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How many bones does the skull have?
How many bones does the skull have?
22
What are the two major parts of the skeletal system?
What are the two major parts of the skeletal system?
Axial and appendicular
What are some facts about the skeletal system?
What are some facts about the skeletal system?
composed of bones, cartilages, joints and ligaments; 20% of body mass
What does the axial skeleton consist of?
What does the axial skeleton consist of?
What are the two types of skull bones?
What are the two types of skull bones?
What are the cranial fossae in the base?
What are the cranial fossae in the base?
Which lobes are located in the anterior cranial fossa?
Which lobes are located in the anterior cranial fossa?
Which lobes are located in the middle cranial fossa?
Which lobes are located in the middle cranial fossa?
Which part of the brain is located in the posterior cranial fossa?
Which part of the brain is located in the posterior cranial fossa?
What is the function of the concha?
What is the function of the concha?
What is the inferior nasal concha?
What is the inferior nasal concha?
What is the vomer?
What is the vomer?
What is the mandibular condyle?
What is the mandibular condyle?
How many sutures are there in the cranium?
How many sutures are there in the cranium?
What does the squamous suture separate?
What does the squamous suture separate?
What does the coronal suture separate?
What does the coronal suture separate?
What does the lambdoid suture separate?
What does the lambdoid suture separate?
What does the sagittal suture separate?
What does the sagittal suture separate?
What is the frontal sinus?
What is the frontal sinus?
What is sinusitis?
What is sinusitis?
What is the christa galli?
What is the christa galli?
How many named openings are there in the cranium?
How many named openings are there in the cranium?
What is the sella turcica?
What is the sella turcica?
Which bones have perinasal sinuses?
Which bones have perinasal sinuses?
What is the Foramen magnum?
What is the Foramen magnum?
What is the external occipital protuberance?
What is the external occipital protuberance?
How many bones make up the hard palate?
How many bones make up the hard palate?
What are the cribriform foramina?
What are the cribriform foramina?
How many cranial bones are there?
How many cranial bones are there?
What does the occipital bone articulate with?
What does the occipital bone articulate with?
What are the four major regions of temporal bones?
What are the four major regions of temporal bones?
What is mastoiditis?
What is mastoiditis?
What is the sphenoid bone?
What is the sphenoid bone?
What is the ethmoid bone?
What is the ethmoid bone?
How many facial bones are there?
How many facial bones are there?
What muscles are in the neck?
What muscles are in the neck?
What is the hyoid bone?
What is the hyoid bone?
What is the mandible?
What is the mandible?
What is the maxillary?
What is the maxillary?
What are keystone bones?
What are keystone bones?
What are zygomatic bones?
What are zygomatic bones?
What is the lacrimal fossa?
What is the lacrimal fossa?
How many bones are in the orbits?
How many bones are in the orbits?
How many bones are in the nasal cavity?
How many bones are in the nasal cavity?
What are the nasal septum bones?
What are the nasal septum bones?
What is the vertebral column?
What is the vertebral column?
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
How many sacral vertebrae are there?
How many sacral vertebrae are there?
How many bones make up the coccyx?
How many bones make up the coccyx?
What is scoliosis?
What is scoliosis?
What is kyphosis?
What is kyphosis?
What is lordosis?
What is lordosis?
What ligaments are found from neck to sacrum?
What ligaments are found from neck to sacrum?
What ligaments connect adjacent vertebrae?
What ligaments connect adjacent vertebrae?
What ligaments connect each vertebra to those above and below?
What ligaments connect each vertebra to those above and below?
What is the nucleus pulposus?
What is the nucleus pulposus?
What is the anulus fibrosis?
What is the anulus fibrosis?
What is the general structure of vertebrae?
What is the general structure of vertebrae?
What is a herniated disc?
What is a herniated disc?
What cervical vertebra turns the neck?
What cervical vertebra turns the neck?
What cervical vertebra limits turning range?
What cervical vertebra limits turning range?
What is the dens?
What is the dens?
How many processes do vertebrae have?
How many processes do vertebrae have?
What is the vertebra prominens?
What is the vertebra prominens?
What is the thoracic cage?
What is the thoracic cage?
What allows for movement in ribs?
What allows for movement in ribs?
What attaches ribs to vertebrae?
What attaches ribs to vertebrae?
What are the bones of the sternum?
What are the bones of the sternum?
What is the pectoral girdle composed of?
What is the pectoral girdle composed of?
What are the clavicles?
What are the clavicles?
What are the scapulae?
What are the scapulae?
What is the coronoid process on the mandible?
What is the coronoid process on the mandible?
What is the coracoid process on the scapula?
What is the coracoid process on the scapula?
How many bones are in the upper limb?
How many bones are in the upper limb?
What bone is in the arm?
What bone is in the arm?
What bones are in the forearm?
What bones are in the forearm?
How many wrist bones are there?
How many wrist bones are there?
What does the radius articulate with?
What does the radius articulate with?
What does the ulna articulate with?
What does the ulna articulate with?
How many condyles are in the humerus?
How many condyles are in the humerus?
What are some facts about the elbow joint?
What are some facts about the elbow joint?
What is the interosseous membrane?
What is the interosseous membrane?
What is the metacarpus?
What is the metacarpus?
How many phalanges are in each hand?
How many phalanges are in each hand?
What is the pelvic girdle composed of?
What is the pelvic girdle composed of?
What is the ilium?
What is the ilium?
What is the pubis?
What is the pubis?
What is the ischium?
What is the ischium?
What are the landmarks for giving injections?
What are the landmarks for giving injections?
What is the sacroiliac joint?
What is the sacroiliac joint?
What are the bony pelvis bones?
What are the bony pelvis bones?
What does the sacrum articulate with?
What does the sacrum articulate with?
Where do the pubis bones join?
Where do the pubis bones join?
What defines the birth canal?
What defines the birth canal?
What are the characteristics of the female pelvis?
What are the characteristics of the female pelvis?
What are the characteristics of the male pelvis?
What are the characteristics of the male pelvis?
What is the acetabulum?
What is the acetabulum?
What is the ischial spine?
What is the ischial spine?
Study Notes
Skull and Skeletal System
- The skull contains 22 bones and is divided into cranial and facial categories.
- The skeletal system comprises bones, cartilages, joints, and ligaments, accounting for 20% of body mass.
- The axial skeleton consists of 80 bones, organized into three main regions: skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage.
Skull Bones
- Skull bones are classified into cranial bones and facial bones.
- The cranial fossa is divided into three sections: anterior, middle, and posterior, supporting different brain lobes.
- Key structures within the skull include the mandibular condyle for jaw movement and 85 named openings in the cranium for nerves and blood vessels.
Sinuses and Other Structures
- The frontal sinus helps lighten the skull and improve voice quality, while sinusitis refers to inflammation due to infection.
- The cribriform foramina are involved in the olfactory sense, facilitating smell.
Vertebral Column
- The vertebral column consists of 26 irregular bones in adults, organized into five regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx.
- Cervical vertebrae (7) are concave, thoracic vertebrae (12) are convex, and lumbar vertebrae (5) assist in upright walking. In total, infants have 33 vertebrae.
Spinal Disorders
- Scoliosis refers to lateral curvature, more common in females.
- Kyphosis is characterized by a hunchback appearance, while lordosis results in a swayback posture.
Ligaments and Intervertebral Discs
- Vertebral stability is supported by anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments, ligamentum flavum, and short ligaments between adjacent vertebrae.
- Intervertebral discs contain the nucleus pulposus (gelatinous inner part) and the anulus fibrosus (collagen outer layer).
Pelvic Girdle
- The pelvic girdle (os coxae) consists of three fused bones and provides stability and attachment for the lower limbs.
- Structural anatomy includes the ilium, pubis, and ischium, with key landmarks for injections being the iliac crest and anterior superior spine.
Gender Differences in Pelvis
- The female pelvis is more adapted to childbearing, featuring a broader and shallower shape, while the male pelvis is heavier with a higher pubic angle.
- The acetabulum serves as the hip socket, crucial for joint stability.
Upper and Lower Limbs
- The upper limb consists of 30 bones, including the humerus in the arm and the radius and ulna in the forearm.
- Phalanges total 14 in each hand; the thumb lacks a middle phalanx.
- The pectoral girdle, comprising two clavicles and two scapulae, facilitates arm movement and stabilization.
Joint Facts
- Key elbow joint interactions involve the radius articulating with the capitulum and the ulna with the trochlea for flexion and extension movements.
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Description
This quiz covers the anatomy of the skull and skeletal system, including the classification of skull bones into cranial and facial categories, as well as the structure and function of the axial skeleton. You will also learn about the importance of sinuses and openings in the skull. Test your knowledge of these fundamental concepts in human anatomy.