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Med. Terms Pg. 85
Axial skeleton (skull, vertebral column, rib cage, & sternum)
Question | Answer |
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skull | contains cranial and facial bones |
maxilla | upper jaw |
mandible | lower jaw |
hyoid bone | small bone in neck that is not connected with any bones; muscles for swallowing & speech attach to it |
sternum | breastbone |
7 cervical vertebrae | in neck |
12 thoracic vertebrae | one ribs attach to |
5 lumbar vertebrae | below ribs; low back |
sacrum | fused vertebra below lumbar vertebra |
coccyx | tailbone |