Skeletal system Flashcards
Hydrostatic Skeleton
Fluid in a muscular cavity
Exoskeleton
Chitin within a waxy coating
Endoskeleton
Internal support structure
Axial
Skull, rib cage, spinal column
The Face has ___ bones
14
Cheek
2 Zygomatic
Upper jaw
2 maxillae
Inside nose
2 inferior nasal conchae
Bridge of nose
2 nasal
Hard palate
2 palatine
Part of eye socket
2 lacrimal
1 vomer
Nasal septum
Lower jaw
1 mandible
The cranium has ___ bones
8
Forehead
1 frontal
Back + bottom
1 occipital
Lower side
2 temporal
Top + upper side
2 parietal
Between nose + eyes
1 ethmoid
In middle
1 sphenoid
The rib cage has ____ bones
25
Breast plate
1 sternum
True ribs
Directly attached – 7 pairs
False ribs
3 pairs (indirectly attached)
Floating ribs
2 pairs (not attached)
Neck
7 cervical
Chest
12 thoracic
Lower back
5 lumbar
Back of pelvis
1 sacrum
Tail bone
1 coccyx
Appendicular - limbs + girdles has ___ bones
126
Pectoral girdle has ___ bones
4
Shoulder blade
2 scapula
Collar bone
2 clavicle
The arm has ___ bones
6
Upper arm
Humerus
Lateral
Radius
Medial
Ulna
The hand has ___ bones
54
Wrist
8 carpals
Palm
5 metacarpals
Phalanges have ___ bones
14
___per finger
___ per thumb
3, 2
Pelvic girdle has ___ bones
2
Ilium
Top
Ischium
Bottom
Pubis
Front
The leg has ___ bones
8
Thigh
Femur
Shin
Tibia (larger, medial)
Fibula
smaller, lateral
Knee cap
Patella
Feet have ___ bones
52
Ankle, heel
7 Tarsals
Metatarsals
5 bones
Phalanges toes have ___ bones
14