KIN 2500 Chapter : Anatomy Chapter 7
15 Mar 2019
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Bones of the adult skelton: 206 named bones make up the adult skeleton, bones are divided between two division, axial skeleton- 80 bones; lies around the longitudinal axis of the human body, appendicular skeleton- 126. Divisions of the skeletal system: figure 7. 1; table 7. 1. The skull: the skull contains two sets of bones, cranial bones (11) form the cranial cavity. They include: frontal(1), parietal(2), temporal(2), occipital(1), sphenoid(1), Ethmoid(1: facial bones (14) form the face. They include: nasal(2), maxillae(2), zygomatic(2), mandible(1), lacrimal(2), Palatine(2), inferior nasal conchae(2), vomer(1: anatomy overview: skull (figure 7. 2; table 7. 2) General feature of the skull: bones of the skull have numerous surface markings which aid in their identification, holes through the bone (foramina, bony projections (e. g. , a spine) Frontal bones form facial icons": forehead, eye socket (superior part, also forms much of the anterior floor of the cranial cavity.
