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1
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How many bones form the typical adult axial skeleton?

A

80 bones

2
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What bones form the axial skeleton?

A

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

3
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What is the name given to the adult skull minus the mandible?

A

The cranium

4
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What are the names given to the top of the adult skull?

A

The calvaria or calva

5
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What are the categories of bone forming the typical adult skull?

A

The neurocranium, the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium or visceral skeleton) and the auditory ossicles

6
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What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult skull?

A

28 bones

7
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How many bones form the typical adult neurocranium?

A

8 bones

8
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What is the facial skeleton (sphlanchonoranium or visceral skeleton)?

A

The bones that support the face

9
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How many bones form the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium or visceral skeleton)?

A

14 bones

10
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By strict definition, what is the splanchnocranium?

A

The bones which support the face minus the mandible

11
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How many bones comprise the typical adult auditory ossicles?

A

6 bones

12
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How many bones are present in the adult hyoid?

A

1 bone

13
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What bones comprise the typical adult vertebral column or spinal column?

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The cervical, thoracic, lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum and coccyx

14
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What is the name given to the presacral region of the typical adult vertebral column or spinal column?

A

The spine

15
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What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult spine?

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24 bones

16
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How many bones are present in the typical adult sternum?

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1 bone

17
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How many ribs are present in the typical adult skeleton?

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12 pairs or 24 ribs

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