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what is the only freely movable bone in the skull? - ANSWERmandible
Why is the ____ the only freely moving bone in the skull? - ANSWERMandible;
connected to the rest of the skull by a freely moving joint
why are the first two cervical vertebrae assigned unique names? - ANSWERhave
NO intervertebral disc between them
highly modified
what are the first two cervical vertebrae named, C1 and C2 ? - ANSWERC1= atlas
C2=axis
C1 has no ___ and no ___ ____ - ANSWERno body
no spinous process
Axis has a body, spine, and other typical vertebral process, its only unusual feature
is what? - ANSWERknoblike dens, or odontoid process.
Atlas (C1) allows you to do what with your head? - ANSWER"carry" the skull
Allows you to nod "yes"
Axis allows you to do what with your head? - ANSWERrotate it side to side saying
"no"
What is the only bone that does not articulate with another bone? - ANSWERhyoid
bone
hyoid bone is anchored by the narrow ____ _____ to the styloid processes -
ANSWERstylohyoid ligaments
frontal: forms ____
-contains ____ - ANSWERsinuses
parietal: forms most of the ___ and ___ aspects of the skull - ANSWERsuperior
lateral
occipital: forms ____ aspect and most of the ___ of the skull - ANSWERposterior
base
the lower jaw - ANSWERmandible
list in order from top to bottom the vertebral column - ANSWERC- 7 cervical
T- 12 thoracic
L- 5 lumbar
S- 5 sacrum