lecture 7 Flashcards
axial skeleton number of bones
80
axial skeleton components
facial, cranial, thoracic cage, vertebral column
appendicular skeleton number of bones
126
appendicular skeleton components
bones of the limbs, girdles that attach limbs to axial skeleton
the skeletal systems is _________ of the muscular system
interdependent, the musculoskeletal system
5 types of bones
long bones
short bones
flat bones
sesamoid bones
irregular bones
long bones
longer than they are wide
curves to absorb shock
compact in diaphysis, spongy in epiphysis
ex. humerous
short bones
nearly long as they are wide
mostly spongy bone tissue surrounded by a thin layer of compact
ex. scaphoid
flat bones
thin plates of compact bone
contain spongy bone interiors
ex. sternum
sesamoid bones
thin small bones that develop in areas in high mechanical stress, protect tendons
ex. patella
irregular bones
may be irregularly shaped of distributed
ex. vertebrae
two major types of surface markings
depressions and openings
processes, projections, or outgrowths
depressions and openings
foramina, fossae, meati
processes projections and attachments
condyles, facets, heads, crests, processes
functions of the skull (4)
protect brain
serve as points of attachment for facial muscles
forms portions of orbits, nasal, oral cavities
includes auditory ossicles
number of bones in the skull
22
supraorbital foramen
above the eye on frontal bone, provides passage for supraorbital artery and nerve
crista galli
triangular process at the top of the ethmoid, membrane that separates brain halves attaches here
cribriform plate
on ethmoid, contains olfactory foramina, provides passage for sensory structures
perpendicular plate
on ethmoid, above vomer, forms superior part of nasal septum
optic foramen
on sphenoid, allows passage of optic artery and nerve
zygomatic arch
formed by zygomatic and temporal bone, ‘cheek bones”
mandibular fossa
forms a cavity that accommodates the mandibular condyle
styloid process
on temporal, point of attachment for neck and tongue muscles
mastoid process
on temporal, point of attachment for neck muscles