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1
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What bones form the axial skeleton?

A

the skull, hyoid, vertebral column, sternum, and ribs

2
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What is the name given to the adult skull minus the mandible?

A

the cranium

3
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What are the names given to the top of the adult skull?

A

the calvaria or calva

4
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Waht is the total number of bones forming the typical adult skull?

A

28 bones

5
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How many bones for the typical adult neurocranium?

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8 bones

6
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What is the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium or visceral skeleton)?

A

the bones that support the face

7
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How many bones form the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium or visceral skeleton)?

A

14 bones

8
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What is the name given to the presacral region of the typical adult vertebral column or spinal column?

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the spine

9
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What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult spine?

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24 bones

10
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What is the defintion of “spine” as it pertains to the vertebral column?

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the pre-sacral region of the vertebral or spinal column

11
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How manny bones are present in the typical adult sternum?

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1 bone

12
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What regions are present along the typical adult sternum?

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the manubrium sterni, the corpus sterni, and xiphoid process

13
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How many ribs are present in the typical adult skeleton?

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12 pair or 24 ribs