skeletal Flashcards
1
Q
adult skeleton has _ total bones
A
206
2
Q
how many axial bones
A
80
3
Q
how many appendicular bones
A
126
4
Q
axial Skeleton composed of
A
skull hyoid bone vertebral column sternum ribs
5
Q
appendicular composed of
A
upper and lower extremities
pectoral girdle
pelvic girdle
6
Q
bone markings?
A
depressions and openings
processes
7
Q
serve as attachment points for connective tissue
A
processes
8
Q
allow for soft tissue package
A
depressions
9
Q
articulates directly with every bone of the face except the mandible
A
maxillae
10
Q
prominences of the cheeks
A
zygomatic bones
11
Q
smallest bones of the face
A
lacrimal bones
12
Q
largest and only moveable skull bone
A
mandible
13
Q
dense connective tissue membrane filled spaces
A
fontanels
14
Q
functions of fontanels
A
allow shape changing
allow for rapid growth
15
Q
vertebral column
A
26 bones, 5 regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
