skeletal Flashcards
how many appendicular bones
126
how many axial bones
80
smallest bones of the face
lacrimal bones
largest and only moveable skull bone
mandible
swayback;exaggeration of lumbar curve
lordosis
Skeletal trunk
vert. column, sternum, ribs
largest carpal bone
capitate
dense connective tissue membrane filled spaces
fontanels
serve as attachment points for connective tissue
processes
bone markings?
depressions and openings
processes
metacarpals are aka
knuckles
vertebral column
26 bones, 5 regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
articulates directly with every bone of the face except the mandible
maxillae
functions of fontanels
allow shape changing
allow for rapid growth
functions of the bone
support protection movement assistance mineral storage and release hemopoiesis energy storage
adult skeleton has _ total bones
206
prominences of the cheeks
zygomatic bones
hunchback;exaggeration of thoracic curve
kyphosis
most commonly broken carpal bone
scaphoid
from C1 to sacrum
permit movement
absorb shock
intervertebral discs
allow for soft tissue package
depressions
appendicular includes:
shoulder and hip girdles
upper and lower extremities
facilities movement
lateral bending (abnormal curves)
scoliosis
appendicular composed of
upper and lower extremities
pectoral girdle
pelvic girdle
axial Skeleton composed of
skull hyoid bone vertebral column sternum ribs
