The Skeleton Flashcards

1
Q

How many bones are there in the adult body

A

206

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2
Q

The skull is divided into:

A

8 cranial bones, 13 facial bones and 1 mandible

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3
Q

Unpaired cranial bones

A

Ethmoid, in between eyes, frontal, forehead, occipital, the back of the head and sphenoid, behind eyes

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4
Q

Paired cranial bones

A

Parietal, top of the head and temporal, sides of head

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5
Q

Paired facial bones

A

Maxilla, above mouth, nasal, top of nose, lacrimal, sides of nose behind maxilla, zygomatic, cheek bones, palatine, hard palate and inferior nasal conchae, lowest scroll structure in nasal cavity

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6
Q

Unpaired facial bone

A

Vomer, below ethmoid bone

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7
Q

Sutures

A

Immobile joints between skull bones, coronal suture joining frontal and parietal bones, the lambdoid joining occipital and parietal bones, sagittal joining parietal bones and squamous between temporal and parietal bones

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8
Q

Paranasal sinuses

A

Air filled spaces around the nasal cavity, serve to humidify and warm inhaled air

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9
Q

Orbits

A

Bony cavities that hold and protect the eyes

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