Axial/Appendicular Skeleton 4/5
What bones are found in the pectoral girdle?
clavicle and scapula
What bones make up the pelvic girdle?
two os coxae
What are the 3 infused bones in the os coxa?
Illium-most superior, Ischium-inferior, posterior portion, pubis-inferior and anterior portion
What bones make up the leg?
femur, patella, tibia, fibia
What bones make up the ankle joint?
talus, tibia, and fibia
What bone articulates with the acetabulum of the coxal bone?
head of femur
What bone articulates with the Glenoid cavity of the scapula bone?
head of the humerus
Which carpals articulate with the radius?
the scaphoid and lunate bones
What bones make up the knee joint?
femur, tibia, and patella
What phalanx is missing in the thumb and big toe?
the middle phalanx
How many cervial vertabe are there?
seven
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
twelve
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
five
What important endocrine gland is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid?
pituitary
What bones make up the hard plate?
maxilla and palatine
Why is the hyoid bone unique?
only bone that does not articulate with other bones
What passes through the vertebral foramen?
spinal cord-runs superior to inferior
What passes through the tiny foramina of the cribiform plate in the ethoid bone?
branches of the olfactory nerve and their meninges
What passes through the foramen magnum of the occiptal bone?
vertbral arteries, spinal arteries and dural viens
Which cranial bones contain the paranasal sinuses?
frontal, maxillary, sphenoid, and the ethmoid bones
What are the 11th and 12th rib called?
floating rib due to not being attached to sternum or cartilage
What cervical vertebra attach to the occipital condyles?
first cervical vertebrae