Please answer the following questions related to the axial s
Please answer the following questions related to the axial skeleton.
1. How many pairs of false ribs are there in the human body? _____________
2. Name the cranial bone that makes up the floor and anterior wall of the cranial cavity ________________________
3. Name the two fused facial bones that form the posterior part of the hard palate ________________________
4. Name the suture that joins both parietal bones with the occipital bone? _____________________
5. Name the fontanel that is found between the parietal, occipital and temporal bones. _________________________
6. Name the general tem for a bone feature/marking that is described as a shallow depression. ________________________
7. Name the general tem for a bone feature/marking that is described as a smooth, rounded articular process. _____________________
8. Name the general tem for a bone feature/marking that is described as a pointed process. ______________________
9. How many cervical vertebrae are there in the human body? ____________
10. Name the type of bones that develop in tendons for protection against wear and tear. ________________________
Solution
1. There are 3 pairs of false ribs are there in the human body. They are the 8th, 9th and 10th ribs
2. The complex floor of the cranial cavity is formed by the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal, and occipital bones
3. The two fused facial bones that form the posterior part of the hard palate are the palatine bones and maxillae.
4. The suture that joins both parietal bones with the occipital bone is the lambdoid suture
5. The fontanel that is found between the parietal, occipital and temporal bones is the Posterolateral (mastoid) fontanel
6. Fovea general tem for a bone feature/marking that is described as a shallow depression.
7. Condyle is the general tem for a bone feature/marking that is described as a smooth, rounded articular process.
8.Spines is the general tem for a bone feature/marking that is described as a pointed process.
9. How many cervical vertebrae are there in the human body? _seven__
10. sesamoid bone is the type of bones that develop in tendons for protection against wear and tear.
