1. Do Now
Name the 4 bones of the cranium that we learned yesterday:

2. Skeletal System D3
Vertebral Column

3. The vertebral colum
There are 5 things you’ll need to know about the vertebral column. From top to bottom:
Axis
Atlas
Cervical Vertebrae
Thoracic Vertebrae
Lumbar Vertebrae
Sacrum
Coccyx

4. Cervical Vertebrae The 7 most superior vertebrae
Numbered from top to bottom: C1-C7
Include Atlas and Axis, bones that support and articulate the joint between the neck and the head

6. Thoracic Vertebrae The next 12 vertebrae The upper back
Numbered from superior to inferior: T1-T12
Form joints with the ribs

7. Lumbar Vertebrae The bottom 5 unfused vertebrae
Numbered from super to inferior: L1-L5
Are larger and more dense to support the lower back

8. Sacrum
5 fused vertebrae
Form joints with the bones of the pelvis

9. Coccyx
3 fused vertebrae
Tailbone

11. Femur Dissection