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Anatomy & Physiology Ch. 7

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The bones of the upper and lower appendages compromise the appendicular skeleton
Movement of bones is provided by the body's skeletal muscles
The cranial bones are fused together at the immovable joints known as sutures
The forehead and anterior roof of the cranium is formed by the frontal bone
The posterior cranial floor is formed by the occipital bone
The occipital bone contains a large hole for passage of the spinal cord known as the foramen magnum
The bones that form the side walls of the cranium are called the temporal bones
The mastoid process is a rounded process of the temporal bone
The projection of the temporal bone helping from the cheekbone is the zygomatic process
The cranial one that has the shape of a butterfly and forms the anterior internal floor of the cranium is the sphenoid bone
Membranous areas between the skill bones present in the newborn are known as fontanels
Each zygomatic bone has a projection forming the anterior cheekbone and is known as the temporal process
The upper jaw is formed by two bones called maxillae
The lower jaw bone is shaped as a horseshoe and is called the mandible
The vertebral column is composed of 26 bones known as vertebrae
The five sacral vertebrae fuse to one another to form the sacrum
The vertebrae of the neck are known as cervical vertebrae
The unfused vertebrae of the vertebral column are separated from one another by intervertebral disks
The spinal cord extends through the vertebral column by passing through openings in the vertebrae known as vertebral foramena
The first vertebrae of the vertebral column is called the atlas
The three recognizable parts of the sternum are the manubrium, the body, and the xiphoid process
The last two pairs of ribs do not attach to the sternum and are known as floating ribs
The arms are connected to the rib cage by connecting bones organized as the pectoral girdle
The anterior rod-shaped bone connecting the arm bones to the axial skeleton is the clavicle
The olecranon process is a feature of the elbow
The phalanges of the hand are the bones found in the fingers
The three bones of the pelvis are the ilium, ischium, and the pubis
Where the ilium joins the sacrum, the joint is the known as the sacroiliac joint
The largest and strongest bone of the human body is the femur
The kneecap bone is called the patella
The thin leg bone extending down the lateral portion of the lower leg is the fibula
The larger leg bone found on the medial side of the lower leg is the tibia
The ankle of the lower leg is formed by a series of tarsals that number 7
The toe bones are known as phalanges
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