The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton Handout #4 Skeletal System-KNOW BONES A. Divisions of the skeletal system B. Skull 1. Sutures 2. Fontanels C. Hyoid bone D. Vertebral column 1. Divisions 2. Normal curves E. Thorax 1. Sternum 2. Ribs
Adult Human Skeleton 1. axial 2. appendicular
Human Skull
Skull Bones 1. cranial (8) 2. facial (14)
Sutures 1. coronal (1) 2. sagittal (1) 3. lambdoidal (2) 4. squamosal (2) _______________ 5. Wormian bones
Fontanels 1. anterior (frontal) (1) 2. posterior (occipital (1) 3. anterolateral (sphenoidal) (2) 4. posterolateral (mastoidal) (2) Why are fontanels important? Childbirth and Brain Growth
Hyoid Bone Why is this bone important? anchor point for muscles of the: 1. tongue above 2. larynx below
Vertebral Column 1. series of 26 vertebrae 2. functions 3. intervertebral formina 4. distribution a. 7 cervical b. 12 thoracic c. 5 lumbar d. 1 sacrum e. 1 coccygeal
Varieties of Vertebrae
Intervertebral discs 1. location 2. annulus fibrosus 3. nucleus pulposus 4. functions
Vertebral Curves 1. primary a. thoracic b. sacral 2. secondary a. cervical b. lumbar
Thoracic Cage 1. components a. sternum b. costal cartilages c. vertebral bodies T1 - 12 2. functions Why is this important? protection of viscera, yet flexible enough to allow respirations
Ribs 1. attachments a. vertebral b. sternal 2. distribution a. true ribs (1-7) b. false ribs (8-12) c. floating ribs (11-12)