Describe the Various Parts of Skeleton and Their Functions Flashcards

Do you understand the various parts of the skeleton and its functions? The primary purpose of the skeletal system is to provide a concrete structure for muscles and act as a shelter for internal organs. Bones make up the basis of the skeleton, but other parts of the skeletal system provide the freedom of movements, such as joints and ligaments. Read and study these flashcards and take this quiz to see what you learned.

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Front Back
Cranium consists of ___ Bones
  eight bones, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid.eight bones, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid.
The skull has __ bones
Answer 2
14- 2 maxilla, 2 zygomatic, 2 lacrimal, vomer, 2 inferior nasal conchae, mandible, 2 palantine, 2 nasal
____ bones directly contact the brain and the meninges. Facial bones do not.
Cranial
Human adult has ___ bones; a human baby has over 300, because everything is not fused.
206
Axial skeleton consists of Skull, vertebral column, and ____
Sternum
The anterior, middle, and posterior fossae are regions of the ____ _____ of the cranium.
Ventral floor
The occipital condyles are located ____ to the foramen magnum form the articulation between the OCCIPITAL BONE and the ____
Lateral; atlas
The Temporal bone contains the styloid process, External Acoustic Meatus, and ____ ____
Mastoid process
The sella turcica is a saddle-like structure found on the ____ bone
Sphenoid
What imporatant structure is located in the Hypophyseal fossa of the sella turcica in a living person?
Pituitary gland
The perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone forms the superior portion of the ____ ____
Nasal Septum
What structure would be found associated with the Cribiform Plate in a living person?
Olfactory Nerve
The nasal conchae are also known as the ___ ____.
Nasal turbinates
Frontal, Maxilla, sphenoid, Ethmoid bones contain _____ sinuses.
Paranasal
The Masseter muscle inserts on the ___ of the _____.
Angle, mandible