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Chapter 9: The Skeletal System


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Chapter 9: The Skeletal System

The Skull (pp. 253-267)

  1. General features
    a.  Sutures
    b.  Major cavities
    c.  Paranasal sinuses
    d.  Foramina
  2. Cranium (general features)
  3. Cranial bones
    a.  Frontal bone (1)
    b.  Parietal bones (2)
    c.  Temporal bones (2)
    • Squamous part
    • Tympanic part
    • Mastoid part
    • Petrous part
    d.  Occipital bone (1)
    e.  Sphenoid bone (1)
    f.  Ethmoid bone (1)
  4. Facial bones
    a.  Maxillae (2)
    b.  Palatine bones (2)
    c.  Zygomatic bones (2)
    d.  Lacrimal bones (2)
    e.  Nasal bones (2)
    f.  Inferior nasal conchae (2)
    g.  Vomer (1)
    h.  Mandible (1)
  5. Bones associated with skull
    a.  Auditory ossicles
    b.  Hyoid bone
  6. The skull in infancy and childhood

The Spinal Column and Thoracic Cage (pp.267-275)

  1. Classes of vertebrae
    a.  Cervical (C1-C7)
    b.  Thoracic (T1-T12)
    c.  Lumbar (L1-L5)
    d.  Sacral (S1-S5)
    e.  Coccygeal (Co1-Co4)
  2. Spinal curvatures
    a.  Primary curvatures
    • Thoracic
    • Pelvic
    b.  Secondary curvatures
    • Cervical
    • Lumbar
  3. General structure of a vertebra
  4. Intervertebral discs
    a.  Nucleus pulposus
    b.  Annulus fibrosus
  5. Regional characteristics of vertebrae
    a.  Cervical vertebrae
    b.  Thoracic vertebrae
    c.  Lumbar vertebrae
    d.  Sacrum
    e.  Coccyx
  6. The thoracic cage
    a.  Sternum
    b.  Ribs
    • True, false, and floating ribs
    • General anatomy

The Pectoral Girdle and Upper Extremity (pp.275-281)

  1. Pectoral girdle
    a.  Clavicle
    b.  Scapula
  2. Upper Extremity
    a.  Humerus
    b.  Radius
    c.  Ulna
    d.  Carpal bones
    e.  Metacarpal bones
    f.  Phalanges

The Pelvic Girdle and Lower Extremity (p.281-288)

  1. Pelvic girdle (os coxae)
    a.  General features
    b.  Ilium
    c.  Ischium
    d.  Pubis
  2. Lower extremity
    a.  Femur
    b.  Patella
    c.  Tibia
    d.  Fibula
    e.  The ankle and foot
    • Tarsal bones
    • Metatarsal bones
    • Phalanges
    • Arches of the foot


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