Chapter 7 Flashcards
The human body is composed of ____ bones and cartilage
*206
Basic parts of the Skeletal System
Axial & Appendicular
Axial Skeleton
*longitudinal axis and encases body cavities
The skull contains ____ bones (__ cranial and __ facial) in the Axial Skeleton
- 22 bones
- 8 cranial
- 14 facial
- SKULL ENCASES THE BRAIN & FORMS FACE
Vertebral Column of the Axial Skeleton
- 33 bones
- 24 INDIVIDUAL VERTEBRAE (protects spinal cord)
- REMAINING VERTEBRAE FUSE and FORMS SACRUM & COCCYX
Thoracic Cage of Axial Skeleton
- RIB CAGE
- 12 pairs of Ribs, Sternum, and part of Vertebral Column
- Encases & protects lungs, heart, and the thoracic cavity contents (SOME)
Appendicular Skeleton
- Bones of Pectoral girdle, Upper limb, Pelvic girdle, and Lower limb;
- Suited for Movement, Support, and Muscle attachment
Pectoral Girdle of Appendicular Skeleton
- Clavicle and Scapula;
- Anchors Upper limb to Trunk
Upper Limb of Appendicular Skeleton
*3 parts: Arm [HUMERUS], Forearm [RADIUS & ULNA], and Wrist & Hand [CARPALS, METACARPALS, and PHALANGES]
Pelvic Girdle of Appendicular Skeleton
- 2 Pelvic bones and Sacrum;
* PELVIS: ANCHORS LOWER LIMB TO TRUNK
Lower Limb of the Appendicular Skeleton
*3 Parts: Thigh [FEMUR], Leg [TIBIA & FIBULA], and Ankle & Foot [TARSALS, METATARSALS, and PHALANGES]
Bone Markings
- SURFACE FEATURES:
- Depressions: pathways for blood vessels and nerves or sites for joints between the bones
- Openings: enclose delicate structures and allow them to travel through the bones
- Projections: sites where bones articulate or where ligaments & tendons attach
Skull
*22 BONES in 2 GROUPS: CRANIAL & FACIAL
Cranial Bones of Skull
- CRANIUM
- 8 BONES
- 4 SINGLE bones: FRONTAL, OCCIPITAL, ETHMOID, & SPHENOID
- 2 PAIRED bones: TEMPORAL & PARIETAL
Facial Bones of Skull
- 14 TOTAL that FORMS FRAME OF FACE
- 6 PAIRED bones: MAXILLARY, ZYGOMATIC, NASAL, LACRIMAL, PALATINE, and INFERIOR NASAL CONCHAL
- 2 SINGLE bones: MANDIBLE & VOLMER
Overview of Skull Structure
- ALL BONES OF SKULL ARE FUSED TO ONE ANOTHER AT IMMOVABLE JOINTS (sutures), EXCEPTION OF MANDIBLE
- MANY SKULL BONES contain AIR-FILLED SPACES, SINUSES; 4 bones around NASAL CAVITY, [PARANASAL SINUSES]
Cranial Vault
- CALVARIUM
- Superior portion of Cranial Cavity
Cranial Base
-Inferior portion, divided into 3 indentations: ANTERIOR, MIDDLE, & POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSAE -> * where brain fits
Cranial Cavity
- Formed by: CRANIAL BONES, and the Surrounding Brain housing sense Organs
- ORBITS: CONTAIN EYEBALLS
- NASAL CAVITY: HOUSES SENSORY RECEPTORS FOR SMELL
- ORAL CAVITY: SURROUNDS TEETH & TONGUE
- Other SMALL CAVITIES Containing ORGANS FOR HEARING & BALANCE
Cavities of Skull
-Orbit: 7 FUSED BONES; FORMS walls that encase EYEBALL, LACRIMAL GLAND, & associated BLOOD VESSELS, MUSCLES, & NERVES
Frontal Bone
-SUPERIOR & POSTEROSUPERIOR ORBITAL WALL
Maxilla
-POSTEROINFERIOR WALL with small contribution from PALATINE BONE
Zygomatic Bone
-ANTEROLATERAL WALL
Sphenoid Bone
-POSTERIOR WALL