II. The Skeleton - The Axial Skeleton: Skull, Huyoid, Vertebral Column, Sternum & Ribs. (Pg. 6) Flashcards
How many bones form the typical adult appendicular skeleton?
126 bones
How many bones form the typical adult axial skeleton?
80 bones
What bones form the axial skeleton?
the skull, hyoid, vertebral column, sternum and ribs
What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult skull?
28 bones
What is the name given to the adult skull minus the mandible?
the cranium
What are the names given to the top of the adult skull?
the calvaria or calva
What is the neurocranium?
the bones that support or protect the brain
How many bones form the typical adult neurocranium?
8 bones
What bones form the neurocranium of the typical adult skull?
the frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid and ethmoid
How many bones form the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium or visceral skeleton)?
14 bones
What bones form the facial skeleton?
mandible, vomer, nasal, maxilla, lacrimal, inferior nasal concha, palatine and Zygomatic
What bones are present in the adult hyoid?
1 bone
How many bones are present in the adult hyoid?
1 bone
What is the number of bone comprising each region of the typical adult spinal column or vertebral column?
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumbar vertebrae, 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx
What is the name given to the presacral region of the typical adult vertebral column or spinal column?
the spine
