Skeletal System
parietal Ans-
temporal Ans-
frontal Ans-
occipital Ans-
sphenoid Ans-
ethmoid Ans- small unpaired bone, located in the midline of the anterior cranium, between the two
orbits.
sinus Ans- spaces inside bones
purpose of sinuses Ans- reduces weight of skull//provides resonance to voice
fontanelle Ans- spaces b/t posterior, anterior, mastoid, & sphenoid (on infants)
mastoid Ans-
maxilla Ans-
mandible Ans- only movable portion of skull
nasal Ans-
, lacrimal Ans-
foramen magnum Ans- allows spinal cord to pass through to brain
external acoustic meatus Ans- allows hearing
cervical vertebrae Ans- C1-C7, small body, large vertebral foramen, straight & narrow spinous process,
transverse process & transverse foramen (passage of vertebral arteries)
atlas Ans- C1, large vertebral foramen allows for passage of brain stem and spinal cord, no body
axis Ans- C2, odontion process sticking out, allows for rotation of the skull
thoracic vertebrae Ans- T1-T12; second set of 12 vertebrae; costal facets that articulate with the 12 pairs
of ribs ; superior and inferior facets ; long and pointed spinous process
lumbar vertebrae Ans- L1-L5, large body to support weight of vertebral column,
sacrum Ans- 5 fused vertebrae, separate at birth
coccyx Ans- tailbone, attachment point for muscles
zygomatic Ans-
thoracic cage Ans- 24 ribs, 1 sternum
sternum Ans- breastbone