Chapter 7 study guide axial skeleton Flashcards
Bones in body
206 Adult
270 child
skull sutures
lambdoid
squamous
sagittal
coronal
skull cavities
cranial
orbits
nasal
paranasal sinuses
oral
middle ear
inner ear
fontanels
1
sphenoid fontanel
fontanels
2
mastoid fontanel
fontanel
1
posterior fontanel
fontanel
2
anterior fontanel
vertebrae function
supports the body
protects spinal cord
supports ribs
allows for flexibility of trunk
vertebral features
body (centrum)
vertebral arch
laminae
spinous process
transverse processes
vertebral special features
vertebral foramen
superior articular processes
inferior articular processes
intevertebral foramen
ribs
true (1-7)
false (8-10)
Floating (11-12)
true ribs
connect to sternum via their own costal cartilage
false ribs
connect to sternum via cartilage of rib 7
floating ribs
do not connect to sternum at all
number of skull bones
22