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Unit-II Skeletal System Questions with Explanations of Answers | latest upate 2024
Unit-II Skeletal System Questions with Explanations of Answers | latest upate 2024
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HUMAN ANATOMY ANDPHYSIOLOGY
Prepared by
Mr. Amit Samanta
Assistant Professor
Mata Gujri College of Pharmacy,
Kishanganj, Bihar
, THE AXIAL SKELETON
The axial skeleton consists of :
1. Skull.
2. Vertebral column (spinal column).
3. Thoracic cage.
4. Sternum.
, THE AXIAL SKELETON
Skull
• The skull is situated on the upper end of vertebral
column and its bony structure is divided into 2 parts.
1. The cranium
2. The face
, THE AXIAL SKELETON
A. Cranium:
• It is formed by flat and irregular bones that provides a bony
protection to the brain.
• 1 Frontal Bone
– It forms the forehead, It forms parts of eye sockets
– The coronal suture joins the frontal and parietal bones.
• 2 Parietal Bones
– It form the sides and roof of the cranial cavity, it articulates
with each other at the sagittal suture.
– It joins the frontal bone with coronal suture and occipital
bone with lambdoidal suture and the temporal bones at
the squamous suture.
• 2 Temporal Bones
– These bones lie one on each side of the head and form
immovable joints with the parietal, occipital, sphenoid and
zygomatic bones.
– The temporal bone articulates with the mendible at the
tempo-mandibular joint.
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