The Skeleton

Question 1

The human skeleton consists of a total of ____bones

Answer 1

206

Question 2

____ bones of 206 bones of the skeleton make up the AXIAL skeleton

Answer 2

80

Question 3

___ bones of the 206 bones of the skeleton make up the APPENDICULAR skeleton

Answer 3

126

Question 4

The AXIAL skeleton consists of 5 major parts

Answer 4

1) skull
2) ribs
3) hyoid bone
4) vertebral column
5) sternum

Question 5

The APPENDICULAR skeleton consists of 4 major regions

Answer 5

1) pectoral region
2) upper extremities
3) pelvic region
4) lower extremities

Question 6

There are _____bones that make up the SKULL

Answer 6

28 (some texts say 22 and do NOT include auditory ossicles)

Question 7

This is the skull MINUS the mandible

Answer 7

Cranium

Question 8

The TOP of the skull or another name for the skullcap

Answer 8

Calvaria/Calva

Question 9

The THREE parts of the Skull

Answer 9

1) neurocranium
2) facial skeleton/sphlanchnocranium
3) auditory ossicles

Question 10

A part of the skull that consists of the bones that SURROUND the BRAIN. 8 total bones have been identified.

Answer 10

Neurocranium

Question 11

The 8 bones that make up the Neurocranium

Answer 11

Unpaired

1) ethmoid
2) sphenoid
3) occipital
4) frontal

Paired

1) temporal
2) parietal

Question 12

The bones that support the FACE or the front of the head. There are 14 total bones.

Answer 12

Facial skeleton/sphlanchnocranium

Question 13

The 14 bones that make up the Facial skeleton/sphlanchnocranium

Answer 13

Unpaired

1) vomer
2) mandible

Paired

1) nasal
2) lacrimal
3) palatine
4) maxilla
5) zygomatic
6) inferior nasal concha

Question 14

This visceral cranium includes the facial skeleton MINUS the mandible

Answer 14

Sphlanchnocranium

Question 15

Bones of the middle ear located WITHIN the temporal bone. 6 total bones are identified

Answer 15

Auditory ossicles

Question 16

6 bones that make up the auditory ossicles

Answer 16

Paired

1) stapes (stirrup)
2) incus (anvil)
3) malleus (hammer)

Question 17

This SINGLE bone is located BELOW the tongue and ABOVE the larynx. It is composed of 5 small bones.

Answer 17

Hyoid

Question 18

5 small bones making up the Hyoid bone

Answer 18

1) body
2) two lesser cornu
3) two greater cornu

Question 19

There are a total of ____bones that make up the adult VERTEBRAL COLUMN

Answer 19

26

Question 20

____ of the 26 bones are PRESACRAL in location and make up the SPINE

Answer 20

24

Question 21

The 24 Presacral bones are collectively referred to as this

Answer 21

Spine

Question 22

The Spine is comprised of 3 types of vertebrae

Answer 22

1) cervical
2) thoracic
3) lumbar

Question 23

These two bones are complete the vertebral column

Answer 23

Sacrum and Coccyx

Question 24

A SINGLE bone composed of 3 regions that may remain isolated from each other for a variable time period.

Answer 24

Sternum

Question 25

Three regions that make up the Sternum

Answer 25

1) manubrium sterni
2) corpus sterni (gladiolus/body)
3) xiphoid process

Question 26

There are a total of 24 bones (12 pairs) that make up this group of bones

Answer 26

Ribs