Axial Skeleton Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What are the 6 main parts of the axial skeleton
A
Skull, mandible, hyoid apparatus, sternum, ribs, vertebral column
2
Q
What is included in the head skeleton
A
The skull (including the mandible), bones of middle ear, hyoid apparatus
3
Q
What does the facial region include and where is it positioned
A
Rostral - houses nasal cavities, eyes, nose, tongue
4
Q
All structures of the facial region are paired except
A
Vomer
5
Q
What does the neural region or neurocranium consist of and where is it situated
A
Caudal - houses the cranial cavity (brain case)
