Axial skeleton Flashcards
How many bones from the typical adult axial skeleton?
80 bones
what bones from the axial skeleton?
skull, hyoid, vertebral column, sternum and ribs
What is the name given to the adult skull minus the minus the mandible?
cranium
What are the names given to the top of the adult skull?
calvaria or calva
What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult skull?
28
How many bones form the typical adult neurocranium?
8
How many bones from the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium or visceral skeleton)
14
define the sphlancnocranium
bones that support the face minus the mandible
How many bones comprise the typical adult auditory ossicles
6 bones (3 pairs)
How many bones are present in the adult hyoid?
1 bone
What is the number of bones comprising each region of the typical adult spinal column or vertebral canal?
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar vertebrae, 1 sacrum, 1 coccyx
What is the name given to the pre sacral region of the typical adult vertebral column or spinal column?
the spine
What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult spine?
24 bones
How many bones are present in the typical adult sternum?
1 bone
What regions are present along the typical adult sternum?
manubrium sterni, corpus sterni, xiphoid process
