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The axial skeletal system consists:
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the bones of the skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage, sternum, hyoid, and ears.
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How many bones in the skull?
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There are 27 bones
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How many bones in the cranium?
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The cranium contains 6 bones
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How many bones in the face?
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The face has 15 bones
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How many bones of the ossicles?
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The ossicles of the ears have 6 bones (3 per ear).
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At birth, the bones of the head are not completely formed. As a result, there is adequate space between them to allow the baby's head to be molded enough to fit through the birth canal. These 6 spaces are known as fontanels or “soft spots are known as?
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Fontanels
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The space where the frontal angles of the parietal bones meet the two ununited halves of the frontal bone.
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anterior fontanel
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An interval on either side of the head where the frontal angle of the temporal bone and greater wing of the sphenoid meet.
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anterolateral fontanels
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The space where the occipital angles of the parietal bones meet the occipital.
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posterior fontanel
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The interval on either side of the head between the mastoid angle of the parietal bone, the temporal bone, and the occipital bone.
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posterolateral fontanels
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