Quizlet Axial Skeleton

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  1. appendicular: bones at the outside of the skeleton; girdles and their limbs (extremities)
  2. appendicular skeleton: U & L extremities and bones of the girdles
  3. axial: bones down the ctr of the skeleton
  4. Axial skeleton: bones that lie around the longitudinal axis (ctr) of body; regions
  5. cranial bones: frontal , parietal, temporal, occipital, ethmiod , and sphednoid
  6. cranium: bones that surround and protect the brain 11 bones
  7. facial bones: 14 bones
  8. girdle: suppport extremities 2 parts: pectoral and pelvic
  9. lower extremity: from femur down
  10. pectoral: "chest" composed of clavicle and scapula
  11. pelvic: "hip" composed of 3 fused bones- iliac, ishium, and pubic bones
  12. regions of the appendicular skeleton: 4: pectoral girdles 4, pelvic girdles 2, upper limbs 60, and lower limbs 60 total 126 bones
  13. regions of the axial skeleton: 3: skull and assoc bones 29, vertebral column 26, thoracic cage 25 total 80 bones
  14. skull: rests on the first cervical ; 22 bones total : divided into 2 divisions: cranium and facial bones
  15. upper extremity: from humerus down