Chapter 7: Axial Skeleton Flashcards
1
Q
How many bones does the axial skeleton have
A
80–center/axis of body–skull, vertebral column and body thorax
2
Q
How many bones does the appendicular skeleton have
A
126–limbs
3
Q
How many bones in cranium
A
8 bones
4
Q
How many bones in facial
A
22 bones
5
Q
Skull contains how many openings
A
85
6
Q
Spinal cord opening at base of skull
A
foramen phagnum
7
Q
Spans width of cranial floor, KEYSTONE, looks like a butterfly
A
Sphenoid bone
8
Q
between nasal and sphenoid bones
A
Ethmoid bone
9
Q
Base for tongue and helps swallow
A
hyoid bone
10
Q
what are the 4 sinuses
A
- frontal
- ethmoid
- sphenoid
- maxillary
