Skeletal System Flashcards
(40 cards)
bones have a very hard matrix due to
calcium salts
cartilages have a slightly pliable matrix due to
chondroitin salts
bones in human being
206
two divisions of human skeletal system
axial
appendicular
bones in axial skeleton
80
what constitute the axial skeleton
skull
vertebral column
sternum
ribs
number of cranial bones
8
number of facial bones
14
where is hyoid bone present and what is its shape
base of buccal cavity
U-shaped
three tiny bones in each ear and what are they collectively called
malleus
incus
stapes
ear ossicles
skull region articulates with the superior region of the vertebral column with the help of
two occipital condyles
since our skull has two occipital condyles, it is called
dicondylic
number of vertebrae
26
each vertebra has a central hollow portion called ________________ through which the spinal cord passes
neural canal
first vertebra is called
atlas
atlas articulates with
the two occipital condyles
differentiations of the vertebral canal and their numbers
cervical - 7
thoracic - 12
lumbar - 5
sacral - 1 (fused)
coccygeal - 1 (fused)
flat bone on the ventral midline of thorax
sternum
number of ribs
12 pairs
each rib is connected dorsally to ______________ and ventrally to ________________
vertebral column
sternum
why are ribs called bicephalic
because it has two articulation surfaces on its dorsal end to articulate with vertebral column
first _________ pairs of ribs are called true ribs, why
seven
because dorsally they are attached to thoracic vertebrae and ventrally are attached to sternum
with which cartilage
hyaline
which pairs are called vertebrochondral ribs and why
8th, 9th and 10th pair
because they don’t attach to the sternu directly but attach to the 7th pair