Anatomy Axial & Appendicular Flashcards
What is meant by the appendicular skeleton
Anything which hangs off the midline of the body
What is meant by the axial skeleton
Anything along the midline of the body
What are the 4 sections of the appendicular skeleton
Shoulder girdle, Arms+hands+wrists+fingers, Pelvic girdle, Legs+annkles+feet+toes
What bones make up the shoulder girdle
Clavicle, Scapula
What bones make up the arms
Humerus, radius, ulna
What bones make up the hand
Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges
What bones make up the legs
Femur, patella, tibia, fibula
What bones make up the feet
Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges
What are the 3 key regions of the axial skeleton
Skull, ribs, vertebral column
How many bones make up the skull, ribs and vertebral column
28, 22, 33
What are the sections of the vertebral column called + N&N
Cervical (7) Thoracic (12) Lumbar (5) Sacrum (5) Coccyx (4)
What are the different pairs of ribs N&N
7 True pairs, 3 False pairs, 2 Floating pairs
Skull parts
8 Flat interlocking bones, 6 Auditory ossicles, 14 Facial bones