Cranium
This is your forehead bone
Frontal bone
Forms the floor of the cranial cavity..is a butterfly shaped bone
Sphenoid bone
What is the name of the region that has 12 vertebrae?
Thoracic
What is a false rib?
The middle 5 pairs of ribs.. they attach indirectly to the sternum
What is the name of the bone that is floating in your throat? It is not connected to anything else. This bone helps to move your tongue.
Hyoid bone
What type of bone cell CREATES new bone?
Osteoblasts
This is the opening in the bottom of the skull where the spinal cord enters the brain
Foramen magnum
Fingernail sized bones..form the inside walls of the orbits.
Lacrimal bones
What are the names of the C1 and C2 vertebrae?
Atlas (C1) and Axis (C2)
How many sets of ribs do we have?
12 pairs (24 ribs)
How many bones fused together to create the sacrum?
5 vertebrae
What is the first stage in bone healing?
Hematoma formation....blood vessels break and blood surrounds broken bones.
What do we call the 'squigly' lines where bones fuse together on the skull?
Sutures
Name of the cheekbone
Zygomatic
What is the name of the tailbone?
Coccyx
What do we call the first 7 pairs of ribs?
True ribs
What are the parts of the axial skeleton?
Cranium, face, vertebral column, ribs
Final 2 steps of bone remodeling?
The cartilage is replaced by spongy bone (3)
Bone replaces the cartilage (4)
This bone makes up the most posterior and inferior portion of the skull.
Occipital bone
The bone in the middle of the nasal cavity...forms the nasal septum
Vomer bone
Where is the lumbar region and how many vertebrae does it contain?
Lower back..5 vertebrae
What are the 3 bones that make up the breast bone?
What was an alternative name for the rib cage?
Bony thorax or thoracic cage
What type of bone cells DESTROYS bone?
The bone that is underneath your ears
Mandible (lower) Maxilla (upper)
Where is the cervical region located?
In the neck...from the neck to the shoulders
What do we call the 2 most inferior ribs?
Floating ribs
What was a fontanel?
The 'soft spots' on a babies skull. They are made of fibrous connective tissue.
New capillaries grow into the wound.. cartilage begins to grow.