Skull bones
This is the single bone forming the forehead?
What is the frontal bone?
This is the number of cervical vertebrae in the human spine.
What is seven?
These bones are commonly referred to as the "breastbone."
What is the sternum?
The axial skeleton protects this vital organ within the skull.
What is the brain?
This is the smallest bone in the axial skeleton and is found in the ear.
What are the stapes?
These bones form the upper jaw.
What are the maxillae?
This vertebra supports the skull and is also known as C1.
What is the atlas?
The number of pairs of ribs in the human body.
What is twelve?
The rib cage protects these two primary organs.
What are the heart and lungs?
The bones of the skull are connected by these immovable joints.
What are sutures?
This bone houses the ear structures and is located on the side of the skull.
What is the temporal bone?
The fused vertebrae at the base of the spine form this structure.
What is the sacrum?
The first seven pairs of ribs are known as this type.
What are true ribs?
The vertebral column encloses and protects this structure.
What is the spinal cord?
This hollow cavity within the skull bones helps lighten the head.
What are sinuses?
This butterfly-shaped bone forms part of the cranial floor.
What is the sphenoid bone?
The intervertebral discs are made of this type of cartilage.
What is fibrocartilage?
The lower ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum are called this.
What are false ribs?
Bone stores this mineral important for nerve and muscle function.
What is calcium?
The axial skeleton consists of this many bones in total
What is 80?
The only movable bone in the skull
What is the mandible?
This vertebra is also called C2 and allows rotation of the head.
What is the axis?
The small, pointed bone at the lower tip of the sternum.
What is the xiphoid process?
Red bone marrow is found in the axial skeleton and performs this function.
What is hematopoiesis?
The hyoid bone, located in the neck, is unique because it lacks this feature.
What is an articulation with other bones