Functions of Skeletal System

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY - 24-25, MRS.NAUGHTON

Five functions of skeletal system.

Support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation.

3 MAJOR parts of the axial skeleton:

Skull , vertebral column, thoracic cage.

How many cranium bones are there in total?

8 large , flat bones (except for 2 sets of paired bones)

How many facial bones are there in total?

14 bones, 12 paired.

List all the cranium bones.

Frontal bone, parietal bones, temporal bones, occipital bone, spheroid bone, ethmoid bone.

List all the facial bones.

Maxillae, palatine bones, zygomatic bones, lacrimal bones, nasal bones, vomer bone, inferior nasal conche, mandible.

What is the only freely movable bone of the face?

Mandile (lower jaw) it is the strongest and larges face bone.

Why is the hyoid bone unique?

Only bone in the body that doesn’t form a joint with any other bone. Instead it is suspended in the middle neck region.