Exam 1 - The Axial Skeleton Flashcards
How many bones form the typical adult appendicular skeleton
126 bones
How many bones form the typical axial skeleton
80 bones
What bones form the axial skeleton?
the skull hyoid vertebral collumn sternum ribs
What is the name given to the adult skull minues the mandible?
the cranium
What are the names given to the top of the adult skull?
calvaria / calva
What are the categories of bone forming the typical adult skulls?
neurocranium
facial skeleton (splanchnocranium/visceral cranium)
auditory ossicles
What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult skull
28 bones
How many bones form the typical adult neurocranium?
8 bones
What bones form the facial cranium?
madible vomer nasal maxilla lacrimal inferior nasal concha palatine zygomatic
How many bones form the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium / visceral skeleton) ?
14 bones
How many bones comprise the typical adult auditor ossicles?
6 bones
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 column?
7 cervical 12 thoracic 5 lumbar 1 sacrum 1 coccyx
What is the name given to the presacral region of the typical adult vertebral column?
the spine
What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult spine?
24 bones
What is the definition of “spine” as it pertains to the vertebral column?
the pre-sacral region of the vertebral column or spinal column
How many bones are present in the typical adult sternum?
1 bone
What regions are present along the typical adult sternum?
the manubrium sterni
the corpus sterni
the xiphoid process
How many ribs are present in the typical adult skeleton?
12 pair or 24 ribs
