Ch.6 Human body Flashcards
Coronal (frontal)
Front and back
Transverse (axial)
Top and bottom
Sagittal (lateral)
Left and right
Midsagittal (midline)
Left and right (equal halves)
bones in body
206
axial skeleton
longitudinal axis, from skull to tailbone (coccyx)
-skull, facial bones, thoracic cage, vertebral column
appendicular skeleton
upper and lower extremities, and connection points
joint
two bones meet
ligaments
bone to bone
tendons
bone to muscle
cartilage
cushion between bones
cranium
frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital, ethmoid, sphenoid bones
skull
28 bones
cranium, facial (14) , ear bones (3)
foramen magnum
opening at base of cranium, passageway for spinal cord to connect with brain
radius
ulna
R: lateral
U: medial
pelvic girdle
2 hip bones (coxae), sacrum, coccyx
coxa formed by illium, ischium, pubis