Skeletal System, Articulations & Movements

 A/P 1

108 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Bones of the adult skeleton are grouped into two principal divisions. Name the two-
Axial and Appendicular
How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
80
How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
126 bones
The ____________ skeleton consists of the bones that lie around the longitudinal axis of the human body.
Axial
The ____________ skelelton consists of the bones of the upper adn lower limbs (extremities), plus the bones forming the girdles that connect the limbs to the axial skeleton.
Appendicular
Skull bones, how many?
22
Skull bones consist of ____ number of _________ cranium bones and _____ number of __________ bones.
8 Cranium14 Facial
The function of the cranial bones it to _________ the __________.
Protect the brain
Types of cranial bones and articulations if available:
Frontal - roof of eye orbitPaired Parietals - form superior and lateral cranial cavityPaired temporals - external auditory meatus, surrounds auditory and balance receptorsOccipital - articulates with cervical vertebraeSphenoid - articulates with all cranial bones, forms posterior lateral and medial sides of orbit.Ethnoid - nasal passages, medial portion of orbit
What type of bone is the frontal bone? Where is it?
Cranial Roof of eye orbit
Which bones form the superior and lateral cranial cavity?
Paired Parietals
Which bones surround auditory, balance receptors and are near external auditory meatus?
Paired temporals
Name the paired bones in the Axial skeleton that are in the cranium.
Paired temporals and Paired parietals
What articulates with the cervical vertebrae?Which skeletal division is this located in?
Occipital Axial
What does the Occipital bone articulate with?
Cervical Vertebrae