ANAT 101 Lecture 2: Suggested Reading_Week 2

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Anat 101 week 2, lecture 4 the axial skeleton. The bones of the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage make up the axial skeleton. Axial skeleton: creates a framework that supports and protects the brain, the spinal cord, and the organs in the subdivisions of the ventral body cavity. Also provides an extensive surface area for the attachment of muscles that (a) adjust the positions of the head, neck, and trunk (b) perform respiratory movements (c) stabilize or position elements of the appendicular skeleton. Skull (22 bones) protect the brain and guards the entrance of the digestive and respiratory systems: houses special sense organs for smell, taste, hearing, balance, and sight. Suture: immovable, fibrous joint between bones of the skull. Anat 101 week 2, lecture 5 joints and articulations. Joints are categorized according to their range of motion or anatomical organization. Structure determines the type of movement that may occur.

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