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Skull Notes Quiz
Google Drive Notes/Skull Worksheet(16)
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Physiology
11th Grade
11/10/2014

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Term
What are the 4 main parts of the axial skeloton? (5)
Definition

Skull, Hyoid Bone, Vertebral Column, Thoracic Cage

(Middle Ear Bones)

Term
How many bones make up the axial skeloton?
Definition
80
Term
How many bones are in the skull?
Definition

22

Crainium: 8

Face: 14

Term
Waht is the hole called on the inferior side of the skull?
Definition
Foramen Magnum
Term
What is the name of the bone that makes up the forhead?
Definition
Frontal Bone
Term
What is the name of the large bones that form the top of the skull?
Definition
Parietal Bone
Term
Where are the sutures found in the axial skeloton?
Definition
In the cranium. It joins the parietal bones together, the parietal bone to the frontal bone, the parietal occipital bone, and the parietal to the temporal bone.
Term
What's the name of the jaw bone?
Definition
Mandible
Term
What is the name of the bone that forms the ridge that is just below the eye socket?
Definition
Zygomatic Bone (or maxilla)
Term
How many SECTIONS of vertebrae make up the vertebral column?
Definition

5 sections

(There are 4 curvatures.)

Term
Name each secton of the vertebral column and state how many vertebrae make up each section.
Definition

Cervical-7

Thoracic-12

Lumbar-5

Pelvic-2: Sacrum and Coccyx

Term
How many vertebrae are there?
Definition
26
Term
What is the name of the most superior vertebra? Give its function.
Definition
Atlas; supports the head
Term
What bones articulate with the sternum?
Definition
Clavivles, Ribs (indirectly)
Term
How many ribs are there?
Definition
24 (12 pairs)
Term
How many ribs are true ribs?
Definition
14 (7 pairs)
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