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axial skeleton includes?
Includes skull, vertebral column, ribs, sternum, hyoid.
Occipital Bone
Forms back of the skull and base.
mandible
Lower jaw, only movable skull bone.
tibia
Weight-bearing bone of the lower leg.
scapula
shoulder blade connecting to clavicle
hyoid bone
Attachment point for tongue and neck muscles.
Temporal Bone location
forms sides and base of cranium; near ears
foramen
Tiny openings for nerves and blood vessels.
fibula
non weight bearing bone of the lower leg
nasal bones
two bones forming the bridge of the nose
Cranial Bones
Eight bones forming the skull's protective case.
Ethmoid Bone
Floor of cranium, inferior to frontal bone.
suture
connections between large skull bones
patella
Knee bone protecting the joint
vomer
midline bone forming nasal septum
frontal bone location
Anterior portion above the eyes.
Sphenoid Bone
wedged between several other bones in anterior portion of the cranium
sinuses
Air cavities in skull bones for resonance.
true ribs
Atlas bone
C1; pivot point lacks a spinous process, nod
Parietal Bone location
top and sides of skull
maxilla
upper jaw
fissure
wide gaps between bones
false ribs
attach to sternum from the 7th ribs cartilage
Axis bone
C2; – pivot for rotation