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How many bones are there? Is this always true?
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206 No it varies from person to person. |
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What are the groups that the bones are divided into?
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Axial skeleton Appendicular skeleton
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| What are the basic functions of the of the bone groups? |
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Axial- supports the head, neck, and trunk, protects the brain, spinal cord and organs in the thorax. Appendicular- enables us to carry out movement. |
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What is the axial skeleton?
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Divided into the skull, vertebral column, and bone thorax.
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What are the 2 groups of the skull?
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| What are the basic functions of the cranium? |
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| Enclose and protect the brain and provide sites for attachment of the head and neck muscles. |
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| Describe the cranial cavity |
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Hollow part of cranium that holds the skull
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Define/describe the sutures and fontanels
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Sutures- the articulations of the bones in the skull
Fontanels- soft spot in infant skull that allow for growth. |
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What are the basic functions of the facial bones?
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Provide the frame work of the face contain cavities for the special sensory organs provide opens for air and food passage secure teeth anchor the facial muscles for expression
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Define/describe the paranasal sinuses.
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| Mucus lined air-filled sinuses around the nasal cavity that form mucus and warm and humidify incoming air |
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| What are the basic functions of the vertebral column? |
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| Fexible curved structure that serves as the axial support of the trunk and provides points of attachment for the ribs and muscles of the back and neck. |
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| What are the intervertebral disks? |
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| Cushionlike pad of cartilage between the vertebra. Act a shock absorbers and enhances flexibility. |
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What a curvatures and why are they important?
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| Increase the resilience and flexibility of the spine, allowing it to function as a spring. |
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What are the basic functions of the thorax?
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| Forms a protective cage around vital organs or the thoracic cavity. Supports the shoulder girdle and upper limbs and provides attachment for back, neck, chest, and shoulder muscles. |
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Have attachment points at the vertebra and sterum
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| Either are not attached to the sternum or attached indirectly. |
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| What at the 3 fused part of the sternum? |
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| Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process. |
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| What are the 2 parts of the appendicular skeleton? |
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Pectoral girdle and Pelvic girdle
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What are the basic functions of the appendicular skeleton?
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| attachs the upper limbs to the axial skeleton, provide attachment points for muscle, and allow for great mobility. |
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| What are the bones and articulation of the pecoral girdle? |
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The clavicle and scapula. Clavicle has sternal and acromial articulations for the sternum and scapula, respectively. Scapula has the glenoid cavity and the acromion process articulate with the humerus and the clavical respectively.
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What bones are in the arm
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What bones are in the forearm?
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What bones are in the hand?
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| Metacarpals and phalanges |
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What are the bones in the wrist?
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What are the bones in the thigh?
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What are the bones in the leg?
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| What bones are in the knee? |
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What bones are in the ankle?
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What bones are in the foot?
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Metatarsals and phalanges
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