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The Skeletal System
Skeleton
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Anatomy
12th Grade
10/25/2007

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Term
What are the 3 parts of the axial skeleton called?
Definition

1. The skull

2. The vertebral column

3. Bony thorax 

Term
How many bones does the Appendicular skeleton contain?
Definition
The Appendicular skeleton consists of 126 bones, which connect to the axial skeleton.
Term
How many cranial bones does the skull have?
Definition
8 cranial bones.
Term
What are the two parts the skeleton is divided into called?
Definition

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Appendicular Skeleton  

Term
How many facial bones does the skull contain?
Definition
14 facial bones.
Term
What are the 8 cranium bone names?
Definition

1. The frontal bone

2. Two parietal bones

3. Two temporal bones

4. sphenoid bone

5. ethmoid bone

6. occipital bone 

Term
What are the 14 facial bones called in the skull?
Definition

1. Two zygomatic bones(cheek bones)

2. Two nasal bones

3. Two lacrimal bones

4. Two palatine bones

5. Two inferior conchae bones

6. A vomer bone

7. Two maxillae bones

8. A mandible bone(Jaw) 

Term
How many ribs are in the axial skeleton?
Definition
12 ribs
Term
Ribs 1-7 are called..?
Definition
"true ribs"
Term
Ribs 8-10 are known as?
Definition
"false ribs"
Term
Ribs 11 and 12 are known as?
Definition
"Floating ribs"
Term

 Name the bones in the upper limbs of the Appendicular skeleton.

Definition

-(Shoulder girdle or pectoral girdle) consists of 2 bones: clavicle and scapula.

-Humerus

-Radius

-Ulna

-Carpals

-phalanges

-metacarpals

-bones of pelvic girdle. 

Term
The Appendicular Skeleton consists of what bones?
Definition
The upper and lower limbs, and the bony girdles that support them on the body trunk.
Term
Name the bones of the lower limbs of the Appendicular skeleton.
Definition

-Femur

-Patella

-Tibia

-Fibula

-Tarsals

-Metatarsals

-Phalanges 

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