Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is the system that is the framework of the human body and is composed of approximately 206 bones that support the body and protect vital organs?
skeletal system
What functions together with the skeletal system and the nervous system to make body movements possible?
muscular system
What is one of the broad divisions of the skeletal system that is the “backbone” of the skeletal system and is made of up to eighty bones that constitute the head and spine?
axial skeleton
What is the other broad division of the skeletal system that refers to the bones of the appendages, shoulders, and hips?
appendicular skeleton
What is the braincase which is the largest portion of the skull and composed the top, sides, and rear of the skull?
cranium
Which bone of the skull is the forehead?
frontal bone
Which bone of the skull in the top of the head?
parietal bone
Which bone of the skull is the sides of the head?
temporal bones
Which bone of the skull in the back of the head?
occipital bone
What are tough membranes made of fibrous connective tissue that loosely connect the bones of an infant’s cranium?
fontanel
What are the uneven lines that help absorb some of the shock from a blow to the head?
sutres
What are the bones that serve as the framework of the face and jaw?
faciat bones
What are the bones that form the central portion of the face and serve as the attachments for your upper teeth?
maxillary bones
What are the bones located behind the maxillary bones and forms the roof of your mouth?
palatine bones
What is the bone that forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth and is the only moveable bone of the skull?
mandible
What are strong connective tissues that hold the cranium to the skull?
ligaments
What are hollow spheres that certain bones of the skill are designed with?
sinuses
What is the bone that is an important U-shaped bone hidden in the upper neck and serves as the foundation of many tounge muscules and certain other muscles that allow you to swallow?
hyoid bone
Where are the three smallest bones in the body located?
in the middle ear
What is the chief structural member of the body that is a massive, column-like structure that consists of thirty-three segments called vertebrae?
vertebral column
What is a tough rubbery connective tissue that cushions the joins between bones?
cartilage
What are located between the vertebrae and allow the spine to bend or twist somewhat?
intervertebral disks
What part os the vertebral column forms the upper neck?
cervical vertebrae
What is the mounting to which the head is connected and allows the head to rotate upward or downward while keeping your neck straight?
atlas