Skeletal System

Question 1

Forms the longitudinal axis of the body. This division includes the skull and associated bones, the thoracic cage, the vertebral column, and various supplemental cartilages. There are typically 80 bones in the ___ _____ - roughly 40% of the bones in the human body

Answer 1

Axial Skeleton

Question 2

The SKULL contains __ bones, forming the cranium and the face

Answer 2

22

Question 3

____ bones protect and support the entrances to the digestive and respiratory tracts. They also provide areas of attachment of muscles that control expressions and assist in manipulating food

Answer 3

Facial

Question 4

Facial Bones consist of: (names)

Answer 4

Nasal bone, zygomatic bone, maxillary bone, lacrimal bone, vomer, mandible

Question 5

Cranial Bones consist of: (names)

Answer 5

Frontal Bone, Parietal Bone, Temporal Bone, Occipital Bone, Sphenoid, Ethmoid

Question 6

Joints or articulations form where two bones interconnect. Except where the mandible contacts the cranium, the connections between the skull bones of adults are immoveable joints called:

Answer 6

sutures - bones are tied firmly together with dense fibrous connective tissue

Question 7

The occipital, parietal, and frontal bones form the roof of the skull, called the _____ or skullcap

Answer 7

calvaria