7.1 Flashcards
The framework of the human body
Skeletal system
Makes body movements possible
Muscular system
Backbone of the skeletal system
Axial system
Can be divided into two main parts
Skull
The largest portion of the skull
Crainium
Bones of an infant cranium are fused by these
Fontanells
Serve a s the framework of the face and jaw
Facial skeleton
The mandible is held to the cranium by these
Ligaments
Hollow speces In the scull
Sinuses
Serves as the foundation of many of the tongue muscles
Hyoid bone
The chief structural member of the body
Vertebral column
Tough rubbery connective tissue that cushions the joints
Cartilage
Vertebrae that that form the neck
Cervical vertebrae
Longest segment of the vertebral column
Thoracic vertebrae
Largest vertebrae
Lumbar vertebrae