Axial Skeleton Flashcards
What does the Axial skeleton include?
the skull, spinal column, and thorax (rib cage and sternum)
The skeletal system is comprised of…
bones, cartilages, joints, and ligaments
What do ligaments to
connect bones (muscle to bone) and reinforce joints
Broadly speaking, what bones make up the Axial skeleton?
The cranium, vertebrae, sternum, ribs, sacrum, and coccyx
What is the function of the Axial skeleton?
Protect brain, spinal cord, and thoracic organs and support the head, neck and trunk
What is the most complex bony structure in the body?
The skull
Which two sets of bones make up the skull?
Cranial and Facial
What is housed in the cranial bones?
The brain
What is housed in the facial bones?
special sense organs for sight, taste, and smell
What is the function of the cranial bones?
To enclose the brain and provide sites of attachment for the head and neck
What are the functions of facial bones?
Form the framework for the face, Secure teeth, and Provide openings for air and food passage
What are joints called?
Sutures
What sutures are there and what do they attach?
Coronal- Frontal bone to Parietal bones
Sagittal - Parietal bones and Frontal suture to Lambdoid suture
Lambdoid - Occipital bone to Parietal bones
Squamous - Forms boundary between Temporal bone and Parietal bones
What bones make up the Cranial Bones?
Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital, Sphenoid, Ethmoid
The skull cap consists of what bones?
Frontal, Parietal, and Occipital
