Flashcards in The Skeleton (Introduction and Axial Skeleton) Deck (17):
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How many bones form the typical adult axial skeleton?
80 bones
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What bones form the axial skeleton?
The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, sternum, and ribs
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What is the name given to the adult skull minus the mandible?
The cranium
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What are the names given to the top of the adult skull?
The calvaria or calva
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What are the categories of bone forming the typical adult skull?
The neurocranium, the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium or visceral skeleton) and the auditory ossicles
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What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult skull?
28 bones
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How many bones form the typical adult neurocranium?
8 bones
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What is the facial skeleton (sphlanchonoranium or visceral skeleton)?
The bones that support the face
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How many bones form the facial skeleton (splanchnocranium or visceral skeleton)?
14 bones
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By strict definition, what is the splanchnocranium?
The bones which support the face minus the mandible
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How many bones comprise the typical adult auditory ossicles?
6 bones
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How many bones are present in the adult hyoid?
1 bone
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What bones comprise the typical adult vertebral column or spinal column?
The cervical, thoracic, lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum and coccyx
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What is the name given to the presacral region of the typical adult vertebral column or spinal column?
The spine
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What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult spine?
24 bones
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How many bones are present in the typical adult sternum?
1 bone
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