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1
Q

How many bones form the typical adult axial skeleton?

A

80 bones

2
Q

What bones form the axial skeleton?

A

the skull, hyoid, vertebral column, sternum and ribs

3
Q

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

A

the cranium

4
Q

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

A

the calvaria or calva

5
Q

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

A

28 bones

6
Q

How many bones form the typical adult neurocranium?

A

8 bones

7
Q

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

A

14 bones

8
Q

How many bones comprise the typical adult auditory ossicles?

A

6 bones

9
Q

How many bones are present in the adult hyoid?

A

1 bone

10
Q

What is the number of bones comprising each region of the typical adult spinal column or vertebral column?

A

7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumbar vertebrae, 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx

11
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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

12
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What is the total number of bones forming the typical adult spine?

A

24 bones

13
Q

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

A

the pre-sacral region of the vertebral column or spinal column

14
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How many bones are present in the typical adult sternum?

A

1 bone

15
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What regions are present along the typical adult sternum?

A

the manubrium sterni, the corpus sterni and the xiphoid process

16
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How many ribs are present in the typical adult skeleton?

A

12 pair or 24 ribs