The Axial Skeleton
Mindmap on the Axial Skeleton and its main features.
- Created by: Melissa Lyons
- Created on: 26-01-14 17:58
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- The Axial Skeleton
- Cranium
- 1 Occipital, 2 Parietal, 1 Frontal, 2 Temporal, 1 Sphenoid and 1 Ethmoid
- Facial bones
- 2 Nasal, 2 Palatine, 2 Lacrimal, 2 Zygomatic, 1 Vomer, 2 Inferior Turbinate, 2 Maxillae, 1 Mandible
- The Vertebral Column
- The Cervical vertebrae (upper 7 vertebrae)
- The first two cervical vertabrae allow neck movement. The first (Atlas) and second (Axis) form the Atlanto-axial joint
- The 12 Thoracic vertebrae (located below the Cervical vertebrae)
- The 5 Lumbar vertebrae (located below the Thoracic vertebrae)
- The 5 Sacral vertebrae (located below the Lumbar vertebrae)
- Form the Sacrum
- The 4/5 Coccygeal vertebrae (at the bottom)
- The Cervical vertebrae (upper 7 vertebrae)
- Thoracic Cage
- 12 Thoracic vertebrae (mentioned), 12 pairs of ribs and the sternum
- 7 pairs true ribs, 3 pairs false ribs, 2 pairs floating ribs
- 12 Thoracic vertebrae (mentioned), 12 pairs of ribs and the sternum
- Cranium
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