Major Skeletol Structure

Question 1

Axial Skeleton

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Can be thought of as the “trunk” of the body, as it encompasses the head and torso. More specifically, the axial skeleton refers to the skull, the bones around the thoracic cavity, and the spinal cord.

Question 2

The skull protects the brain and the upper airway. The bones that make up the skull can be split into two categories called the

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the CRANIAL BONES, referred to collectively as the cranium, and the FACIAL BONES. The cranium is made up of plates fused together to form the top of the skull

Question 3

Cranial bones

Answer 3

Frontal bone
Parietal bone
Temporal bone
Occipital bone

Question 4

The frontal bone is the

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is the plate that makes up the forehead

Question 5

The parietal bones make up the

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very top of the skull, and there are two, one on the left and one on the right.

Question 6

The temporal bones lie behind the

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ears and make up the lower side of the skull. Like the parietal bones, there is one on each side of the skull.

Question 7

The occipital bone makes up the

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Base of the skull ( located in the back, below)

Question 8

Facial bones

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Maxilla
Mandible
Zygomatic

Question 9

The maxilla is the

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upper jaw. The bones
that make up the maxilla are fused to the rest of the skull.

Question 10

The mandible is the

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lower jaw which, unlike the fixed maxilla, is attached to joints that allow it to move.

Question 11

The zygomatic bones are more commonly referred to as

Answer 11

the cheek bones and lie above the upper jaw