Ch. 7 - Axial Skeleton
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?
