Unit 3: Axial Skeleton Bones Flashcards
-Skull
-Hyoid bone
-Vertebral column
-Thoracic Cage
Axial Skeleton
interlock the bones of the skull except for the mandible
sutures
-encloses and protects the brain
-surface provides attachments for muscles
cranium
-air-filled cavities (paranasal)
-decrease skull’s weight and increase intensity of the voice
sinuses
frontal sinus
ethmoid sinuses
sphenoidal sinus
maxillary sinus
frontal bone
coronal suture
parietal bone
sagittal suture
occipital bone
lambdoidal suture
occipital condyles
foramen magnum
temporal bone
squamosal suture
external auditory meatus
mandibular fossa
mastoid process
styloid process
zygomatic process
sphenoid bone
optic foramen
sella turcica
ethmoid bone
superior nasal conchae
middle nasal conchae
inferior nasal conchae
perpendicular plate
cribiform plate
crista galli
vomer
palatine bone
lacrimal bone
maxilla
nasal bone
zygomatic bone
mandible