Ch. 7 - Axial Skeleton

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Is the area of fibrous connective tissue found at birth between the brain case bones

A fontanelle...?

A short, rounded spinous process

A typical lumbar vertebra has...?

Lamina that spans between the transverse process and spinous process

A typical vertebra has...?

Endochondral ossification, which forms the ribs and sternum

Embryonic development of the axial skeleton involves...?

Sella turcica

Parts of the sphenoid bone include the...?

Forms the vertical axis of the body

The axial skeleton...?

Hypoglossal canal, which is located in the posterior cranial fossa

The bony openings of the skull include the...?

Seven vertebrae

The cervical region of the vertebral column consists of...?

Occipital bone

The lambdoid suture joins the parietal bone to the?

Has the foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, and foramen spinosum

The middle cranial fossa...?

Air-filled spaces found within the frontal, maxilla, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones only

The paranasal sinuses are...?

Are remnants of the original fetal curvature

The primary curvatures of the vertebral column...?

Junction between the manubrium and. body

The sternal angle is the...?

Has the sternal angle located between the manubrium and body

The sternum...?

Is for articulation with the transverse process of a thoracic vertebra

The tubercle of a rib...?

Attached via their costal cartilage directly to the sternum

True ribs are...?

Parietal bone

What bone is a part of the brain case?

Supports trunk of body

What is a function of the axial skeleton?

Nuchal ligament

What is only found in the cervical region of the vertebral column?

Vertebral column

What is part of the axial skeleton?


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