Axial Skeleton
22 bones Skull 8 cranium 14 face Encloses cranial cavity Fluid-filled Cushions and supports brain 14 face
Skulls of Infants and Children Contains more bones Separated by fontanels Allow growth and distortion Skull growth complete at 7 yrs.
Cranium Bones Sutures Frontal Parietal Temporal Occipital
Facial Bones Nasal bones Zygomatic bone Maxilla Mandible
Hyoid Does not directly articulate with any other bone. Aids in tongue movement and swallowing
Vertebral Column Thoracic Cage
Spinal Curvature 4 spinal curves Primary Secondary Thoracic Sacral Cervical Lumbar
Vertebral Types Cervical (7) Thoracic (12) Lumbar (5) Sacrum (5 fused) C1 (Atlas) C2 (Axis) Thoracic (12) Lumbar (5) Sacrum (5 fused) Coccyx (3-5 fused)
Thoracic Cage True ribs (Top 7) False ribs (Middle 3) Floating ribs (Bottom 2) Sternum