this skull bone is at the base of the skull located at the back of the head
occipital bone
100
this connects ribs to sternum
costal cartilage
100
a furrow is called a ____
groove
100
there are ___ total vertebrae in the vertebral column
24
200
three types of cartilage found in the skeleton
hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage
200
the skull has this many facial bones
14
200
the number of true and false ribs (pairs)
7 true, 5 false, 12 pairs all together
200
this is a round or oval opening through a bone
foramen
200
structure that all cervical vertebrae have
transverse foramen
300
in the embryo, the skeleton is made up of this cartilage
hyaline
300
this skull bone is not as thick as the others
temporal bone
300
ribs curve in this direction
down
300
these are two main categories of bone markings
projections and depressions
300
the name for C1 and C2 vertebrae
atlas and axis
400
the skeleton is made up of bones that are connected at ____
joints or articulations
400
suture that separates the frontal and parietal bone
coronal suture
400
this type of rib has no connection to the sternum
floating ribs
400
name 3 projections that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment.
tuberosity, crest, trochanter, line, tubercle, epicondyle, spine, process
400
regions of the vertebrae and the quantity of each
cervical-7, thoracic-12, lumbar-5
500
one function of the axial skeleton
(1) forms longitudinal axis of body, (2) supports head, neck, and trunk, (3) protects the brain, spinal cord, and organs in the thorax
500
this bone has a bridge-like projection that articulates in the zygomatic bones to form the zygomatic arch
zygomatic process
500
What bones of the thoracic cage is formed by the fusion of 3 bones: the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process?
sternum
500
what do bone markings tell you? (name 1)
(1) where bone form joints with other bones, (2) where muscles, tendons, and ligaments are attached, (3) where blood vessels and nerves pass through the bone
500
in a typical vertebrae, the two lateral projections that protrude from the vertebral arch are _____