
1-7
False ribs
8-10
Floating ribs
11-12