axial skeleton Flashcards
how many bone are in the skull
- 22
how many bones are in the neurocranium
- 8
how many bones are in the viscerocanium
- 14
how many associated bones are there, and what are they made up of
- 7 bones
- auditory ossicles (6)
- hyoid bone (1)
how many bones are in the vertebral column
- 26
what makes up the vertebral column, and how many bones are in each part
- vertebrae, 24
- sacrum, 1
- coccyx, 1
how many bones are in the thoracic cage
- 25
what makes up the thoracic cage, and how many bones are in each
- sternum, 1
- ribs, 24
what bones make up the external skull
- skull
- cranium
- calvarium
- neurocranium
viscerocranium
name the 8 bones of the neurocranium
- PESOFT
- parietal, 2
- ethmoid, 1
- sphenoid, 1
- occipital, 1
- frontal, 1
- temporal, 2
name the 14 bones of the viscerocranium
- ZPLINMMV (zipline 2005)
- zygomatic, 2
- palatine, 2
- lacrimal, 2
- inferior nasal concha, 2
- nasal, 2
- maxilla, 2
- mandible, 1
- vomer, 1
name the 3 sections of the cranial fossa
- anterior, middle and posterior cranial fossa
name the 6 auditory ossicles
- malleus, 2
- incus, 2
- stapes, 2
name the major sutures
- SSSLC
- sagittal
- squamous
- sutural
- lambdoid
- coronal
what is the name of the area where the frontal, sphenoid, temporal and parietal sutures join?
- pterion
name the bones of the orbit
- FLMESPZ (flamespaz)
- frontal
- lacrimal
- maxilla
- ethmoid
- sphenoid
- palatine
- zygomatic
what are the 4 paranasal sinuses
- FEMS
- frontal
- ethmoidal air
- maxillary
- sphenoidal
name the occipital bone landmarks
- external occipital protuberance
- external occipital crest
- occipital condyles