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How many bones does the adult human body have?
206
What bones groups are in the axial system?
1) Skull
2) Vertebral Column
3) Bony Thorax
What bones groups are in the appendicular system?
1) Pectoral Girdle
2) Upper Limbs
3) Pelvic Girdle
4) Lower Limbs
What are the 5 functions of the skeleton?
1) Support
2) Protection
3) Movement
4) Mineral Storage
5) Hematopoiesis
What are the 5 classifications of bones?
1) Long Bones
2) Short Bones
3) Flat Bones
4) Irregular Bones
5) Sesamoid Bone
What is an example of long bones?
Humerus

or

Femur
What is an example of short bones?
Carpals
What is an example of flat bones?
Sternum
What is an example of irregular bones?
Vertebrae

or

Hip Bones
What is an example of sesamoid bone?
Patella
What are the 2 types of bone markings?
1) Processes
2) Cavities
What is a process?
Site of muscle or ligament attachment
What is a cavity?
1) Blood vessel or nerve openings
2) Air or mucus lined areas
What 2 parts make up the skull?
1) Cranium
2) Facial Bones
How are the bones on the skull joined?
Every bone is joined by sutures except mandible
What are the 5 types of vertebrae?
1) Cervical
2) Thoracic
3) Lumbar
4) Sacrum
5) Coccyx
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
5
What is involved in the 1° curvature?
1) Thoracic
2) Sacral
What is involved in the 2° curvature?
1) Cervical
2) Lumbar
What are the 3 parts of the sternum?
1) Manubrium
2) Body
3) Xiphoid
How many ribs do humans have in total?
12
How many ribs are considered true ribs?
7
How many ribs are considered false ribs?
5
Which of the false ribs are considered floating ribs?
The last 2